The last fight of the year will take place at the Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan, and will have World Boxing Association (WBA) super flyweight champion Joshua Franco facing WBO monarch Kazuto Ioka in a unification fight. Franco will be making his comeback fight after an absence of more than a year. He is coming…
The municipality of Juanacatlan, in Jalisco, unveiled a statue in honor of Saul Alvarez on Tuesday, for his great boxing achievements as well as how he has left high the Mexican people both in and out of the ring. “Canelo†attended the event in the company of his wife and daughters and was greeted by…
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Frank Martin proved that he is one of the top up-and-coming fighters at lightweight and came through his World Boxing Association (WBA) eliminator fight against Michel Rivera in spectacular fashion this weekend at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. Martin came out on cards of 120-107, 117-110 and 118-109 to win a unanimous decision and now…
Russia’s Arslanbek Makhmudov defended his North American National Association (NABA) World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title with a knockout over Germany’s Michael Wallisch this weekend in Shawinigan, Canada. Makhmudov needed just one round to settle the fight in his favor after Wallisch’s punishment forced the referee to stop actions within the first three minutes of…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) mourns the passing of legendary referee Steve Smoger on Monday, December 19 at the age of 72. The sports world learned of the unfortunate passing of Smoger through social media, one of the best in his profession and remembered by thousands of fans. Smoger was born in Atlantic City and…
Former fighter and now boxing analyst, Paulie Malignaggi, gave a short speech during the Centennial Convention of the World Boxing Association (WBA), in which he made a plea for the participation of Russian fighters in the sport and gave his point of view on the situation. In that same scenario, the pioneering organization decided to…
This Saturday Michel Rivera and Frank Martin will step into the ring in a World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight eliminator fight, which will take place at the Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas. The bout is very special for boxing because it pits two young, talented and undefeated fighters, who are both looking for a title shot in…
Mythical boxing gym The Kronk, sent congratulations to the World Boxing Association (WBA) on the celebration of its Centennial Convention this week. Legendary representatives such as Sugar Hill Steward and Hilmer Kenty of the Detroit gym sent their best wishes to the pioneer organization during the celebration that took place from December 11-14. Hill, who…
Four days of activities, hundreds of guests and a century of history completed the World Boxing Association (WBA) Centennial Convention, which was held from December 11 to 14 in Orlando, Florida. It was a great celebration at the Caribe Royale Hotel, which served to talk about different WBA current issues, review the history and serve…
The Judges and Referees Committee of the World Boxing Association (WBA) fulfilled the first part of their seminar on Tuesday at the Centennial Convention of the World Boxing Association (WBA) at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. The WBA team, led by Luis Pabon, with top officials like Raul Caiz Jr., Octavio Rodriguez, Gustavo…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Medical Seminar at the Centennial Convention was one of the most significant in recent years because it addressed the present and urgent issue of mental health. Specialists Nina Radcliff, Shivana Inalsigh, Adriana Valbuena and Joseph Estwanik, were accompanied by the testimony of the great Bernard Hopkins in a series of…