Venezuelan Roger Gutierrez returned to the ring with a resounding victory over Dominican Henry Delgado this Friday night at the Tibisay Hotel in Maracaibo Venezuela, winning the World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin super featherweight title. The former world champion knocked out the visitor with a body punch in the second round in a short bout…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) mourns the passing of Dr. Calvin Inalsingh on Thursday, an important part of the organization and who was a director and member of the organization’s medical committee for many years. The news of the loss of such an important man for the organization and for boxing in general has filled…
Comibox, the body that governs boxing in Panama, presented its annual awards to the best of the activity in this country and Cuban Pablo Vicente was named Boxer of the Year. The Antillean resides in Panama and is the international super featherweight champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA) and is a lanky boxer with…
Amanda Serrano is the World Boxing Association (WBA) Boxer of the Month while Alycia Baumgardner took Honorable Mention for the month of February. It was a great month for women’s boxing and the Puerto Rican made history by becoming the first undisputed champion of her country by dethroning the former WBA champion, Erika Cruz. The…
Zelda Barrett and Alex Dilmaghani will square off for the World Boxing Association (WBA) continental super featherweight championship on April 22 at the Cardiff International Arena in Welsh. It will be an interesting clash for the vacant 130-pound regional title, in which both need a victory to put themselves in a better position in the…
Matchroom Boxing, the promoter in charge of the rematch for the undisputed lightweight title between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, informed that it will be postponed due to an injury suffered by the Puerto Rican. The fight was scheduled for May 20, in Ireland, but the report of Serrano’s injury forced to suspend it for…
The second month of the year had good boxing activity and this was reflected in the movements of the February ranking of the World Boxing Association (WBA). At heavyweight, Cuban Lenier Peró moved up from 6th to 5th place after his victory over Viktor Vykhryst last month. In cruiserweight, Chris Billam Smith moved up to…
World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight champion, Dominican Alberto Puello, will defend his belt against Rolando Romero on May 13 on U.S. soil, as officially announced on Tuesday. The “Wasp†will go to the first defense of his crown, which he won last August 20 by defeating Uzbekistan’s Botirzhon Akhmedov by split decision in Hollywood,…
With the publication of the February rankings by the World Boxing Association (WBA), the best of the month awards were also given and Mauricio Lara was named Boxer of the Month by the pioneer organization. The Mexican became the new world featherweight champion after defeating Leigh Wood by technical knockout on February 18 in Nottingham,…
According to media reports in recent months, the undisputed lightweight champion, Devin Haney, could face Vasyl Lomachenko in his next fight, although there has been no official announcement about this bout. However, Haney has already been talking openly about the fight and his desire to prove himself against an opponent like the Ukrainian. “I will…
Roger Gutierrez will return to the ring on Friday to fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin super featherweight title against Henry Delgado in his native Maracaibo, Venezuela. The former world champion will be going to his first fight after losing the title to Hector Garcia in August last year. Gutierrez’s intention is clear…
American Antonio Vargas won the Continental Americas bantamweight title after defeating Venezuelan Michell Banquez by technical knockout on Saturday night during their bout held at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Vargas had a dominant performance and caused the stoppage at the height of the sixth episode, when his dominance over his opponent was…