The World Boxing Association (WBA) mourns the passing of Puerto Rican boxing legend Carlos Ortiz, considered one of the best historical fighters of his country. The news about Ortiz, who was 86 years old, was released on Monday. He was world champion in the lightweight and super lightweight divisions, one of the first to achieve…
The 2022 class of the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame will have their induction ceremony this Saturday in Fort Myers. Great fighters, trainers, promoters, members of the press and others involved in boxing will enter the state’s temple of immortals in a beautiful act of recognition. Ring legends include Al Cole, Fres Oquendo, David Tua,…
WBA Asia continues to work uninterruptedly and reaching more places around the world. This weekend took place a very special event in Pakistan, a country with a lot of talent that experienced great fights in an incredible atmosphere in the streets and with a high presence of fans from this country. Local Usman Wazeer won…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) KO Drugs Festival will arrive in Argentina with two fights on June 23 and 24, in addition to several previous activities in what will be a great boxing party in the South American country. Argentine prospect Mirco Cuello will face Venezuelan Leonardo Padilla in the first event as the main…
Ian Green captured the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Americas middleweight belt with a unanimous decision over Anthony Lenk this Saturday night in Miami, Florida. The American won the unanimous decision after getting cards of 99-91, 98-92 and 98-92 in 10 rounds in which he dominated the veteran boxer he had in front of him. …
Daniel Dubois dethroned Trevor Bryan this weekend and is now the new World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion. The Briton delivered a fourth round knockout to the American at the Jai Alai Casino in Miami, Florida, in a power-punching display on Saturday. Dubois challenged Bryan in a mandatory fight for the pioneer organization and ended…
The Canastota Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held last Sunday, with several great fighters earning their place in the Hall of Fame. Floyd Mayweather Jr., Juan Manuel Marquez, Wladimir Klitschko and Miguel Cotto were some of the highlights of the event. The event was very important and significant as it marked the return…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee determined that Dominican Alberto Puello and Uzbek Batyr Akhmedov fight for the vacant super lightweight championship of the pioneer organization. After meeting with six teams of the top-ranked fighters days ago, the panel analyzed all the reasons of those involved and ordered the title bout, which must be…
“I told them they weren’t going to regret it,†Mayerlin “La Monita†Rivas expressed with emotion at ringside in Guadalajara, Mexico, this Friday night, where the champion defended successfully the World Boxing Association super bantamweight belt by defeating the local Karina “La Bella†Fernandez by technical knockout in the fourth round. That statement after the…
Hiroto Kyoguchi stepped into the lion’s den and came out on top in a great performance in defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) super flyweight championship. The Japanese traveled to Guadalajara and demolished local Esteban Bermudez in seven rounds on Friday night and is now the only champion of the category by the pioneer…
The second bout between the Uzbek Israil Madrimov and the French Michel Soro was confirmed by Matchroom Boxing to take place on July 9 at the O2 Arena in London, England. The World Boxing Association (WBA) super welterweight eliminator fight needed a second part after the first one ended in a dubious way. The two…
Trevor Bryan and Daniel Dubois will step into the ring this Saturday night to contest the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title at the Miami Jai Alai Casino in Miami, Florida. The mandatory fight will take place as the headliner of the Don King Productions event, the company that won the bid a few months…