World Boxing Association (WBA) Light flyweight world champion, Mexican Yesica Nery Plata, received her championship belt in a ceremony held in Mexico City on Wednesday. Nery Plata thanked the pioneer organization and its president Gilberto Jesus Mendoza for the opportunity to have fought for the world title and, of course, …
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Pablo Ezequiel Acosta conquered the World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin cruiserweight title with a third round knockout over Jean Carlos Mina at the Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, in Mar del Plata, Argentina. The local fighter looked superior and with a hook to the liver knocked down the Ecuadorian who had no …
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From a very young age she dreamed of being at the pinnacle of professional sports. She achieved it with soccer, representing the colors of her native Ireland. Then, she flew the flag in some elite amateur world championships and as soon as the green light was there, she managed to …
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Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn participated in the press conference to present their fight on October 8, in London, England. The showdown has a lot of sentimental value due to the fact that it embodies the great rivalry their fathers Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn had decades ago, which …
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The bidding for the World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight eliminator fight between British Ohara Davies and Spanish Sandor Martin, scheduled for this Friday, was cancelled after Martin announced that he would not participate. The Iberian stressed that he does not intend to take the bout as he currently has …
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The cruiserweight division now has only one champion by the World Boxing Association (WBA), which is the Frenchman Arsen Goulamirian. Belgian Ryad Merhy formally resigned his world champion position and will not face the bout ordered by the WBA championships committee between the two fighters. The former champion sent his …
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The World Boxing Association, through its Championships Committee, approved the project of its WBA Europe regional office to promote the “WBA Continental Europe” belt, which will launch a new era of the pioneer organization in the Old Continent. The proposal, presented by the director of WBA Europe, Mariana Borisova, will …
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The teams of Leo Santa Cruz and Leigh Wood informed the World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee that they have reached an agreement to fight for the featherweight world title and the auction, which was scheduled for this Friday, August 12, has been suspended. The mandatory bout between both champions …
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The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee has called for a bidding of the light heavyweight world title bout between the champion Dmitry Bivol and his mandatory challenger, Gilberto Ramirez, for next Sunday, August 21, at the Caribe Royale Hotel, in Orlando, Florida, at 3:00 p.m., local time. After the …
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The Championships Committee of the World Boxing Association (WBA) made the decision to withdraw the recognition of Juan Francisco “Gallo” Estrada as super flyweight champion of the organization. With the decision, Joshua Franco remains as the only 115-pound champion by the pioneer body. The decision was made based on the …
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Last weekend it was confirmed the fight between William “Camaron” Zepeda and Joseph Diaz, a clash between southpaw lightweight fighters that will take place next November 5 in the United States, although its official venue has not been confirmed yet. Zepeda is one of the best young fighters in the …
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Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez is ready for his fight against champion Dmitry Bivol. The Mexican will seek the World Boxing Association (WBA) light heavyweight title and this Wednesday he offered a press conference to talk about his situation. Different journalists had their turn to talk to the 175-pound official challenger, who …
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