This Saturday, August 23, the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida, will host a high-stakes clash as Venezuela’s Angelino Córdova and Puerto Rico’s Yankiel Rivera square off for the WBA interim flyweight world title. Córdova (19-0-1, 12 KOs), born in Ciudad BolÃvar, arrives as one of Latin America’s most formidable contenders. At 29, he’s built…
Croatia’s Filip Hrgovic (19-1, 14 KOs) scored a unanimous decision win over Britain’s David Adeleye (14-2, 13 KOs) in a bruising, high-octane battle on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at the Riyadh Arena in Saudi Arabia. The scorecards told the story—99-90, 99-90 and 98-91—all in favor of Hrgovic, who claimed the WBA Gold heavyweight title and…
Britain’s Moses Itauma (13-0, 11 KOs) took a decisive step toward the heavyweight elite, blasting out compatriot Dillian Whyte (31-4, 21 KOs) in the very first round to defend the WBA International heavyweight title on Saturday night, August 16, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The victory not only earned him his first…
Liverpool’s Nick Ball (23-0-1, 13 KOs) retained his WBA featherweight world title with a hard-fought unanimous decision over Australia’s Sam Goodman (20-1, 8 KOs) in the main event Saturday night, August 16, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The judges had it 117-111, 118-110 and 115-113, in a contest that was tighter than…
Queensberry and long-term sponsors FDJ United, whose brands include UNIBET and 32Red, are renewing their partnership. The news further cements FDJ United’s commitment to the growth of boxing and will see fight fans go behind the scenes of some of Queensberry’s premium UK fights. Frank Warren, Founder and Promoter, Queensberry , said: “We are very…
Moses Itauma continues to defy all traditional logic when it comes to the typical development process of a young heavyweight star in the making. What he has done so far, just 13 fights in now, is truly remarkable. As anticipated, in the event of him doing a speedy number of Dillian Whyte on Saturday, the…
A few weeks ago, when we tackled the subject of the rules governing boxing today, we touched on their birth more than a century and a half ago — regulations that, aside from minor tweaks, have stood the test of time. Along the way, we made a passing reference to the four-sided, rope-bound stage where…
The WBA Asia Convention is just around the corner, and the fight card that will be part of the program in China is already shaping up with confirmed matchups. The event will take place on September 5 in the city of Suzhou, often referred to as the “Venice of China.†Headlining the night will be…
On Saturday evening, over in Riyadh at the ANB Arena, a couple more pieces will fall into place in the heavyweight jigsaw. In the headliner, it is next generational stuff because the young man most people believe represents the future of the division, Moses Itauma, takes a first deep dive into dangerous waters by taking…
Undisputed flyweight champion Gabriela Fundora is ready to step back through the ropes on September 20, when she takes on Argentina’s Ayelen Granadino at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. The American star of Mexican heritage will put her World Boxing Association (WBA) black-and-gold belt on the line, along with her WBC, IBF,…
This Saturday, August 16, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Britain’s Moses Itauma (12-0, 10 KOs) will face seasoned veteran Dillian Whyte (31-3, 21 KOs) for the WBA International heavyweight crown—a true clash of generations between one of the UK’s most explosive rising stars and a former world title challenger hungry for redemption….
Oscar Collazo will return to the ring on September 20 to defend his WBA black-and-gold minimumweight crown—alongside his WBO title—against Jayson Vayson at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. This will mark the Puerto Rican’s first defense of the WBA belt he claimed last November 16, when he dethroned Thammanoon Niyomtrong during a…