In times like these, when the undefeated is worth so much and a loss can be decisive for a fighter, Erika Cruz’s career is worth a lot. Last week she lost by unanimous decision to Amanda Serrano and is no longer the World Boxing Association (WBA) champion but it is curious that despite that, after…
John Ramirez will make the first defense of his North American Boxing Association (NABA) super flyweight crown against Mexican Luis Padilla on February 23 at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Los Angeles. The 26-year-old American is an emerging talent who comes from knocking out Jan Salvatierra in May last year to become the NABA…
The Newcastle Arena will witness a very interesting World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight eliminator between two undefeated fighters. Britain’s Thomas Patrick Ward will face Uzbekistan’s Otabek Kholmatov in a showdown that will be a must-win. Patrick Ward is ranked number one by the pioneering organization and will face Kholmatov, who is ranked number two. Both…
World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Americas featherweight champion Raymond Ford will face Jessie Magdaleno on April 8 at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas, in a fight that generates a lot of expectations. Ford and Magdaleno are both aspirants for a world title shot and this fight will be very important…
Uzbekistan’s Murodjon Akhmadaliev will return to the ring on April 8 to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Bantamweight Super Championship against Marlon Tapales at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas. The 28-year-old southpaw fighter is also an IBF champion, a title that will be at stake during this bout…
Kirstie Bavington will face Kandi Wyatt on March 10 for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Intercontinental welterweight title at The Hangar Events Venue in Wolverhampton, England. The Brit, who is looking to break into boxing’s elite, will face Canadian Wyatt, a former world title challenger who has been on a layoff and now feels ready…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) ordered the bout between super middleweight super champion, Gennady Golovkin, and the champion of the category, Erislandy Lara, which is part of the World Title Reduction Plan of the pioneer organization. The WBA Championships Committee granted a 15-day negotiation period to both fighters, which began on February 8 and will…
Super lightweight contenders Ohara Davies and Lewis Ritson will step into the ring on February 25 in Newcastle for a World Boxing Association (WBA) eliminator fight. The Newcastle Arena will host the clash between two good fighters who want to fight for the world title and a victory would bring them closer to their goal. …
The Cuadrilátero gym has been the most important gym in the history of boxing in Colombia. The venue located in the city of Barranquilla, which had been closed for the last three years, has reopened its doors to continue writing the history of the sport. A joint effort of the businessman Saúl Ballesteros, the promoter…
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The World Boxing Association (WBA) regrets the death of Mrs. Blanca Lilia Rivero Uparela, mother of international judge and referee, Uriel Aguilera, last Tuesday. The entire WBA team, including judges and referees, doctors, directors and, of course, President Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, received the news with sadness. The pioneer body sends its condolences to Aguilera and…
British youngster Hopey Price will have a new opportunity to show his ability and capacity inside the ring when he faces experienced Frenchman Thomas Masson on January 18 at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle. Price and Masson will contest the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) continental super bantamweight title. The bout will take place on…