This Saturday night, under the bright lights of the Honda Center in Anaheim, two undefeated welterweights will put it all on the line — not for a title just yet, but for the right to fight for one. In the red corner stands Raúl “Cugar†Curiel — a Mexican Olympian, southpaw, explosive puncher, and pressure…
Bektemir “Bully†Melikuziev took a major step forward in his quest for a world title, earning a hard-fought unanimous decision win over the previously unbeaten Darius Fulghum in a WBA super middleweight title eliminator Saturday night at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. From the opening bell, the Uzbek southpaw made his intentions clear…
This Friday night, the spotlight will shine on the super middleweight division as rising contenders Darius Fulghum and Bektemir Melikuziev square off in a pivotal WBA eliminator at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas — a bout loaded with implications for the championship picture. Fulghum (14-0, 12 KOs), the undefeated American, has been making…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championship Committee has officially ordered a final flyweight eliminator between Puerto Rico’s Yankiel Rivera and Venezuela’s Angelino Córdova, setting the stage for a high-stakes showdown in the 112-pound division. The ruling was made official on Thursday, February 20, with the WBA formally notifying both fighters’ camps to begin negotiations. Per…
Argentine rising star Mirco Cuello pulled off a dramatic comeback, scoring a brutal 10th-round knockout over Mexico’s Christian Olivo to win a WBA featherweight title eliminator. The bout took place Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas as part of the undercard for the David Benavidez vs. David Morrell event. Cuello had to…
Mirco Cuello and Christian Olivo will star in a World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight eliminator fight on February 1 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout will be part of the evening in which David Morrell and David Benavidez will fight for the WBA light heavyweight title in the main event and…
Russia’s Elnur Samedov won a unanimous decision over Armenia’s Zhora Hamazaryan on Friday in a boxing war staged in the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia for the WBA super featherweight eliminator.  Samedov and Hamazaryan gave it all for ten intense, alternating rounds, but the close bout ultimately favoured the Russian on scorecards of 93-96, 94-95…
Armenia’s Zhora Hamazaryan has had some big fights, but on Friday, September 6, his fight against Russia’s Elnur Samedov may be one of the most significant of his career. With a record of 14 wins, three losses and two draws, Hamazaryan is looking for a headline opportunity against Samedov in Friday’s WBA super featherweight eliminator…
Andy Hiraoka had his acid test and passed it by knocking out Ismael Barroso on Tuesday at the Ariake Arena in Koto Ku during their World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight eliminator. A puncher’s duel meant a finish before the limit and it was the home fighter who came out on top after finishing the…
Germany’s Abass Baraou defeated Sam Eggington by majority decision in their World Boxing Association (WBA) super welterweight eliminator fight on Friday in Telford, England. The visiting fighter dominated the bout on cards of 117-111, 117-112 and 114-114 against veteran Eggington in the biggest fight of his career. Baraou delivered a great fight in which he…
Germany’s Abass Baraou and Britain’s Sam Eggington met the weight for their World Boxing Association (WBA) super welterweight eliminator bout to be held on Friday at the Telford International Centre in Telford, England. Baraou weighed in at 153.1 pounds, while Eggington weighed in at 153.8, to a fight schedulled at 154-pound so they were qualified…
Edgar Berlanga knocked out Padraig McCrory in six rounds this weekend and won the World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight title eliminator fight during the main event held at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. The American of Puerto Rican descent showed a dominant version and responded to the expectations as the protagonist of…