Tag Archives: WBA Boxing

Otabek Kholmatov gave another demonstration of his power and scored a devastating fifth-chapter technical knockout win over Thomas Patrick Ward in a World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight eliminator last Saturday in Newcastle.  The Uzbek had an interesting challenge against Patrick Ward, an undefeated fighter with a good record, but he …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee scheduled the Purse bid for the middleweight world championship bout between Gennady Golovkin and Erislandy Lara for next Monday, March 13, in Panama City.  After giving a regulatory deadline for the negotiation, the committee scheduled the Purse bid that is part of the …

RESOLUTION The World Boxing Association Members join the mourning of Inalsingh family. WHEREAS On March 2, 2023, Dr. Calvin Inalsingh passed at the age of 86. Dr. Inalsingh was the father of our Women Championships Committee Director, Shivana Inalsingh. He was a member and a loyal friend of the World …

Venezuelan Roger Gutierrez returned to the ring with a resounding victory over Dominican Henry Delgado this Friday night at the Tibisay Hotel in Maracaibo Venezuela, winning the World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin super featherweight title. The former world champion knocked out the visitor with a body punch in the second …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) mourns the passing of Dr. Calvin Inalsingh on Thursday, an important part of the organization and who was a director and member of the organization’s medical committee for many years. The news of the loss of such an important man for the organization and for …

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 …

Amanda Serrano is the World Boxing Association (WBA) Boxer of the Month while Alycia Baumgardner took Honorable Mention for the month of February.  It was a great month for women’s boxing and the Puerto Rican made history by becoming the first undisputed champion of her country by dethroning the former …

Zelda Barrett and Alex Dilmaghani will square off for the World Boxing Association (WBA) continental super featherweight championship on April 22 at the Cardiff International Arena in Welsh.  It will be an interesting clash for the vacant 130-pound regional title, in which both need a victory to put themselves in …

Matchroom Boxing, the promoter in charge of the rematch for the undisputed lightweight title between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, informed that it will be postponed due to an injury suffered by the Puerto Rican. The fight was scheduled for May 20, in Ireland, but the report of Serrano’s injury …

The second month of the year had good boxing activity and this was reflected in the movements of the February ranking of the World Boxing Association (WBA). At heavyweight, Cuban Lenier Peró moved up from 6th to 5th place after his victory over Viktor Vykhryst last month. In cruiserweight, Chris …

World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight champion, Dominican Alberto Puello, will defend his belt against Rolando Romero on May 13 on U.S. soil, as officially announced on Tuesday.  The “Wasp” will go to the first defense of his crown, which he won last August 20 by defeating Uzbekistan’s Botirzhon Akhmedov …

With the publication of the February rankings by the World Boxing Association (WBA), the best of the month awards were also given and Mauricio Lara was named Boxer of the Month by the pioneer organization.  The Mexican became the new world featherweight champion after defeating Leigh Wood by technical knockout …