With days to go until the third part of the rivalry between Saul Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin it is worth remembering the great moments that have marked this path. Five years ago, in September 2017, their first fight, which ended in a draw, took place in Las Vegas. For many, “GGG†started as the big…
World Boxing Association 112-pound champion Marlén Esparza renewed her contract with Golden Boy this week and extended it to several years. In a show of confidence from both parties, Esparza’s future appears to be set. One of the aspects that the boxer has highlighted in statements is that she feels gratified by the loyalty built…
This weekend completes the trilogy of one of the most notorious rivalries of recent times. The T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, will witness the third showdown between Saul Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin, a fight that everyone has been waiting for. The World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Middleweight Super Championship will be at stake along…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) officially joined the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in a further step by the pioneering body to ensure transparency and justice in the sport world. The Court of Arbitration for Sport is a respected institution was created in 1984 to settle disputes at that year’s Olympic Games. However, time…
With her eyes fixed on the target, Canadian Mary Spencer defeated Cynthia Lozano by technical knockout in the first round to consecrate herself as the new World Boxing Association international champion at 154 pounds. This was one of the main fights in Montreal Canada on Friday night. With a powerful left cross to the chin…
Welterweight Roiman Villa made his U.S. debut with a victory over American Janelson Figueroa this Friday night. The Venezuelan got a unanimous decision during the event broadcasted by Showtime and that took place at Bally’s Event Center, in Atlantic City. The scorecards were 78-73, 79-72 and 79-72, which gave Villa a good win in eight…
The death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday has brought all kinds of anecdotes and memories related to the monarch and among them is that of Ronnie Russell, former boxer who saved Princess Anne from being kidnapped in 1974 and who received a medal from the kingdom. Russell, who was walking around the place, noticed…
Both Dmitry Bivol and Gilberto Ramirez are in the middle of their training camps for the fight next November 5, in Abu Dhabi, for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Light Heavyweight Championship. Both have been publishing different pictures of their work and messages regarding the fight they will have in a couple of months…
The bereavement in England and the United Kingdom in general due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II has prevented public events from taking place in the coming days, so the fight between Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall has been postponed. The British Boxing Boardof Control issued a statement in which it stressed that there…
Registration for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Centennial Convention, to be held December 11-14 at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida, is still underway and the event will be one of the best ever held in world boxing. Through the link we will leave you at the bottom of this text you can enter…
With great results in the amateur field, Canadian Mary Spencer is on the road to get into competition with the best. This Friday, September 9, she will measure forces with Mexican Cynthia Lozano and the vacant World Boxing Association 154 lbs. International title will be at stake. This will be one of the attractions at…
FLYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION MARLEN ESPARZA RE-SIGNS MULTI-YEAR, MULTI-FIGHT PROMOTIONAL DEAL WITH GOLDEN BOY LOS ANGELES, CA (Sept. 7, 2022) – Flyweight World Champion Marlen Esparza (13-1, 1 KO), a Texas-born former Olympian, has re-signed a multi-year, multi-fight promotional deal with Golden Boy Promotions. Esparza was Golden Boy’s first ever female boxer signed to the company in 2016, and…