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Leigh Wood is the only featherweight champion by the World Boxing Association (WBA) after the Super Champion, Leo Santa Cruz, relinquished the title on Monday, the same day the purse bid was was scheduled to take place. The pioneer organization had approved the fight between both 126 lbs. champions and …

Professional boxer and influencer Jake Paul arrived on Monday at the Caribe Royale Hotel, in Orlando, to participate in the Centennial Convention of the World Boxing Association (WBA). Paul was welcomed by WBA President, Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, and joined the Ratings committee meeting in the morning hours, where he gave …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) continues making decisions for the development of the sport worldwide and its improvement. On Sunday, during the first Directorate meeting held at the Centennial Convention in Orlando, Florida, President Gilberto Jesus Mendoza made official the incorporation of Lasana Béa Diallo to the board of directors.  …

This Sunday night the World Boxing Association (WBA) KO Drugs Festival took place on the first day of the Centennial Convention at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. The card, organized by Boxlab Promotions, featured more than 15 action-packed fights and could be seen in the United States on …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) Centennial Convention began this Sunday morning with the Directorate  Meeting  led by the president of the organization, Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, all the directors were in the Main Hall of the Caribe Royale Hotel, Orlando, for the first shift of work during the celebration of the …

This convention is surrounded by many memories, anecdotes and nostalgia that are kept in our memory with pride. Among all that history, women’s boxing has a great space in Orlando, Florida, where it will celebrate and share the union of ONE BOXING with the 100 years of life of the …

In the World Boxing Association Centennial Convention, art will also be part of the occasion to enhance the aesthetic and cultural values of boxing. The artist Patrick J. Killian will exhibit his works at the great Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. A hypnosis, a delight, a state of admiration …

“In the WBA our policy is clear and simple: to recognize the talent, male or female, in the most remote corners of the universe, offering the alternative of individual growth and the path to social improvement, through a hierarchical, regulated, fair and fair organizational system that preserves human rights, all …

The Centennial Convention will be a very special occasion as it marks 100 years of history. In the age of social networks and audiovisual media, it is important to have a top-notch team and the World Boxing Association (WBA) will bring together the well-known people like the photographer Tom Hogan, …

In May, Canelo Alvarez raised it with the expression “it’s heavy”, as WBA president Gilberto Mendoza warned him. The sculpture in bronze and gold, created in detail by Colombian artist Juan Pablo Restrepo Mejia, representing the mythical character Mickey Mouse with boxing gloves on, scowling ready for the ring, will …

The fireworks that will kick off the centennial convention of the World Boxing Association are approaching. Day two, December 11, will feature a new edition of the historic KO Drugs event, which will be held for the first time in the United States soil.  The scenario will be the Caribe …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) is preparing to implement an ambitious organizational reorganization plan, which aims to streamline the management of the pioneer organization, which celebrates from Sunday its Centennial Convention in Orlando, Florida.  This was informed by the president of the WBA, Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, at the end of …