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The Newcastle Arena will witness a very interesting World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight eliminator between two undefeated fighters. Britain’s Thomas Patrick Ward will face Uzbekistan’s Otabek Kholmatov in a showdown that will be a must-win.  Patrick Ward is ranked number one by the pioneering organization and will face Kholmatov, who …

World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Americas featherweight champion Raymond Ford will face Jessie Magdaleno on April 8 at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas, in a fight that generates a lot of expectations.  Ford and Magdaleno are both aspirants for a world title shot and this …

Uzbekistan’s Murodjon Akhmadaliev will return to the ring on April 8 to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Bantamweight Super Championship against Marlon Tapales at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas.  The 28-year-old southpaw fighter is also an IBF champion, a title that will be …

Kirstie Bavington will face Kandi Wyatt on March 10 for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Intercontinental welterweight title at The Hangar Events Venue in Wolverhampton, England. The Brit, who is looking to break into boxing’s elite, will face Canadian Wyatt, a former world title challenger who has been on a …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) ordered the bout between super middleweight super champion, Gennady Golovkin, and the champion of the category, Erislandy Lara, which is part of the World Title Reduction Plan of the pioneer organization.  The WBA Championships Committee granted a 15-day negotiation period to both fighters, which began …

Super lightweight contenders Ohara Davies and Lewis Ritson will step into the ring on February 25 in Newcastle for a World Boxing Association (WBA) eliminator fight.  The Newcastle Arena will host the clash between two good fighters who want to fight for the world title and a victory would bring …

The Cuadrilátero gym has been the most important gym in the history of boxing in Colombia. The venue located in the city of Barranquilla, which had been closed for the last three years, has reopened its doors to continue writing the history of the sport. A joint effort of the …

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The World Boxing Association (WBA) regrets the death of Mrs. Blanca Lilia Rivero Uparela, mother of international judge and referee, Uriel Aguilera, last Tuesday. The entire WBA team, including  judges and referees, doctors, directors and, of course, President Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, received the news with sadness. The pioneer body sends …

British youngster Hopey Price will have a new opportunity to show his ability and capacity inside the ring when he faces experienced Frenchman Thomas Masson on January 18 at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle. Price and Masson will contest the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) continental super bantamweight title. The …

Undefeated Cyrus Pattinson will face veteran Chris Jenkins on March 18 for the World Boxing Association (WBA) international welterweight title at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle, England.  Matchroom confirmed the event that will held a WBA vacant regional title. The event will take place next month and will have a …

Former World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is set to return to the ring on April 1 against American Jermaine Franklin at the O2 Arena in Greenwich, London.  Joshua is coming off two consecutive losses to champion Oleksandr Usyk and wants to get back on the road to …