Tag Archives: WBA

Monday night saw a good sized fight card take place at Lenin Square in Donetsk with WBA and European title bouts on tap. WBA welter kingpin and local hero Viacheslav Senchenko, 31-0 (20), retained his belt for the second time with a tough defense against Venezuela’s Charlie Jose Navarro, 18-4 …

Middleweight contender Giovanni Lorenzo captured the interest of the sports media, fans and champion Felix Sturm on Monday afternoon in Cologne, Germany, by appearing at the final press conference wearing the jersey of local underdog soccer team, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Lorenzo and Sturm will battle this Saturday night, September 4th at …

Bury ring ace Scott Quigg will face Nelson Monte when he challenges for the vacant WBA international super-bantamweight title. Quigg, 21, will face the Argentinian (14-6-3) at Bury’s Castle Leisure Centre on Saturday September 25, with the show being filmed by Hatton TV.

Waltham Abbey’s Daniel Cadman will make his return to thering two months after his impressive display in the Prizefighter series, on theundercard of the exciting “Night of International Boxing”at York Hall, Bethnal Green on Friday 10th September. The co – feature fightsinvolving two of the UK and Ireland’s finest boxers, …

WBA Super Champion Felix Sturm and Giovanni Lorenzo were face to face for the first time at today’s press conference for their middleweight title fight this Saturday in Cologne, Germany. “There’s no doubt about me winning the fight and becoming champion of the world”, said Lorenzo who showed up in …

WBA and IBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Beibut Shumenov took the fast track to become world champion, establishing a weight-class record along the way, and now he wants to accelerate his road to stardom. Shumenov is set on a mission to unify the titles starting with his next bout, hopefully …

Argentina’s top boxer had his hands full last night as Marcos Rene Maidana emerged victorious from a fierce firefight with American veteran DeMarcus Corley at Estadio Luna Park in Buenos Aires. The former WBO champ gave Maidana trouble in the opening frame with his faster-handed southpaw stance and by the …

In a massive light flyweight unification bout tonight at Coliseo Mario Morales in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, local legend Ivan Calderon was shocked by opponent Giovanni Segura. At 35, WBO champion Calderon was coming off four straight defenses in which he either could not finish the bout due to head clash …

Tonight, Buenos Aires’ famed Luna Park Stadium hosts an Interim WBA light welter championship bout between Marcos Rene Maidana and DeMarcus Corley. Titlist Maidana, 28-1 (27), puts his strap at risk for the third time and the Jose Leon Suarez resident will enjoy a massive hometown advantage over the visiting …

Noted wordwide boxing manager Gary Hyde today announced the signing of British amateur standout Mark Heffron to an exclusive contract. Hyde also manages 2-time Olympic gold medalist Guillermo Rigondeaux and European super middleweight champion Lolenga Mock.

Having conquered Europe by winning the European Super Middleweight title Brian Magee is edging ever closer towards a World title shot but one final hurdle remains at the National Stadium in Dublin on September 11th when he defends his European title against Roman Aramian in the main event on the …

On September 11th Cuban featherweight phenomenon Yuriorkis Gamboa will enter the ring for his first championship unification bout when the WBA titlist faces IBF champ Orlando Salido at The Palms Resort Casino in Las Vegas. The show will be promoted by Top Rank in association with Arena Sports-Promotion and broadcasted …