Tag Archives: Asia

Thailand’s Yuttapong Tongdee defeated Filipino veteran Ryan Rey Ponteras by unanimous decision on Saturday in Bangkok to capture the World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian bantamweight belt. The judges’ scorecards were 98-92, 98-92 and 97-93 sealed Tongdee’s victory, an undefeated boxer who had his first fight at this level and overcame …

Rolly Lambert showed his superiority against Nattapon Plangpimai and defeated him by technical knockout in four rounds to capture the World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian cruiserweight crown. The bout, which took place at the RCA Plaza of Spaceplus Bar, in Bangkok, Thailand, had a great atmosphere and had the Cameroonian …

Carl Jammes Martin left a pleasant impression in front of his people in the Philippines and defended his WBA Asian belt with a wide unanimous decision over Charles Tondo this Saturday at the SM City San Lazaro, Manila. Martin got 119-109, 119-109 and 118-110 scores in an excellent performance in …

Filipino Charly Suarez will return to the ring next August 7 to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian belt against fellow Filipino Mark John Yap at The Flash Grand Ballroom of the Elorde Sports Complex in Paranaque City, Metro Manila. The continental champion will make the first defense of …

Uzbekistan’s Bakhromjon Fozilov scored a unanimous decision victory over Argentina’s Diego Ramirez last weekend to become the new World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian middleweight champion. The Uzbek claimed victory after 10 rounds at the Renaissance Hotel in Tashkent, one of the country’s best-known boxing venues.  Fozilov won his seventh consecutive …

Frenchman Emmeric Dewaele won the World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian super middleweight crown after knocking out Thoedsak Sinam in five rounds Friday at the Mac Muaythai Stadium in Pattaya, Thailand.  Dewaele connected with an uppercut that ended the bout in the fifth round and sealed a big victory in a …

WBA Asia continues to work uninterruptedly and reaching more places around the world. This weekend took place a very special event in Pakistan, a country with a lot of talent that experienced great fights in an incredible atmosphere in the streets and with a high presence of fans from this …

Imagine an average American lawyer, plunged into strange and unchartered territory of Southeast Asia, who decides to live life in a new way, unwittingly becomes a boxer, gets and beats cancer, and even at 55, continues to fight. This is the story of Craig Wilson, whose newly released memoir, “Blood, …

Boxing 360 has announced today that it has signed unbeaten welterweight prospect Vitaliy “Demyan” Demyanenko (19-0, 12 KOs) to an exclusive promotional contract. “We’re looking forward to introducing Vitaliy to a big Kazak community in New York City, in addition to Russian boxing fans living there,” Boxing 360 Founder/CEO Mario …

Andre Ward dominated Arthur Abraham with power and speed throughout the fight on his way to a unanimous decision victory on Saturday night. In the process, Ward defended his WBA super middleweight title and became the first finalist in the Super Six semifinals. The question is should boxing fans really …

Veteran boxing promoter Cedric Kushner, President of New York City-based Gotham Boxing, is recovering from spinal surgery yesterday that took nearly seven hours. He is resting comfortably at Mt. Sinai Hospital (room 315), located at Madison and 100th St., in New York City. He is expected to be there for …

Last night at DIVS Arena in Ekaterinburg, Russia, WBO middleweight king Dmitry Pirog kept hold of his title in a tougher than expected defense against Argentina’s Javier Francisco Maciel. Maciel had come into the clash without ever having fought outside of his homeland but the 26 year old showed no …