Tag Archives: WBA Boxing

Colombian Yuberjen Martinez will make his professional debut on July 29, when he faces Venezuelan Jeison Hernandez at the Sugar Baby Rojas Coliseum in Barranquilla, Colombia. Martinez is one of the most talented fighters of the South American country and was an Olympic medalist in the Minimweight category at the …

Luke Boyd defended his World Boxing Association (WBA) Oceania super bantamweight title with a victory over Shamal Ram Anuj on Wednesday at the Nissan Arena in Nathan, Queensland, Australia. The home fighter scored a fourth round technical knockout to make the first defense of his championship, which he won against …

Unbeaten British Jack Bateson will step into the ring this Saturday to face Argentina’s Diego Alberto Ruiz for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) Intercontinental super bantamweight title at the Leeds United FC Banqueting Suite, Elland Road, Leeds. The 28-year-old fighter has just signed a contract with Probellum ahead of …

The president of the World Boxing Association (WBA), Gilberto Jesús Mendoza, will be a speaker at the talk “Strengths and Challenges of Boxing”, to be held on Tuesday, June 21 at the Argentine Business University  (Universidad Argentina de la Empresa – UADE), at its campus in Buenos Aires. The event …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) mourns the passing of Puerto Rican boxing legend Carlos Ortiz, considered one of the best historical fighters of his country. The news about Ortiz, who was 86 years old, was released on Monday. He was world champion in the lightweight and super lightweight divisions, one …

The 2022 class of the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame will have their induction ceremony this Saturday in Fort Myers. Great fighters, trainers, promoters, members of the press and others involved in boxing will enter the state’s temple of immortals in a beautiful act of recognition. Ring legends include Al …

WBA Asia continues to work uninterruptedly and reaching more places around the world. This weekend took place a very special event in Pakistan, a country with a lot of talent that experienced great fights in an incredible atmosphere in the streets and with a high presence of fans from this …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) KO Drugs Festival will arrive in Argentina with two fights on June 23 and 24, in addition to several previous activities in what will be a great boxing party in the South American country.  Argentine prospect Mirco Cuello will face Venezuelan Leonardo Padilla in the …

Ian Green captured the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Americas middleweight belt with a unanimous decision over Anthony Lenk this Saturday night in Miami, Florida. The American won the unanimous decision after getting cards of 99-91, 98-92 and 98-92 in 10 rounds in which he dominated the veteran boxer he …

Daniel Dubois dethroned Trevor Bryan this weekend and is now the new World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion. The Briton delivered a fourth round knockout to the American at the Jai Alai Casino in Miami, Florida, in a power-punching display on Saturday. Dubois challenged Bryan in a mandatory fight for …

The Canastota Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held last Sunday, with several great fighters earning their place in the Hall of Fame. Floyd Mayweather Jr., Juan Manuel Marquez, Wladimir Klitschko and Miguel Cotto were some of the highlights of the event. The event was very important and significant …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee determined that Dominican Alberto Puello and Uzbek Batyr Akhmedov fight for the vacant super lightweight championship of the pioneer organization. After meeting with six teams of the top-ranked fighters days ago, the panel analyzed all the reasons of those involved and ordered the …