On Saturday, Ukrainian Artem Dalakian will return to the ring to put his World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight championship on the line against David Jimenez at Wembley Arena, London. Dalakian will face a tough manatory opponent like the Costa Rican, who has earned his opportunity based on his hard work and great results. The champion…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) closed its annual awards with the ratification of Dmitry Bivol as Boxer of the Year. The Russian was named as the best of 2022 during the Centennial convention in Orlando, in December thanks to his great performance in this calendar. Bivol kicked off his year with the defense of his…
The American Claressa Shields was elected Best Female Fighter of the Year by the World Boxing Association (WBA) and the Honorable Mention went to Katie Taylor. In a year in which women’s boxing experienced great moments, Shields was one of the protagonists and managed to close the 2022 as undisputed middleweight champion. The 27-year-old fighter…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) chose the fight between Irish Katie Taylor and Puerto Rican Amanda Serrano as the Fight of the Year, in its 2022 Best of the Year awards series. This time, the nomination for the best fight of the season was not divided by gender, but the specialized committee decided to choose…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Women’s Minimumweight champion, Yesica Nery Plata, is looking forward to new challenges for her professional career and one of them would be to fight Seniesa Estada, the WBA Women’s Minimumweight champio. After her victory last Friday against Kim Clave, from whom she snatched the WBC belt, La “Panteraâ€, as the…
Leigh Wood is ready for the second defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight title. The challenge will not be easy against Mexican Mauricio Lara next February 18 but the champion is fully confident that he will get the victory and, moreover, it will be by knockout. Wood has been champion since July 2021,…
Leigh Wood’s stunning knockout of Michael Conlan on March 12, in Nottingham, earned the World Boxing Association (WBA) best of the year award. One of the most prominent awards on the 2022 list of accolades went to the Englishman thanks to his victory over the Irishman in one of the most dramatic fights of the…
The growth of women’s boxing has been consistent and the World Boxing Association has long been committed to supporting the courageous women who seek glory in the ring. 2022 left us with great satisfaction with accomplishments to be remembered. It began in January with a new record for Claressa Shields that led her to enter…
Mirco Cuello is one of the most exciting prospects in Argentina today and has been gaining ground in professional boxing with each performance. This Saturday he will have a big test in his career when he faces Dominican Leidy Frias at the Vasco Nuñez de Balboa Convention Center in Panama City. The World Boxing Association…
Cuban Pablo Vicente will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) super featherweight international belt this Saturday against Venezuelan Angel Rodriguez at the Vasco Nunez de Balboa Convention Center in Panama City. Vicente will make the second defense of his title. He has been champion since June 2022 when he defeated Colombian Manuel Felipe Gonzalez during…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) continues with the announcement of its annual world boxing awards and this Monday it was announced that the American Derrick James was named Trainer of the Year, while the also American Jay Najar got the Honorable Mention. James won the award for the second consecutive year thanks to his great…
The satisfaction of feeling the round winner gave her a smile after every bell. The Mexican Jessica Nery Plata, defeated Kim Clavel in Canada after ten spectacular rounds and retained the World Boxing Association light flyweight championship and the WBC. With all odds against her, being a visitor and facing the favorite, Nery Plata managed…