Tag Archives: WBA Boxing

The heavyweight division delivered an electrifying night in Dubai, where Russia’s Murat Gassiev crowned himself WBA (Regular) heavyweight world champion with a spectacular sixth-round knockout of Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev, in a fight that marked a turning point in the former cruiserweight king’s career. The finish—a perfectly timed left hook—left the …

The Orlando night, framed by the WBA’s 104th Annual Convention, added another meaningful chapter to the history of women’s boxing as Jasmine Artiga successfully defended her WBA world super flyweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Venezuela’s Stephanie Silva. The scorecards—99-91, 97-93, and a lopsided 100-90—left little doubt about …

One of the most significant moments of the WBA’s 104th Annual Convention in Orlando came with the reelection of Gilberto Jesús Mendoza as president of the organization for a new five-year term, a decision reached by acclamation and celebrated by the assembled delegations. With this mandate, Mendoza extends a leadership …

The year 2025 marks a full decade of leadership for Gilberto Jesús Mendoza, who was elected president of the World Boxing Association (WBA) in 2015 and has since worked tirelessly to push forward positive reforms within boxing’s pioneer sanctioning body. Boxing has been in constant motion over the past several …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) is gearing up for its 104th Annual Convention — a weeklong gathering that will bring together champions, trainers, officials, promoters, and industry leaders from around the globe at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida, from December 12 to 16. Returning to the venue for …

The WBA world featherweight champion Nick Ball will make a fourth defence of his title when he takes on the American mandatory challenger Brandon Figueroa on Saturday February 7 at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool. Since his triumph in seizing the WBA belt from Raymond Ford in June 2024 …

Panama’s own Nataly Delgado (19-7-2, 5 KOs) carved out a defining moment in her career, securing a unanimous-decision victory over Mexico’s Arlen Lisset Sánchez (8-8-4, 1 KO) to claim the WBA interim super flyweight world title (115 lbs). The bout, staged before an energized crowd in Panama, showcased Delgado’s superior …

Seventy-one years ago—on Wednesday, the 26th of last month—Argentine boxing carved its name into history when Pascual Pérez, famously known as El Pequeño Gigante (The Little Giant), captured the flyweight world championship under the banner of what would later become the World Boxing Association (WBA). In doing so, he became …

The World Boxing Association’s Annual Convention, set this year in Orlando, Florida, will play host to a landmark night for women’s boxing. Headlining the card, American standout Jasmine Artiga will put her WBA flyweight world title (112 lbs) on the line against Italy’s Stephanie Silva—a matchup loaded with intensity, skill, …

Cuban veteran Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara (32-3-3, 19 KOs) reminded the boxing world that his craft is still very much intact, scoring a wide unanimous decision over Venezuela’s Johan “Manotas” González (36-5, 34 KOs) to retain his WBA world middleweight title at 160 pounds. The bout, staged at San …

This Saturday, December 6, 2025, Cuban veteran Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara (31-3-3, 19 KOs) will put his WBA middleweight title (160 lbs) on the line against Venezuela’s Johan “Manotas” González (36-4, 34 KOs) at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. The matchup comes on the heels of …

Watch every Queensberry show live worldwide on DAZN. Leading super welterweight contender Bakary Samake has joined forces with Frank Warren and Queensberry (in association with Samake Promotions). In conjunction with Samake Promotions, the 22-year-old French star will fight under the Queensberry banner as he closes in on a shot at …