The World Boxing Association (WBA) Convention 2024 closed in style this week at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Three intense days full of activity set the tone for another great event of the pioneer organization that left great moments for the boxing world. The final day was highlighted by the judges and referees…
The second fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will be the perfect finale to close a great year. As expected, the Riyadh Season prepares the intimate big event in Saudi Arabia with the rematch between the best heavyweights for the World Boxing Association (WBA) title and the WBC and WBO versions. Usyk comes from…
Champion Claressa Shields received special recognition at the gala dinner on the third day of the 2024 Convention at the Horel Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida. Shields, one of the best fighters of all time and a great figure of today both inside and outside the ring, attended the annual meeting of the pioneer organization…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) honored the legend and pioneer of women’s boxing, Christy Martin, on Friday night. The president of the organization, Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, designated the American as a lifetime champion for her contribution to the sport and for having set the path for the growth of women in and out of the…
Antonio Vargas knocked out Winston Guerrero during the main event of the World Boxing Association (WBA) KO Drugs at the Orlando Convention and won the interim bantamweight belt at the Caribe Royale Hotel. The 28-year-old American won in the tenth round in a bout in which he had to work hard to get the win…
Saad Fathi Saad won the World Boxing Association (WBA) light heavyweight gold belt this weekend by defeating Charles Manyuchi by unanimous decision in Libya. The judges’ scorecards were 100-90, 96-94 and 96-93, all in favor of Fathi, who fought from start to finish in the fight to win this valuable victory in a packed house…
Murodjon Akhmadaliev and Ricardo Espinoza will step into the ring to fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) interim super bantamweight title this Saturday in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Both fighters will fight for the black and gold belt at the Matchroom Boxing event this weekend. Akhmadaliev is the top ranked fighter and due to the…
The KO Drugs will officially kick off the 103rd World Boxing Association (WBA) Convention on Friday at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. The event, which will be promoted by Boxlab and MVP. The main fight will be the interim bantamweight championship between Antonio Vargas and Winston Guerrero, two fighters of great record who…
The WBA Future of Mexican Boxing ended on Sunday, December 8 in Mexico City with a great final day, in which the best of the tournament disputed the last fights of an event that had four days and lasted more than a month. The event organized by Sport Boxing MX and Split Decision, together with…
The 103rd World Boxing Association (WBA) Convention will begin this week at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. The pioneer organization will celebrate this great event in this same venue for the third consecutive year with a full agenda and many important topics to be discussed at its meetings. On Thursday will be the…
Puerto Rican Henry Lebron defeated Christopher Diaz on Saturday night and won the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Latin America super featherweight belt at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The judges’ scorecards were 97-93, 96-94 and 96-94 in a very competitive fight in which Lebron had to use all his resources…
Yankiel Rivera put on another dominant performance on Saturday night and defeated Angel Gonzalez by a fourth round technical knockout to retain his World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Americas flyweight belt at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The 27-year-old easily dominated a more experienced professional opponent like Gonzalez, who came into…