Tag Archives: WORLD

Next Sunday the 25th will be the 60th anniversary of the night a young man born in Louisville, Kentucky, 22 years and 2 months old and who 4 years earlier had won the gold medal in light heavyweight at the Rome-60 Olympic Games, born Cassius Marcellus Clay, years later known …

On March 1st, a big event will take place in Libya where the World Boxing Association (WBA) will say present with two regional title fights.  The Frenchman of Moroccan origin, Khalil El Hadri, will face the Tanzanian Oscar Duge for the WBA African super featherweight title in a 10-round bout …

Takuma Inoue and Jerwin Ancajas attended the final press conference on Wednesday before their bantamweight world title showdown next Saturday in Kokugikan, Tokyo.  Both fighters were face to face with the media and talked about the fight and what they expect this Saturday in their fight to dispute for the …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) mourns the passing of one of its most illustrious and longtime members, the Panamanian Manuel Landero. Born in the midst of the Kuna revolution on June 17, 1925,in David, Chiriqui, was a great supporter of the sport and contributed many things throughout his life. He …

Federici defends his NABA Gold belt against Caparello Italian Simone Federici will defend his North American Boxing Association (NABA) Gold belt against Australian Blake Caparello this Friday at the Paramount Theatre in Huntington, New York. The cruiserweight bout will feature two experienced fighters in a power fight between two good …

Jerwin Ancajas did his public workout on Tuesday as part of the promotion ahead of his Saturday bout against World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight champion Takuma Inoue in Kokugikan, Tokyo.  The Filipino will challenge the Japanese in a 118-pound bout and is already on Japanese soil. His first official activity …

Wendy Toussaint and Mponda Kalunga will contest the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental USA super welterweight belt this Friday at the Paramount Theatre in New York.  Toussaint, a native of Haiti and U.S. citizen, is coming off a unanimous decision win over Jerome Jones, whom he knocked out in the …

Cuban sensation Andy Cruz will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Latin America crown against Mexican Bryan Zamarripa this Saturday at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida.  The 28-year-old lightweight fighter will be making his third professional fight and the first defense of his WBA regional belt.  Cruz …

World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin super featherweight champion Jose Francisco Aguero will defend his belt against Mexican Francisco Javier Lucero this Saturday night during the event to be held at the Casino Buenos Aires, in the capital of Argentina.  Agüero was crowned last December 2 with a first round technical …

Two flyweight prospects will face off this Saturday at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Americas title. The classic Mexico vs. Puerto Rico showdown will be represented in this Andy Dominguez vs. Yankiel Rivera fight, which will be one of the most interesting …

This weekend was held the Annual Award Ceremony of the Japanese National Commission with the best of boxing during 2023 and with Naoya Inoue as the star of the show with two of the most important awards of the night.  Inoue was presented with the best boxer of the year …

WBA Asia continues to work on the expansion and development of the sport throughout the continent, so this weekend held a seminar in Vietnam that featured several important topics related to boxing.  The event was supported by the local commission and covered important topics for all those involved in the …