Tag Archives: World Boxing Association

“A tambor batiente” (at drumbeat) is an expression used to mean that something is achieved “in a hard-fought way, triumphantly or with great grandeur”, a definition that fits well to praise the unbeaten Japanese fighter Naoya Inoue.  That young warrior, 4 times world champion, in the miniscule, super flyweight and …

The fight between the former Venezuelan world champion, Roger Gutierrez and the complicated Russian, Zaur Abdullaev, on Saturday, February 10, is now official. The duel will be the debut of the Zulia native in the lightweight to 10 rounds as the feature fight of the event to be held in …

Kenshiro Teraji will defend the world belt of the pioneer body in the light flyweight, next Tuesday, January 23 against the always complicated Venezuelan and former world champion, Carlos Cañizales.  The bout agreed in the 48 Kgs for 12 rounds, will be the co-featured fight of the event that will …

This Sunday’s showdown between Jennifer Miranda and Iara Altamirano this Sunday at the Cine Callao will be for the World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight gold title.  The women’s championship committee approved this bout for the belt between two quality fighters who will face each other in the capital of Spain …

World Boxing Association of Oceania flyweight champion Viviana Ruiz Corredor defeated Thailand’s Phannuluk Kongsang on the scorecards after ten rounds on December 28.  Honoring her determination and a clear frontal style to take the fights to the exchanges, Ruiz Corredor successfully defended the title she won last April 21, 2023 …

Once again as a main card headliner, multi-time World Boxing Association champion Amada Serrano will seek a new defense on March 2, 2024 against German Nina Meinke at the Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico.  Serrano returns to her native country after not fighting …

With a date set for January 12, 2024, Japanese World Boxing Association atomweight champion Yuko Kuroki will defend her crown against Eri Matsuda, also from Japan, at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.  Kuroki’s most important achievement came in a unification bout last August 5 against the emblematic Mexican pioneer Montserrat …

Jonathan “Maravilla” Alonso (23-2, 7KOs) has a new challenge in his career: to win the World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedebol super lightweight championship on January 7, when he fights Argentine Nicolas Blanco (10-1, 1KO) at the emblematic Cine Callao in Madrid.  Alonso, who already knows what it is like to …

Spain’s Jennifer “Tormenta” Miranda (9-0, 1KO) feels she is in the best moment of her career to face Argentina’s Iara Altamirano (9-0-1) for the interim featherweight title this January 7 at the emblematic Cine Callao in Madrid.  “I’m better than ever and that’s not just saying it, I’ve been training …

Ohara Davies and Ismael Barroso will feature the first championship fight of the year 2024 when they step into the ring of the Virgin Hotels, alas Vegas, this Saturday, January 6, to fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight interim belt.  The British and Venezuelan will fight for …

Madrid will stage the 126 lbs. World Boxing Association interim world title fight between local star Jennifer Miranda and Argentinean boxer Iara Altamirano on January 7. During 2023, “Jenny”, who was an actress in the successful series “La Casa de Papel”, held a fruitful camp in the United States where …

Dmitry Bivol gave a boxing masterclass on Saturday in Saudi Arabia and retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Light Heavyweight Championship after a comprehensive dominance over Lyndon Arthur at the Kingdom Arena in Ryad. The three judges gave the Russian fighter a 120-107 scorecard in a bout he dominated …