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 outstanding heavyweights and cruiserweights of…
Jessica Nery Plata and Kim Clavel held a press conference prior to their unification bout this Thursday for the World Boxing Association (WBA) and WBC Minimum Flyweight titles. The Mexican WBA champion and the Canadian champion talked to the press on Monday about what they expect from their bout, which will take place at the…
Mexican Jessica Nery Plata will face Kim Clavel in a World Boxing Association (WBA) and World Boxing Confederation (WBC) Women’s Bantamweight title unification bout this Thursday at Place Bell in Laval, Canada. The WBA 108 lbs. champion will have a difficult commitment in her quest for greatness against one of the best fighters in the…
Daniel Dubois will make the first defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title against South African Kevin Lerena this Saturday at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Tottenham, London. The WBA champion will step into the ring to try to retain his crown and he will do it at home, which means a lot…
Gilberto Jesus Mendoza visited the House of Representatives of Mexico in the visit he is making to this country during this week. The president of the World Boxing Association (WBA) was together with the team of the pioneer organization and together with Congressman Miguel Torruco in the facilities of the palace in Mexico City. Torruco…
Michel Rivera and Frank Martin will fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight eliminator on December 17 at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. Both WBA qualifiers will be looking for a world title shot in a bout between two young, undefeated fighters that will give great status to whoever comes out on top. …
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Centennial Convention aims to analyze and face all the challenges of boxing today. One of them is the growth of women’s boxing and its continued expansion, and the presence of the great figures will be key from December 11 to 14 at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Franchon…
The World Boxing Association (WBA), through its Championships Committee, granted a period of 15 days to the teams of the Super Featherweight Champion, Leo Santa Cruz, and the Champion Leigh Wood, to reach an agreement and send the contracts to the organization; otherwise, the fight will be up for bidding on December 12 in Orlando…
With knockdowns from both corners, tense exchanges, plus a lively audience at the Polideportivo Fray Mamerto Esquiú in the province of Catamarca, Argentina, the local Pablo “PACMAN†Corzo defeated Venezuelan Fernando Brito by technical knockout in the third round. Thus, Corzo continues to hold the World Boxing Association Fedelatin super middleweight belt. On Friday night,…
Uruguay witnessed the determination and power of Argentina’s boxer, Nazarena “Capricho†Romero. In only 25 seconds of the first round she managed to knock out her opponent Paola Ibarra. This was a complementary bout on Saturday night under the lights of the Albatros Club of Montevideo and the WBA female super bantamweight Fedelatin belt was…
Arsen Goulamirian retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) Cruiserweight Super Champion crown this weekend against Aleksei Egorov with a unanimous decision victory at La Palestre in Le Cannet, France. The Armenian native and French national came off a nearly three-year layoff and came away with a win on cards of 117-111, 116-112 and 117-111 to…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) as it continues to develop its world title reduction plan, took the next steps in the welterweight division. After a thorough review of the situation, it was determined that Errol Spence Jr., WBA Super Champion, will be granted special permission to fight Keith Thurman, while the champion of the category,…