The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee ordered the minimum weight bout between world champion Thammanoon Niyomtrong and challenger Hasanboy Dusmatov. The body sent the communication to both fighters’ teams, who will have a period of 30 days to negotiate, starting this February 7 and ending next March 8. Niyomtrong’s Super Champion status was conditioned…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) wishes a happy retirement to John Ryder, who announced Wednesday that he will no longer be active as a professional boxer after a great career in which he was the pioneering body’s interim champion. Ryder, a native of London, had a professional career that spanned from 2010 to the beginning…
Even though it was announced that the new date of the fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury for the undisputed heavyweight title will be May 18, due to an injury of the British fighter, the expectations for this fight are still very high. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will be the host city for this showdown…
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Venezuelan Jonathan Hernandez retained the World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin welterweight belt with a wide unanimous decision over Argentina’s Elias Mauricio Haedo in Galvez, Argentina. The undefeated fighter scored 100-89, 99-90 and 97-92 scorecards to earn a new victory and defend his belt for the third time. Hernandez dominated thanks to his height and reach…
Elle Coulson captured the World Boxing Association (WBA) Oceania middleweight belt with a unanimous decision over Jamie Edenden last Saturday at the Shirebrook Leisure Centre, Mansfield, in the United Kingdom. Coulson, after a dominant performance won on cards of 99-91, 99-91 and 98-92 to win the regional belt of the pioneering body and take a…
Evgeny Romanov and Zhaoxin Zhang will fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight eliminator this Saturday at the KRK “Uralets†Arena in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Romanov is ranked No. 2 in and will face Zhang, ranked No. 3, to define the mandatory challenger to the world championship of the category, which is currently held by…
Nicolas Agustin Vergara became the new World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin featherweight champion by knocking out Gerardo Murillo in just two rounds last Friday at the Union Electrica Club in Cordoba, Argentina. Vergara settled early the fight that was tough on paper but proved his level by scoring a technical knockout in the second round….
The WBA Future of Panamanian Boxing opened the 2024 season with a bang on Saturday. The event, which took place at the Cinta Costera in Panama City, gathered around 30 amateur boxers who had the opportunity to step into the ring and face great talents of this country. The WBA Future is a project that…
Joshua Buatsi defeated Dan Azeez with authority last Saturday in a World Boxing Association (WBA) light heavyweight eliminator held at Wembley Arena, London. The Briton had one of the best performances of his career and showed an impressive dominance to win by scores of 117-109, 117-109 and 116-110 in a wide unanimous decision. Buatsi fought…
Austin Williams retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) International middleweight belt with a seventh round knockout over Armel Mbumba-Yassa on Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada. The American handled the fight in great shape and finished with a spectacular combination that sent his opponent to the canvas in the seventh round. A straight right hand hit…
The new World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight champion, Seigo Yuri Akui, was named Fighter of the Month by the pioneer body. This Thursday, February 1, the first ranking of the year was published with the individual awards, in which Kenshiro Teraji was also recognized with the Honorable Mention. Yuri Akui broke Artem Dalakian’s long reign…