Today marks the eighth year of the passing away of Gilberto Mendoza, 33rd president of the World Boxing Association, the pioneer boxing organization, born in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA) governed by the American Walter Liginger and since 1962 known by the name that distinguishes it today. The …
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Mark Chamberlain and Gavin Gwynne will step into the ring on Friday to fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Intercontinental lightweight belt at the Kingdom Arena in Ryad, Saudi Arabia. Both British fighters will have the opportunity to perform at this major event in search of the pioneering body’s …
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The World Boxing Association (WBA) continues to take boxing to all corners of the globe and on Thursday promoted an exhibition at the Universidad Autónoma del Caribe, in Barranquilla, Colombia, with the participation of professional fighters and top trainers. This is an agreement that covers several sporting and academic points …
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Cuban prospect Yoenis Tellez will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental super welterweight belt against Joseph Jackson on April 26 at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. The fight will be the main event of the Most Valuable Promotions and BoxLab Promotions event, and will feature two undefeated …
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Takuma Inoue returns to the ring on May 6 for a new defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight belt against veteran Sho Ishida, in the undercard of the event that will feature Naoya Inoue and Luis Nery fighting for the undisputed super bantamweight title. The Tokyo Dome will …
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Takuma Inoue will return to the ring on May 6 for a new defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight belt against veteran Sho Ishida, in the undercard of the event that will feature Naoya Inoue and Luis Nery fighting for the undisputed super bantamweight title. Both, Inoue and …
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The WBA Championships Committee named the super champion of the. super welterweight division Jermell Charlo as champion in recess on Tuesday, March 5, in an effort to get the division moving after his long lapse without defending the crown. The vacant belt will be contested by Israil Madrimov and Mogamed …
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Israil Madrimov and Magomed Kurbanov will contest the World Boxing Association (WBA) super welterweight world title on Friday at the Kingdom Arena in Ryad, Saudi Arabia. Madrimov is ranked No. 1 at 154 pounds, while Kurbanov is No. 2 and they will fight for the vacant belt once Jermell Charlo …
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This Wednesday was announced that World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight champion Seigo Yuri Akui will defend his belt for the first time on May 6 against Taku Kawuhara at the Tokyo Dome, in the Japanese capital. Yuri Akui comes from winning the title last January 23 when he defeated Artem …
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An emotional tribute will be paid on Thursday March 07 and Friday March 08 in Venezuela to the Colombian boxing legend, Antonio Cervantes, “Kid Pambelé”, thanks to the initiative of the Universidad Bicentenaria de Aragua and the Colombian Embassy in the country. “Pambelé”, icon of Latin American boxing, returns to …
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The almost 22 thousand people who witnessed the Ali-Frazier fight, on March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden in New York, the former Mecca of boxing, bought their tickets at the exorbitant price of $25, as well as the nearly 300 million people who watched it in theaters and on …
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Paulina Angel and Monica Henao will fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) female Fedelatin super lightweight belt on March 16 at the Elias Chegwin Coliseum in Barranquilla, Colombia. Both Colombian fighters will be the face of this event, which will have several bouts of the WBA Future of Colombian …
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