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Power met precision — and power prevailed. Armenia’s Vartan Arutyunyan delivered a statement performance Saturday night at the Traktor Ice Arena in Chelyabinsk, Russia, stopping hometown titleholder Georgiy Yunovidov in the sixth round to capture the WBA Interim Bridgerweight World Championship. Yunovidov opened the bout boxing behind technique and range, …

Undefeated prospect Tahmir Smalls passed a major test this weekend, earning a unanimous decision win over José Román Vázquez to capture the WBA Continental North America Welterweight Championship at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Smalls delivered a composed and effective performance, securing scores of 98-91, 96-93, and 95-94 …

It wasn’t the finish anyone expected, but it was enough to crown a new world champion. On September 14 at the IG Arena in Nagoya, Ryusei Matsumoto (7-0, 4 KOs) captured the WBA minimumweight title with a unanimous technical decision over countryman Yuni Takada (16-9-3, 6 KOs). The fight, scheduled …

American contender Brittany “Eagle Flex” Sims (9-3, 5 KOs) captured the WBA International bantamweight crown with a commanding unanimous decision over Spain’s Natalia Francesca (7-6, 0 KOs) in the main event at the Wind Creek Events Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The judges’ scorecards told the story: 99-91, 99-91, and 96-94, …

Turkey’s Elif Nur Turhan (11-0, 7 KOs) captured the WBA interim super featherweight title with a sixth-round stoppage of France’s Rima Ayadi (11-1, 1 KO) on Thursday night, August 28, at the Théâtre du Casino Barrière in Enghien-les-Bains, just outside Paris. The victory marks the first world title belt of …

In a high-stakes all-British clash, seasoned southpaw Jack Catterall captured the WBA International welterweight title with a technical decision victory over Harlem Eubank at the AO Arena in Manchester. The bout was halted in the sixth round following a clash of heads that left both fighters bloodied and prompted referee …

Leonardo Mosquea is on a roll — and now, he’s got gold to prove it. The Dominican rising star added the WBA Iberoamerican title to his resume on Friday night after forcing Argentina’s Iván Gabriel García to retire on his stool following the eighth round of a bruising battle in …

Israel Mercado walked out of Philadelphia with more than just a win — he left with a championship belt strapped around his waist. In a tightly contested battle at the 2300 Arena, the Californian edged out Brandon Pizarro via majority decision to capture the WBA NABA welterweight title. From the …

It was a night of high-stakes action at the Gran Casino Costa Brava in Lloret de Mar, where Albania’s Xhuljo Vrenozi turned in a poised and dominant performance to defeat Spain’s Joseba Díaz by unanimous decision, capturing the WBA Mediterranean welterweight title. From the opening bell, Vrenozi (24-6, 5 KOs) …

Mike “The Rebel” Pérez made a thunderous statement on Saturday night at Portman Road Stadium in Ipswich, reminding the boxing world that he’s still a dangerous force in the cruiserweight division. The Cuban veteran broke down and ultimately stopped Steven Ward via ninth-round TKO to capture the WBA Intercontinental cruiserweight …

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