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The WBA Women’s Ratings Committee has released its official rankings for the month of July—along with individual honors—and Australia’s Cherneka Johnson has been crowned Fighter of the Month, while Spain’s Jennifer Miranda earned an Honorable Mention. Johnson had a standout performance on July 11 at Madison Square Garden, where she …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) has released its official rankings for the month of July, along with its monthly awards. Stealing the spotlight this time is Oleksandr Usyk, who was named Fighter of the Month, while Ricardo Rafael Sandoval earned an Honorable Mention for his breakout performance. July saw a …

Former Richmond Braves manager Grady Little has been named the recipient of the 2025 Paul Keyes RBI Award, the Flying Squirrels announced on Monday. Little will be recognized with the Paul Keyes RBI Award at The Diamond on Thursday, July 24 as part of the Flying Squirrels’ Diamond Through the Decades 1990s Night. …

Richmond Flying Squirrels left-hander Joe Whitman has been named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for April 28-May 4, Minor League Baseball announced on Monday afternoon. On Saturday night against the Somerset Patriots at The Diamond, Whitman threw six perfect innings and set a career high with 10 strikeouts. Whitman retired …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) has named Lauren Price as its Female Fighter of the Month, recognizing her outstanding career trajectory and recent dominance in the ring. The Welsh sensation, who recently unified the WBA, IBF, and WBC welterweight titles with a statement win over Natasha Jonas, continues to establish …

British Olympian and new professional heavyweight Delicious Orie has taken up the position of becoming an ambassador for the BoxWise Foundation. Orie, who will make his professional debut on the forthcoming ‘Heavy Impact’ card at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester on April 5, will support the charity by attending publicity …

Gabriela Fundora enjoyed a sensational 2024, winning the WBA, WBC, WBO The Ring flyweight titles to go with her IBF crown to become undisputed and be recognised the Female Fighter Of The Year. @Turki_alalshikh Subscribe to our YouTube channel 👉 http://bit.ly/DAZNBoxingYouTube Subscribe to the DAZN X Series YouTube channel 👉 …

Oleksandr Usyk’s victory over Tyson Fury is confirmed as the Ukrainian becomes the first undisputed heavyweight world champion for 25 years. @Turki_alalshikh Subscribe to our YouTube channel 👉 http://bit.ly/DAZNBoxingYouTube Download the DAZN app now 👉 http://bit.ly/DAZNYoutube Follow DAZN Boxing On Social Media 👇 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/DAZNBoxing Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DAZNBoxing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DAZN The …

The WBA Championships Committee named the super champion of the. super welterweight division Jermell Charlo as champion in recess on Tuesday, March 5, in an effort to get the division moving after his long lapse without defending the crown.  The vacant belt will be contested by Israil Madrimov and Mogamed …

Comibox, the body that governs boxing in Panama, presented its annual awards to the best of the activity in this country and Cuban Pablo Vicente was named Boxer of the Year.  The Antillean resides in Panama and is the international super featherweight champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA) and …

Australian prospect Skye Nicolson was named 2022 World Boxing Association (WBA) Female Revelation of the Year thanks to her strong performance during the year.  Nicolson stormed into the 126-pound division earlier this year. The 27-year-old fighter made her debut in March 2022 with a win over then-undefeated American Jessica Juarez …