Pat McCormack connected with a right hand to the face of Tony Dixon late in the fourth round to send him to the canvas and virtually end their bout at the Sheffield Arena to win the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental super welterweight title. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic medalist continues …
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Maira Moneo captured the World Boxing Association (WBA) interim lightweight belt with a technical knockout victory over Alys Sanchez this Saturday night at Luna Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Uruguayan had a great performance against the Venezuelan and won the interim crown in a great night of boxing in …
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Savannah Marshall became the new undisputed super middleweight champion by defeating Franchon Crews-Dezurn and won all four belts of the category on Saturday at the Manchester Arena in England. An exciting fight, which was the main event of the evening, ended with a good victory for the home fighter, who …
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Young Phoobadin Yoohanngoh retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian super lightweight title with a sweeping victory in his rematch against India’s Vanlalawmpuia on Saturday. The fight took place at the SpacePlus Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. The home fighter won again as he did in February against the same opponent …
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World Boxing Association (WBA) women’s bantamweight champion Nina Hughes is the WBA Women’s Boxer of the Month, while undisputed bantamweight champion Claressa Shields won the Honorable Mention for June. The women’s rankings of the pioneer body were published this Saturday, July 1, with all the corresponding changes and movements, in …
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Kazuto Ioka was named Boxer of the Month by the World Boxing Association (WBA) Rankings Committee after becoming the super flyweight champion on June 24 at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo. Ioka captured the vacant belt after defeating Joshua Franco by unanimous decision in a fight in which his …
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Franchon Crews Dezurn and Savannah Marshall held their public workout in Manchester on Wednesday prior to Saturday’s undisputed super middleweight title fight. On a big day with plenty of press and fans in attendance, all the fighters of the event had their turns to work out and show their fitness. …
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Super welterweight prospect and Tokyo 2020 Olympic medalist Pat McCormack will seek his first professional title this Saturday when he takes on Tony Dixon for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental title. McCormack won a silver medal at welterweight during Tokyo 2020 and two years later made his professional boxing …
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Hopey Price will make another defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental featherweight championship when he takes on James Beech Jnr this Saturday at the Sheffield Arena. Price, one of British boxing’s top prospects, is a regional champion of the pioneer organization and has been growing with every performance. …
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That June 25, 71 years ago, the thermometer read 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), the hottest night in New York that summer and possibly to this day. Around the ring placed in the center of the now extinct Yankee Stadium in the Bronx — “The house that Ruth built,” as …
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Germany’s Nina Meinke won the World Boxing Association (WBA) Gold featherweight belt with a unanimous decision over Japanese veteran Kimika Miyoshi last weekend at the Stadthalle in Rostock, Germany. The local fighter got a wide victory in the cards 100-90, 99-91 and 99-91, which evidenced the dominance she had in …
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Matchroom Boxing confirmed that Jessica McCaskill and Sandy Ryan have reached an agreement to fight for all the welterweight belts and that the bout is signed pending confirmation of the location and date. McCaskill is the World Boxing Association (WBA), IBF and WBC champion, and will face Ryan, who has …
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