Saul “Canelo†Alvarez will return to fight in Mexico in his next defense of his undisputed super middleweight championship next May, as announced through his social networks on Monday, February 20. The World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Champion will fight in Jalisco, the state where the Mexican idol was born, and he made this known…
The Japan Boxing Commission held its annual ceremony to award the best of this country during 2022 and among the awards stood out Naoya Inoue, as the Fighter of the Year. Other awards were also presented at the ceremony, including the Ryota Murata-Gennady Golovkin fight as the best of the year, as well as Mizuki…
Mauricio “Bronco†Lara, new World Boxing Association featherweight champion, arrived in Mexico City at dawn with his promise fulfilled: to bring the black and gold belt he won last Saturday after knocking out Leigh Wood. The current champion was greeted by family and friends, who chanted his name with banners shortly before he crossed the…
Former World Boxing Association (WBA) middleweight champion Ryota Murata of Japan has announced that he intends to retire from professional boxing. Murata is a Japanese boxing legend after being the first to win an Olympic medal and become a world champion, a very difficult feat to achieve and which demonstrates the quality he has had…
Ireland’s Gary Cully took a big step in his career by defeating Wilfredo Flores this weekend to claim the World Boxing Association (WBA) Intercontinental lightweight belt in Nottingham. Cully had a great opportunity when he appeared at the Matchroom event where Mauricio Lara and Leigh Wood were the featured fight. Cully made a big impression…
Mauricio Lara knew that his challenge against Leigh Wood this weekend in Nottingham would not be easy. The Mexican came to British soil ready to leave everything in the ring and became the new World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight champion with a technical knockout in seven rounds. A spectacular left hook to Wood’s chin ended…
The clash between World Boxing Association (WBA) Minimum Super Champion Thammanoon Niyomtrong and champion Erick Rosa will define the sole champion of the division on Wednesday, March 1, in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand. The bout is part of the WBA World Title Reduction Plan and will settle the 105 pounds, since the winner will be the…
Puerto Rican Jonathan Gonzalez will be going to possibly the most important fight of his career. He will challenge the World Boxing Association (WBA) light flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji on April 8 at the Ariake Arena in Koto-Ku, Japan. Gonzalez, WBO champion, knows the difficult challenge he faces and how significant a victory could be…
Mexican Gilberto Ramirez is set to return to the ring on March 18 against veteran Gabriel Rosado in a light heavyweight bout with a venue to be confirmed. The bout was announced by Golden Boy and will mark the talented fighter’s return after his loss last November to Dmitry Bivol. Not only did he lose…
The man, an obscure screenwriter of low-budget movies and a occasional supporting actor in supporting, turned on the TV and settled into the one rickety couch in his modest apartment in West Hollywood, a suburb of Los Angeles, California, to watch live the fight in which Muhammad Ali would expose for the first time the…
Leigh Wood and Mauricio Lara both made weight for their World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight title bout this Saturday at the Nottingham Arena in Nottingham, England. Champion Wood stopped the scales at 126 pounds, while the challenger made a weight of 126 pounds, and both are ready for the black and gold belt bout this…
This Thursday was the last press conference before this Saturday’s fight between Leigh Wood and Mauricio Lara for the World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight title. A great atmosphere and maximum tension was felt between the British champion and the Mexican challenger, who assured to be ready for the fight and also had a very intense…