Cuban Pablo Vicente will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) super featherweight international belt this Saturday against Venezuelan Angel Rodriguez at the Vasco Nunez de Balboa Convention Center in Panama City. Vicente will make the second defense of his title. He has been champion since June 2022 when he defeated Colombian Manuel Felipe Gonzalez during…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) continues with the announcement of its annual world boxing awards and this Monday it was announced that the American Derrick James was named Trainer of the Year, while the also American Jay Najar got the Honorable Mention. James won the award for the second consecutive year thanks to his great…
The satisfaction of feeling the round winner gave her a smile after every bell. The Mexican Jessica Nery Plata, defeated Kim Clavel in Canada after ten spectacular rounds and retained the World Boxing Association light flyweight championship and the WBC. With all odds against her, being a visitor and facing the favorite, Nery Plata managed…
Former British world champion Rocky Fielding announced Thursday his official retirement as a professional boxer. The Liverpool native made it official through a press release, in which he thanked the fans and highlighted his satisfaction for having completed a successful career. Fielding was WBA super middleweight champion and won his title against German Tyron Zeuge…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) mourns the passing of former South African world champion Gerrie Coetzee, who lost his battle to cancer on Thursday, January 12 at the age of 67. The news shocked the boxing world because of the prominence of Coetzee, nicknamed “The Boksburg Bomber†world champion between 1983 and 1984, who was…
Naoya Inoue announced that he will make the jump to the super bantamweight division in his next fight and, therefore, will vacate his 118-pound belts, the division in which he was undisputed champion. At a press conference held in Yokohama, Japan, the Japanese star told the press that he will be looking for new challenges…
Dmitry Bivol lived a great 2022. He was named fighter of the year, won both of his fights in the span and climbed up the pound-for-pound list. However, the Russian is a man of challenges and does not stop, so he is thinking about facing Saul Alvarez for the second time in 2023. Several media…
Erick “Pacman†Rosa, WBA minimum weight champion, assured that he is ready to travel to Thailand to face Thamanoon Niyomtrong, who is the super champion of the category. The purse bid for the mandatory fight of the pioneer organization was held at last December during the convention, was won by the Thai’s team and now…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) awarded the prize as Promotional Company of the Year to Premier Boxing Champions, one of the most prominent in the world and responsible for several of the best events in the U.S. market. PBC promoted major events and boosted the careers of many young boxers who have consolidated their careers…
Jessica Nery Plata and Lim Clavel will step into the ring this Friday, January 13, to dispute the WBA and WBC junior flyweight title unification fight at the Place Bell venue, in Laval, Canada. The bout was scheduled to to take place last December, however, it had to be postponed, when Clavel’s body temperature increased…
Puerto Rican Amanda Serrano will face the World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight champion on February 4 at Madison Square Garden, New York, with her sights set on winning the only title she lacks to become undisputed champion of the category. Serrano is the owner of the IBF, WBO and WBC belts, which has made her…
Eddie Hearn was named Promoter of the Year by the World Boxing Association (WBA) in its 2022 awards series. Matchroom Boxing’s manager was deemed the most outstanding in this calendar due to his work on the world stage and the great fights he promoted. Hearn was in charge of taking fights to many places around…