The World Boxing Association (WBA) Centennial Convention, to be held from December 11 to 14 at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, will be attended by the WBA Asia team. One of the objectives of the organization’s president, Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, has been the expansion of boxing around the world aiming to help less fortunate…
The 48-month long awaited closing of the trilogy between Mexico’s Saul “Canelo†Alvarez and Kazakhstan’s Gennady Golovkin was translated into 12 rounds that ended with a unanimous decision victory of 116-112 and a double 115-113 in favor of Canelo, a verdict received with resounding boos from a good part of the more than 20 thousand…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight champion, British Leigh Wood, will not be able to make his September 24 defense against Mauricio Lara due to a biceps injury. Matchroom Boxing released the news and later Wood himself left a message on his social networks regretting the situation and recognizing the work of his opponent, whom…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Centennial Convention to be held from December 11 to 14 at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida, will be one of the most important and significant in history. The pioneer organization will have a key moment in the history of world boxing since a century of history will be…
The American Austin Williams conquered the WBA International middleweight title by defeating the English Kieron Conway, in Las Vegas, in the Canelo and GGG undercard. The scorecards were 97-92, 97-92 and 96-93, all for “Ammoâ€, who gave a great fight made a good impression and won the vacant WBA regional title. The 26-year-old fighter noted…
Saul “Canelo†Alvarez proved that he is the big man at 168 pounds and defeated Gennady Golovkin on Saturday night by scores of 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113, during the third fight between the two for his World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Middleweight Super Championship and his WBC, IBF and WBO titles. The T-Mobile Arena, Las…
Hiroto Kyoguchi will face Kenshiro Teraji on November 1 at the Super Arena in Saitama in a unification bout for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Light Flyweight Championship and the WBC title. Both are probably the two best fighters in the division and their bout has been talked about for the past few years,…
The last press conference before Saturday’s fight between Saul Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin took place in an auditorium full of journalists and fans. Both were before the press and the public on Thursday to talk about the fight that will have at stake the World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Middleweight Super Championship and the IBF,…
On September 14, 1923, in the fourth defense of Jack Dempsey heavyweight title, held at the Polo Grounds in New York, his contender, the Argentine Luis Angel Firpo, aka the Wild Bull of Las Pampas and the first Latin American to challenge for the heavyweight title, came very close to winning it. Â That fight…
Gennady Golovkin has marked an era and impressed an entire generation thanks to his impressive punching power and devastating style. He is one of the strongest fighters of recent times and has finished all but one of his opponents. His rivalry with “Canelo†Alvarez has been one of the most outstanding in recent years and…
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Saul Alvarez suffered a setback in May during his attempt to take the World Boxing Association (WBA) light heavyweight crown from Dmitry Bivol. The Mexican’s defeat happened in a category that is not his original one, but now he needs to come back and prove that he is still the best at 168 pounds. Canelo’s…