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Christina “Tiny Tina” Rupprecht delivered a gutsy performance Saturday night at the MBS Arena in Potsdam, Germany, earning a majority decision victory (99-91, 96-95, 95-95) over Japan’s previously undefeated Sumire Yamanaka. With this win, Rupprecht not only defended her WBA world title but unified the Light Minimumweight division, adding the …

Puerto Rican sensation Oscar “Pupilo” Collazo successfully defended his WBA minimumweight title for the first time on Saturday night, delivering a fifth-round knockout against Mexico’s Edwin Cano Hernández at the Poliforum Benito Juárez in Cancún, Mexico. The bout also had Collazo’s WBO strap on the line, making it a high-stakes …

Tevin Farmer defends his IBF World Super-Featherweight title against Francisco Fonseca at Madison Square Garden in New York on December 15, on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez challenging Rocky Fielding for the WBA World Super-Middleweight title, live on DAZN. Tevin Farmer vs. Francisco Fonseca | December 15, 2018 | Madison …

Albert Batyrgaziev proved once again why he’s one of the most formidable forces in the super featherweight division, successfully defending his WBA Interim World Title with a commanding unanimous decision victory over previously unbeaten Argentine prospect Neri Cruz Romero. From the opening bell, the Russian southpaw—an Olympic gold medalist from …

American lightweight Gabriel Flores Jr. made a successful first defense of his WBA Continental USA championship, securing a unanimous decision victory over José Arellano of Mexico. The judges scored the bout 99-89, 98-90, and 95-93, in favor of Flores Jr., in a fight that took place at Chicken Ranch Casino …

Kazakhstan’s Ruslan Madiyev (17-2, 6 KOs) retained his WBA Asia Welterweight title with a hard-fought unanimous decision victory (96-93, 96-93, 98-91) over the Philippines’ Ali Canega (11-2-1, 7 KOs) at the Suamlum Night Bazaar in Bangkok. The bout was competitive from start to finish, with Madiyev utilizing his reach and …

Venezuelan Albert Ramirez will make a new defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) international light heavyweight belt on February 6 when he steps into the ring of the Casino de Montreal, Canada, to face Croatian Marko Calic.  It will be the second defense for the 32-year-old Venezuelan southpaw, who …

Jose Valenzuela will make the first defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight belt against Gary Antuanne Russell on March 1 on the same night that Gervonta Davis will face Lamont Roach Jr. for the lightweight belt of the pioneer organization.  The Barclays Center, home of the Brooklyn …

Brandon Adams will make the first defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental North American super welterweight title this Saturday night when he takes on Andreas Katzourakis at Corey Studios at Corey Tower in Atlanta, Georgia.  The American will take on the Greek in the main event of the …

Nicklaus Flaz will make the first defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental USA welterweight belt against Christian Gomez next Saturday at the Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida. The Puerto Rican will put his crown on the line in the main event of this Probox TV event four …

Darius Fulghum will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental USA super middleweight belt against Christopher Pearson this Saturday night at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada.  The Houston, Texas native will make another defense of his regional crown from the pioneering body and hopes to continue advancing in his …

Argentine Sol Cudos will make the second defense of her World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin minimum championship against Venezuelan Johana Zuniga on Saturday night in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  Cudos and Zúñiga will step into the ring of the Argentine Boxing Federation stadium as part of this weekend’s event and will …