Leigh Wood will return to the ring at home to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight crown against Mauricio Lara on September 24 at the Nottingham Arena. The British fighter will face the Mexican in a fight that promises action and in which he must prove, once again, the …
Read More »Garcia motivates young Dominicans – World Boxing Association
Hector Garcia is living a great moment of glory in his career after becoming the World Boxing Association (WBA) super featherweight champion. The Dominican achieved a great feat and put his country at the top, for which he is a source of admiration and an example. He knows he has …
Read More »Saron is new WBA Asia featherweight champion – World Boxing Association
Filipino youngster Lienard Saron captured the World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian featherweight title after defeating Korea’s Jong Sean Kang this weekend by unanimous decision in Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea. Saron came as a visitor to Sean Kang’s home turf and put on a great show to win by scores of 96-93, …
Read More »Cuello continues his devastating pace – World Boxing Association
Argentina’s Mirco Cuello scored a new victory in his career last Saturday by knocking out Brazilian Michel Da Silva in just one round at the Casino Buenos Aires, in the Argentine capital. The featherweight prospect is World Boxing Association (WBA) International champion but did not put his belt on the …
Read More »Shields-Marshall for all middleweight titles – World Boxing Association
Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall will step into the ring this Saturday to contest all the middleweight crowns in a high voltage bout that will result in an undisputed 160-pound champion. Shields is the World Boxing Association (WBA) champion and also holds the IBF and WBC belts, while Marshall arrives …
Read More »Y2 Boxing won the Goulamirian-Egorov bidding – World Boxing Association
Y2 Boxing won the promotional rights for the World Boxing Association (WBA) cruiserweight title fight between champion Arsen Gulamirian and mandatory challenger Aleksei Egorov. The company, was represented by Yohan Zaoui and David Berlin, made an offer of US$ 364,000.00, which exceeded those of the other participants and set the …
Read More »Rolly Lambert Fogoum, the New WBA Asia King, Aiming to Global Dominance in the Cruiserweight Division – World Boxing Association
Being the WBO African Champ as well as the newly crowned WBA Asian Cruiserweight Champion is not enough for big power-puncher Rolly Lambert Fogoum (14-1-1, 12 KO’s), the poet-boxer craves for more. Indeed, the multi-lingual fighter, fluent in Spanish, Bandjoun, French, Bamendjou and English, the Cameroon-native – now a resident …
Read More »“Sanson” Rosa defended his WBA Fedelatin belt – World Boxing Association
The young Argentine prospect, José “Sanson” Rosa, made the first defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin welterweight title by defeating Brazilian Anderson Dener by technical knockout in five rounds this Friday night. The fighter from La Rioja gave a great show to the audience that gathered at the …
Read More »Sarah Higginson is the new WBA Oceania Regional Champion – World Boxing Association
From Australia to the world, the local Sarah Higginson won an eight round fight over Philippine Charimae Salvador to win the World Boxing Association Oceania Regional Light Flyweight belt on Friday at the Metro City in Perth. In a tough back and forth bout, where the local had to put …
Read More »Jessica Nery Plata and the opportunity to unify at 108 lbs – World Boxing Association
With the beginning of September came many announcements for the remaining of 2022. This weekend, it was announced that World Boxing Association Women’s World Light Flyweight Champion Jessica Nery Plata will face Canadian Kim Clavel on December 1 at the Place Bell in Quebec, Canada. This will be a unification …
Read More »Erika Cruz reaffirmed her reign – World Boxing Association
They met again and the Mexican warrior imposed her boxing. Erika Cruz Hernandez remains the World Boxing Association featherweight champion after unanimously defeating Jelena Mrdjenovich this Saturday night in Hermosillo, Mexico. The first bell rang and both fighters advanced with determination to center of the ring. From the moment she …
Read More »WBA mourns the passing of Earnie Shavers – World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association (WBA) mourns the passing of boxing legend, former American heavyweight fighter, Earnie Shavers, on Tuesday as he neared his 78th birthday. Several media around the world reported the passing of the Garland, Alabama native, an outstanding fighter whose professional career spanned from the late 1960s to …
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