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Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (August 10, 2022) — Sometimes a name just sticks. While attending Synergy Alternative High School in East Hartford, Connecticut, a young Richie Rivera was joking around with friends when they called him “Popeye” for the first time.  Created in 1929, a corncob pipe and sailor hat remain the trademark of the beloved …

Charly Suarez defended his World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian super featherweight belt for the first time by defeating Mark John Yap this weekend by unanimous decision at The Flash Grand Ballroom of the Elorde Sports Complex in Paranaque City, Philippines.  The champion had a good performance and got scorecards of …

Thailand’s Tanes Ongjunta made the third defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian belt by defeating Filipino Jenny Boy Boca on Saturday at the Spaceplus Bangkok RCA in Bangkok, Thailand. Ongjunta showed his superiority and won the unanimous decision of the judges, who scored the fight 98-92, 96-94 and …

Thailand’s Yuttapong Tongdee defeated Filipino veteran Ryan Rey Ponteras by unanimous decision on Saturday in Bangkok to capture the World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian bantamweight belt. The judges’ scorecards were 98-92, 98-92 and 97-93 sealed Tongdee’s victory, an undefeated boxer who had his first fight at this level and overcame …

Rolly Lambert showed his superiority against Nattapon Plangpimai and defeated him by technical knockout in four rounds to capture the World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian cruiserweight crown. The bout, which took place at the RCA Plaza of Spaceplus Bar, in Bangkok, Thailand, had a great atmosphere and had the Cameroonian …

Nicaraguan Santos Reyes conquered the World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedecentro super lightweight title this weekend by defeating Bryan Jimenez by technical knockout at the Nuevo Gimnasio Nicarao, in Managua, Nicaragua. Reyes faced one of the toughest tests of his career against an opponent who was also undefeated like him. Two …

Thammanoon Niyomtrong made another defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) Minimum Super Championship with a unanimous decision over legend Chayaphon Moonsri on Wednesday in Chonburi, Thailand. The WBA champion won via unanimous decision (116-112, 119-109 and 117-111) in a fight in which he came from less to more and …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) continues working to reduce the amount of world champions and, in accordance with that objective, it ordered the mandatory cruiserweight bout between the Super Champion of the category, Arsen Goulamirian and the champion, Ryad Merhy. The Championships Committee sent the communication to both parties and …

Uzbekistan’s Bakhromjon Fozilov scored a unanimous decision victory over Argentina’s Diego Ramirez last weekend to become the new World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian middleweight champion. The Uzbek claimed victory after 10 rounds at the Renaissance Hotel in Tashkent, one of the country’s best-known boxing venues.  Fozilov won his seventh consecutive …

The young German boxer, Ramona Graeff, won by unanimous decision of the judges; 99-91 on all three scorecards, against the experienced boxer from Venezuela, Alys Sanchez. Thus, Graeff won the World Boxing Association super featherweight gold belt on Friday, July 15. The local fighter kept her fight plan from the …

2x British Champion Denzel Bentley reflects on his recent win to become British champion again, and his future plans! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for more exclusive behind the scenes content – https://www.youtube.com/c/FrankWarrenQueensberryPromotions Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frank_warren_official/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/frankwarren_tv Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@frankwarrenofficial

Caoimhin Agyarko became the new World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Welterweight International Champion by defeating Lukasz Maciec by a wide unanimous decision on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London, England. The Irishman put on a dominant fight against a very experienced opponent and came out on cards of 100-90, …