Tag Archives: WBA Boxing

Las Vegas is ready for one of the most important fights of the year. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will defend his super middleweight championships against Jermell Charlo this Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in one of the most anticipated fights of 2023. The undisputed 168-pound champion will put the World Boxing …

Cuban Orestes Velazquez continues his undefeated career after defeating Mohamed Soumaoro this Saturday in Orlando, Florida, and thus retaining his World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight international crown. The Antillean scored a technical knockout in the eighth round against a strong and brave opponent like the Canadian, who could not …

Austin Williams retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) international middleweight belt by defeating veteran Steve Rolls by unanimous decision on Saturday at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida.  The American got 97-93 scorecards from the three judges and passed a good test to continue on his way to the …

Jessica McCaskill and Sandy Ryan drew during their bout for all welterweight division titles on Saturday night at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida.  With the result, McCaskill retained her World Boxing Association (WBA) belt, as well as the WBC and IBF belts, while Ryan retained her WBO strap.  …

Frenchman Sofiane Oumiha won the World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight continental belt after defeating Nicolas Blanco by technical knockout this Saturday during the IBA Night of Champions held in Monaco.  The Frenchman won the regional belt by defining the fight in the sixth round and took away the undefeated South …

Young Carlos Utria got a convincing victory in the stellar fight of the Future of Colombian Boxing program, which took place this Saturday at the Cuadrilátero Elite Gym, in Barranquilla, Colombia.  The 20-year-old fighter defeated Venezuelan Santiago Ochoa in a duel of undefeated fighters with a knockout in the first …

This Saturday a new edition of the Future of Colombian Boxing will take place with many of the young talent of the country in action and the event will be held at the Cuadrilátero Elite Gym in Barranquilla. As usual, a significant number of amateur fights will be combined with …

Jessica McCaskill and Sandy Ryan fulfilled the press conference before their welterweight unification bout this Saturday at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida.  The American, champion of the World Boxing Association, the IBF and the WBC, will face the British, who holds the WBO belt in one of the …

Canadian Kareem Hackett, won the WBA Intercontinental light heavyweight belt, after unanimously defeating Clay Waterman with ease and power, in Plant, Florida, United States. An underdog from the moments leading up to the fight, Hackett put to work the enormous experience gathered after camps with middleweight greats like Peter Quillin, …

Kazakhstan boxer Batyrzhan Jukembayev defeated Argentina’s Hugo Roldan on Wednesday night in Plant, Florida, United States, and won the WBA 140 lbs. intercontinental belt. The judges’ decision was split with cards: 92-97/96-93/95-94.  Jukembayev had difficulties to unleash his body-to-body and power boxing, but in the whole fight the firmness of …

The International Boxing Association (IBA) announced that it will hold an International Cup in honor of Nelson Mandela, called the Mandela Cup, from October 9 to 14 in Durban, South Africa.  The event will have the participation of 13 categories in the men’s division and 12 in the women’s division, …

An event of more than eight professional bouts marked the return of boxing to Caracas with Josber Perez as the protagonist on Saturday night. The native of Ocumare del Tuy won the super flyweight national belt (vacant), after defeating José Farfán by knockout in the fourth round.  The event was …