Marlen Esparza will step into the ring at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, to defend her World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight title against Eva Guzman on the undercard of an event that will feature Vergil Ortiz Jr. facing Michael McKinson in the main event. The Houston native of Mexican descent will be making the…
The president of the World Boxing Association (WBA) gave an interview to journalist Bernardo Pilatti in which he spoke extensively about the current affairs of the pioneer organization and the challenges of boxing today. In a detailed exchange, Pilatti touched on different topics of interest, among which he highlighted the WBA’s plan to reduce the…
Colombian Yuberjen Martinez will make his first professional fight this Friday at the Elias Chegwin Coliseum, in the city of Barranquilla, in Colombia, against Venezuelan Yeison Hernandez. The silver medalist of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will debut in professional boxing with high expectations due to the style he has shown in his amateur career….
France’s Yurik Mamedov and Argentina’s Jose Javier Clavero will fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental lightweight title on August 15 at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France. For Mamedov it will be a special occasion as it will be his first appearance in his native country. The 31-year-old fighter has made his…
Undefeated Nicaraguan Santos Reyes and Bryan Jimenez will face each other next Saturday for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedecentro super lightweight title at the Nuevo Gimnasio Nicarao, in Managua, Nicaragua. It will be an important fight for both fighters, who are looking for international projection and know that a victory will put them in…
Hanna Gabriels will defend her World Boxing Association (WBA) light heavyweight title on August 13 against Angie Paola Rocha, in Cali, Colombia. The Costa Rican champion will face the Colombian at the Pascual Guerrero Stadium, in what means her return to the ring and her first defense of the crown. Gabriels won the belt in…
Alejandra Ayala continues in her recovery after going through a dramatic episode following her fight in Scotland against Hannah Rankin last May 13, in which she lost by knockout in 10 rounds. The following days were of uncertainty, as she was in a coma and needed 10 days to wake up, but finally she has…
Filipino Charly Suarez will return to the ring next August 7 to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian belt against fellow Filipino Mark John Yap at The Flash Grand Ballroom of the Elorde Sports Complex in Paranaque City, Metro Manila. The continental champion will make the first defense of the crown he won in…
One of the most interesting fights in September will be the clash between Andy Ruiz and Luis Ortiz, which will take place at the beginning of this month. Both heavyweights will step into the ring on September 4 in a fight that generates a lot of expectations and whose promotion began this Wednesday with a…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Featherweight Champion Leo Santa Cruz’s team informed the Championships Committee that he will make his mandatory bout with the champion of the category, Leigh Wood. The pioneer entity ordered the fight as part of the world title reduction plan and the winner will be the only WBA 126-pound champion. …
Germans Tom Schwarz and Emir Ahmatovic will meet next Friday, July 29, for the World Boxing Association (WBA) continental heavyweight title in the main event to be held at the Bill Clinton Arena in Ferizaj, Kosovo. The fight will be for the vacant title and they will both be looking for a victory that will…
Gennady Golovkin received special permission to move up in weight to face undisputed super middleweight champion Saul “Canelo†Alvarez on September 17 in Las Vegas. The Kazakh is middleweight champion and requested to keep his crown to the World Boxing Association (WBA) championships committee. “GGG†won the title last April 9 by defeating Ryota Murata…