Yuko Kuroki won the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) minimumweight world belt after a 10-round unanimous decision over Ye Kyeng Seo on Tuesday at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. After 10 rounds of action, the home fighter earned 96-94 scorecards from all three judges to win the pioneering body’s 105-pound belt. Kuroki’s goal was clear….
Puerto Rican Najee Lopez will face Dominican Gilbert Castillo this Friday for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental North America Light Heavyweight belt. The ProBox TV event will have both Caribbean fighters facing each other in the main event in an interesting generational duel that will take place in Plant City, Florida. Lopez is an…
Atif Oberlton won the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental USA light heavyweight belt with a fifth round knockout victory over Joaquin Berroa Lugo on Friday night. The LIVE Casino, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, experienced a great night of boxing with the dispute for the regional belt of the pioneer organization as the main bout. Oberlton had…
Russian Pavel Sosulin defended his WBA Asia middleweight crown on Friday in a convincing performance against Carlo Bacaro at the Karen Demirchyan Sports Complex in Yerevan, Armenia. Sosulin lived a dream fight and defined it in the third round with a knockout with punches to the body. In the second round he had already connected…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Mediterranean title will come to Italy for the first time on February 21 with the lightweight clash between Gianluca Picardi and Cristian Malvitano at the Palacasoria Sports Center in Casoria, Naples. The event will be promoted by Mario Loreni and will feature a number of interesting bouts, including a regional…
Undefeated prospect Eric Priest and veteran Tyler Howard will battle for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental North America middleweight belt on Thursday, January 23 at the Commerce Casino in Commerce, California. Priest is a 26-year-old native of Wichita Falls, Texas. He has been a professional since 2020 and has been earning every opportunity thanks…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee has ordered a fight between Cruiserweight Champion Gilberto “Zurdo†RamÃrez and mandatory challenger Yuniel Dorticos. The pioneering organization sent the communication to both fighters’ teams this Thursday, January 16, ordering the bout between the Mexican and the Cuban with a 30-day negotiation period, which will end on February…
On February 1, a great event will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, when Kazakhstan’s Ruslan Madiyev and Filipino Ali Canega will fight for the WBA Asia welterweight belt at the Suanlum Night Bazar. Madiyev is coming off the biggest fight of his career when he defeated Tigran Sogoyan by a 10-round unanimous decision to retain…
Pat McCormack will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Intercontinental welterweight belt against Ronnie Davies Jr. on February 15 at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England. McCormack, one of the top British prospects of the moment, has been champion since 2024 when he defeated Tony Dixon by knockout in Sheffield and will be going…
Yuko Kuroki and Ye Kyeng Seo will fight for the World Boxing Association minimum weight belt on January 21 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, in what will be the first women’s world title fight of 2025. Kuroki is ranked No. 1 in the WBA world rankings at 105 pounds and has owned the…
Cuban prospect Andy Cruz will make his fifth professional fight on January 25 when he defends his World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Latin America lightweight crown against Mexican Omar Salcido. The bout will take place at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, in a Matchroom Boxing event that will feature several top level fighters and good bouts. …
Seiya Tsutsumi will return to the ring on February 24 for the first defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight belt against Daigo Higa at the Ariake Arena in Koto Ku, Japan. The 118-pound champion intends to win this first defense against an experienced fighter. Tsutsumi comes from defeating Takuma Inoue last October 13…