David “Medallita†Jimenez won the World Boxing Association (WBA) super flyweight interim championship by unanimous decision over John Ramirez this weekend at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The Costa Rican made another great fight in the United States and this time he won the interim belt of the pioneer organization after scoring cards…
This Monday was officially announced the July 7 super flyweight unification bout between the World Boxing Association (WBA) champion, Kazuto Ioka, and the owner of the IBF belt, Fernando Martinez, during a press conference held in Tokyo, Japan. Both fighters were face to face at the event, which had a large attendance of the press…
In our purpose of bringing to the attention of the new generations of fans and for the longing of those of yesteryear about the activity of the great stars in the ring, today we introduce for the second time to this space of the World Association, the name of Bob Fitzsimmons, the first boxer in…
This Saturday the “Baby Bull Future Championsâ€, an initiative of former world champion Juan Diaz, supported by the World Boxing Association (WBA), will take place in Houston, Texas. The event will take place at the BBB Academy Gym and will be full of great local amateur boxing talents with live broadcasting through the official YouTube…
Mariano Carrera, former World Boxing Association (WBA) world champion, gave a boxing master class dedicated to young boxers at the TS Boxing Club gym in Sydney, Australia. At the event Carrera focused on teaching methodology, in addition to emphasizing work as a boxing school and work directed in scale and ball. “For me it is…
The return to the ring of the former world champion, Venezuelan Roger ¨The Kid¨ Gutiérrez against Mexican Alan ¨Superman¨ Ayala has been confirmed, where he will be fighting for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedecentro title, next Saturday, May 18. The bout is scheduled at 135 pounds, 10 rounds, and will be the main event…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee granted special permission for David Morrell to move up a division and fight for the light heavyweight championship against No. 6 ranked Radivoje Kalajdzic in June of this year. The pioneer body approved the request of TGB Promotions, representative of the Cuban fighter, whose argument was based on…
This Monday was officially presented the undisputed light heavyweight title fight between the World Boxing Association (WBA) champion, Dmitry Bivol, and the owner of three belts (IBF, WBC and WBO), Artur Beterbiev, which will take place next June 1st, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event had a massive attendance of fans, press and all those…
Leverkusen, Germany, will be the stage for the bout between Argentina’s Iara Altamirano and Turkey’s Elif Nur Turhan, who will fight for the World Boxing Association super featherweight gold belt on May 4. Last January 7, Altamirano was present in Madrid, Spain, where she fought against local star Jennifer Miranda for the Gold Feather belt,…
Former world champion Hannah Rankin returns to the ring on April 26 to fight for the World Boxing Association Continental Super Welterweight belt against Naomi Mannes in Liverpool, United Kingdom. The Scottish boxer Rankin, is currently ranked No. 6 in the WBA women’s world rankings at 154 pounds where she reigned as absolute champion since…
Uzbekistan’s Bektemir Melikuziev will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Intercontinental super middleweight title against Frenchman Pierre Dinombe this Saturday at the Barclays Arena in Brooklyn, New York. The regional champion will return to the ring for the second defense of his black and gold crown in the evening where Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia…
It has been confirmed that next Friday, May 10, the undefeated American Arnold Gonzalez will fight Esneiker Correa for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Welterweight Fedecentro title (vacant). The 10 round 147 lbs. bout will be the main event of the evening to be held at the Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel, Niagara Falls, New…