Cameroon’s Rolly Lambert and Thailand’s Nattapon Plangpimai made weight for their World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian cruiserweight championship fight to be held this Wednesday at the RCA Plaza, Bangkok. Lambert and Plangpimai did not have too many problems during the weigh-in ceremony as they were bellow the 200-pound limit established …
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The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee ordered the fight between the flyweight champion, Ukrainian Artem Dalakian and his mandatory challenger, Costa Rican David “Medallita” Jimenez. The entity sent the official communication to the parties on Monday, August 1, explaining the terms and reasons for the decision. WBA championship rule …
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Spanish women continue to take steps forward to make the sport of boxing shine beyond its borders. After the conquests of warriors such as María Jesús Rosa, the first Spanish female boxing champion in history, Miriam “La Reina” Gutiérrez, Katharina “Katy” Thanderz, Jennifer “Tormenta” Miranda, Mari Carmen “Mary” Romero, Melania …
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Nicaraguan Santos Reyes conquered the World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedecentro super lightweight title this weekend by defeating Bryan Jimenez by technical knockout at the Nuevo Gimnasio Nicarao, in Managua, Nicaragua. Reyes faced one of the toughest tests of his career against an opponent who was also undefeated like him. Two …
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World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight champion Marlen Esparza will make the first defense of her WBA belt against Eva Guzman this Saturday at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The Houston native of Mexican descent will also put her WBC belt on the line against the Venezuelan challenger, who will …
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Thailand’s Thammanoon Niyomtrong was awarded the World Boxing Association (WBA) Boxer of the Month award thanks to the new defense of his world minimumweight title on July 20. Along with the awards of the month, the rankings of the 17 male weight categories were also published, which are available to …
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Colombian Yuberjen Martinez scored a three round knockout victory over Yeison Hernandez on Friday night during his professional boxing debut. The Elias Chegwin Coliseum in the city of Barranquilla, Colombia, served as the stage for the long-awaited debut of the South American country’s former Olympic medalist. Martinez looked well adapted …
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Carl Jammes Martin left a pleasant impression in front of his people in the Philippines and defended his WBA Asian belt with a wide unanimous decision over Charles Tondo this Saturday at the SM City San Lazaro, Manila. Martin got 119-109, 119-109 and 118-110 scores in an excellent performance in …
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Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. created a notorious rivalry in the media and the public has always seen them as natural enemies due to their controversial fight in 2007. Between the words exchanged before, during and after that fight, and the conflicting opinions about the outcome of …
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David Jimenez put the name of Costa Rica on the map when he defeated prospect Ricardo Sandoval on July 16 in his World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight title eliminator in Los Angeles, California. Although he was not the favorite in the betting, the Central American left a great impression and …
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The World Boxing Association minimum female champion, Seniesa Estrada, who celebrated her 30th birthday a month ago, has signed a new contract with a real enthusiasm as she has shared on her social networks. In addition to announcing that she will not be fighting this coming August 6 in Texas, …
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World Boxing Association (WBA) middleweight champion Claressa Shields held a public workout in Detroit as part of the promotion for her fight against Savannah Marshall on September 10. The American also holds the WBC and IBF belts, while her British opponent is WBO champion, so the winner of the bout …
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