Interim WBC Welterweight Champion Mario “El Azteca” Barrios (29-2, 18 KOs) took home a hard-earned unanimous decision victory over Fabian “TNT” Maidana (22-3, 16 KOs) after 12-rounds. Barrios had his best moment in round three when he landed a picture-perfect straight right hand that sent Maidana down emphatically. However, Maidana, …
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Argentina’s Fernando Martinez was named Boxer of the Month by the World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee, while Russia’s Albert Batyrgaziev took the Honorable Mention. The rankings for the seventh month of the year are now public and can be reviewed on the WBA’s website in the ranking section. Martinez …
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WBA Welterweight Champion Eimantas Stanionis (15-0, 9 KOs) returned from an extended layoff to score a unanimous decision victory over two-time Olympian Gabriel Maestre (6-1-1, 5 KOs) after 12 rounds of toe-to-toe dueling. “I know I said there would be no ring rust, but of course it’s different once you’re …
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Interim WBA Featherweight Champion Brandon “The Heartbreaker (25-1-1, 19 KOs) retained his title with a vicious ninth-round knockout via body shot over former world champion Jessie Magdaleno (29-3, 18 KOs). A former world champion at super bantamweight, Figueroa continued to show that his power has moved up with him to …
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Cuban David Morrell and Serbian Radivoje Kalajdzic will fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) light heavyweight belt this Saturday at the Riyadh Season event at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. Morrell will move up a weight class after being champion at super middleweight and will contest the belt against …
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Two-division world champion Danny “Swift Garcia dominated in his super welterweight debut Saturday night, cruising to a majority decision victory over exciting contender Jose Benavidez Jr. in the SHOWTIME main event from Barclays Center in Brooklyn headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event. He saved perhaps his most expressive moment post-fight …
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The WBA Future of Colombian Boxing will return, a program promoted by the pioneer organization that seeks to provide opportunities for fighters from different countries. Promoted by Alberto Agamez Producciones, a great event will take place in San Onofre, Colombia, which will be broadcast live on the official WBA YouTube …
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Vietnam will make history in Asian boxing when it kicks off the WBA Asia Tournament or WBA Asia Vietnam Tournament, the new boxing development program promoted by the World Boxing Association’s regional office. With a regional scope but locally driven, the national tournament aims to develop the grassroots of professional …
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Alberto Palmetta will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Americas welterweight belt against Jesus Saracho on Wednesday night at Probox TV Events Center in Plant City, Florida. The Argentinean won the regional by UD title against Janelson Bocachica on November 1, and this will be his first defense. …
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Filipino Arvin Jhon Paciones will defend his WBA Asia light flyweight title in the main event of the first WBA Asia Convention, to be held on August 9-11 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Paciones will fight Thailand’s Nanthanon Thogchai at the Saigon Sports Club Arena in an attempt to …
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WBA Asia and the Vietnam Boxing Commission will hold the Officials Seminar, within the framework of the WBA Asia Convention, which will be held from August 9 to 11 in the majestic city of Ho Chi Ming City, Vietnam. The activity, reserved for convention registrants, will be led by WBA …
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