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Hyun Mi Choi and Alycia Baumgardner will fight for the undisputed super featherweight title and the WBA Championships Committee has sent their fight to Purse Bid on December 12, in Orlando, Florida. The Caribe Royale Hotel, in Orlando, will be the venue for the bidding, during the Centennial Convention of …

The Purse Bid for the mandatory welterweight bout between the World Boxing Association (WBA) champion and challenger Vergil Ortiz Jr.  will be held on Monday, December 12 at the Caribe Royale Hotel, in Orlando, at the Centennial Convention of the pioneer organization. The WBA sent the official communication to both …

Thai prospect Phoobadin Yoohanngoh will step into the ring again this Saturday to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian super lightweight crown against Filipino Rimar Metuda in Bangkok, Thailand. The undefeated 18-year-old fighter is the regional champion and has been climbing up the rankings at a rapid pace. He …

She arrived almost as an unknown to be the star of the main fight. On November 26, in Dubai, British Nina Hughes broke all odds by unanimously defeating American Jamie Mitchell to be crowned the new World Boxing Association 118-pound champion. The judges’ scorecards were 96-94 on two cards and …

The bout between World Boxing Association (WBA) women’s bantamweight champion Jessica Nery and WBC monarch Kim Clavel, which was to take place this Thursday in Canada, had to be postponed to next January 13 due to health problems of the home fighter, according to the promoter of the event. Yesterday …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) KO Drugs, to be held on December 11 on the opening day of the Centennial Convention, will have Irishman Conor Coyle defending his NABA middleweight title against Sladan Janjanin of Bosnia.  The Caribe Royale Hotel, Orlando, will host a great event, organized by Boxlab Promotions …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) released its November rankings and also the monthly awards, which went to Dmitry Bivol as Boxer of the Month and Kenshiro Teraji as Honorable Mention.  Bivol returned to the ring last November 5 in Abu Dhabi to fulfill his mandatory fight and retained the WBA …

Huu-Toan Lee retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian minimumweight title by defeating Filipino Jake Amparo by split decision on Wednesday at the Spaceplus Arena, Bangkok, Thailand.  Toan Le, who is the first Vietnamese to be ranked in the WBA rankings in history, is continuing his stride in professional boxing …

It is customary in every World Boxing Association (WBA) Convention, the event will feature a “KO Drugs”. The Centennial Convention will be no exception and on December 11, a great boxing card will take place on the opening night of the convention in Orlando, at the Caribe Royale Hotel.  The …

The president of the World Boxing Association (WBA), Gilberto Jesús Mendoza, signed an agreement with Umar Kremlev, president of the International Boxing Association (IBA) this Saturday morning during his visit to Mexico City. The pioneer organization will cooperate with the amateur governing body at the world level after reaching an …

Vietnamese prospect Huu-Toan Le will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian crown at minimum weight against Filipino Jake Amparo at the Spaceplus Arena, Bangkok, Thailand. Both Toan Le and Amparo made weight on Tuesday and are set to step into the ring tomorrow in a 10-round fight for the …

Boxing legend Evander Holyfield confirmed his attendance to the World Boxing Association (WBA) Centennial Convention, to be held at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida, December 11-14. Holyfield is one of the most emblematic champions in the history of the pioneer organization as well as one of the most …