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With a date set for January 12, 2024, Japanese World Boxing Association atomweight champion Yuko Kuroki will defend her crown against Eri Matsuda, also from Japan, at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.  Kuroki’s most important achievement came in a unification bout last August 5 against the emblematic Mexican pioneer Montserrat …

Jonathan “Maravilla” Alonso (23-2, 7KOs) has a new challenge in his career: to win the World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedebol super lightweight championship on January 7, when he fights Argentine Nicolas Blanco (10-1, 1KO) at the emblematic Cine Callao in Madrid.  Alonso, who already knows what it is like to …

Spain’s Jennifer “Tormenta” Miranda (9-0, 1KO) feels she is in the best moment of her career to face Argentina’s Iara Altamirano (9-0-1) for the interim featherweight title this January 7 at the emblematic Cine Callao in Madrid.  “I’m better than ever and that’s not just saying it, I’ve been training …

Ohara Davies and Ismael Barroso will feature the first championship fight of the year 2024 when they step into the ring of the Virgin Hotels, alas Vegas, this Saturday, January 6, to fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight interim belt.  The British and Venezuelan will fight for …

Madrid will stage the 126 lbs. World Boxing Association interim world title fight between local star Jennifer Miranda and Argentinean boxer Iara Altamirano on January 7. During 2023, “Jenny”, who was an actress in the successful series “La Casa de Papel”, held a fruitful camp in the United States where …

Dmitry Bivol gave a boxing masterclass on Saturday in Saudi Arabia and retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Light Heavyweight Championship after a comprehensive dominance over Lyndon Arthur at the Kingdom Arena in Ryad. The three judges gave the Russian fighter a 120-107 scorecard in a bout he dominated …

Naoya Inoue closed the year in style with a 10-round knockout over Marlon Tapales to become the undisputed super bantamweight champion and remain one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world today.  The Japanese was the great protagonist of the night at the Ariake Arena, in Koto Ku and …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) mourns the passing of Alfonso Múnera Cabas on Wednesday, December 21 at the age of 96. The Colombian boxing man and former president of Fecolbox passed away in Cartagena after dedicating a good part of his life to the sport.  He was part of Colombia’s …

Harry Greb. This name will surely say nothing to old and new boxing fans, since the character in reference is part of a very remote generation of gladiators located at the end of the first decade and beginning of the second decade of the twentieth century, almost a century ago, …

The WBA Future of Colombian Boxing had its closing event last weekend in Bogota, which was the seventh of 2023 and had great talents in the ring both in the amateur and professional level.  On this occasion, the event was attended by fighters from different countries who had the opportunity …

Dmitry Bivol will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Light Heavyweight Super Championship against Lyndon Arthur this Saturday. The big event to be held at the Kingdom Arena in Ryad, Saudi Arabia, will feature the Russian in one of the main fights in defense of his black and gold crown.  …

The World Boxing Association super lightweight FEDELATIN champion Jose “Sanson” Rosa defended his belt once again against Juan Leal at the Luna Park in Buenos Aires on Friday night. The two Argentinean fighters put on an entertaining show in a rematch that featured knockdowns and a shared lead that kept …