The World Boxing Association (WBA) will hold its Centennial Convention from December 11 through 14 at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. The event, which will mark the celebration of 100 years of existence of boxing’s pioneer organization, will take place in the city located in the central region of the state of Florida…
WATCH GONGORA’S RING RETURN THIS SATURDAY ON COMBATSPORTSNOW.COMAT 6:00PM ET / 3:00PM PT DiBella Entertainment has signed Ecuadorian super middleweight contender Carlos “Carlito’s Way†Gongora (20-1, 15 KOs). He returns to the ring this Saturday facing Oscar Riojas, at Memorial Hall, in Melrose, MA. The event, titled “Parade of Champions†presented by Boston Boxing Promotions, will stream live…
World Boxing Association (WBA) Light flyweight world champion, Mexican Yesica Nery Plata, received her championship belt in a ceremony held in Mexico City on Wednesday. Nery Plata thanked the pioneer organization and its president Gilberto Jesus Mendoza for the opportunity to have fought for the world title and, of course, she was happy to have…
Pablo Ezequiel Acosta conquered the World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin cruiserweight title with a third round knockout over Jean Carlos Mina at the Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, in Mar del Plata, Argentina. The local fighter looked superior and with a hook to the liver knocked down the Ecuadorian who had no chance to get over the…
From a very young age she dreamed of being at the pinnacle of professional sports. She achieved it with soccer, representing the colors of her native Ireland. Then, she flew the flag in some elite amateur world championships and as soon as the green light was there, she managed to repeat the glory at the…
Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn participated in the press conference to present their fight on October 8, in London, England. The showdown has a lot of sentimental value due to the fact that it embodies the great rivalry their fathers Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn had decades ago, which has generated a lot of…
The bidding for the World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight eliminator fight between British Ohara Davies and Spanish Sandor Martin, scheduled for this Friday, was cancelled after Martin announced that he would not participate. The Iberian stressed that he does not intend to take the bout as he currently has other plans for his career. …
The cruiserweight division now has only one champion by the World Boxing Association (WBA), which is the Frenchman Arsen Goulamirian. Belgian Ryad Merhy formally resigned his world champion position and will not face the bout ordered by the WBA championships committee between the two fighters. The former champion sent his letter of resignation to the…
The World Boxing Association, through its Championships Committee, approved the project of its WBA Europe regional office to promote the “WBA Continental Europe†belt, which will launch a new era of the pioneer organization in the Old Continent. The proposal, presented by the director of WBA Europe, Mariana Borisova, will offer new opportunities to the…
The teams of Leo Santa Cruz and Leigh Wood informed the World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee that they have reached an agreement to fight for the featherweight world title and the auction, which was scheduled for this Friday, August 12, has been suspended. The mandatory bout between both champions is tentatively scheduled for November…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee has called for a bidding of the light heavyweight world title bout between the champion Dmitry Bivol and his mandatory challenger, Gilberto Ramirez, for next Sunday, August 21, at the Caribe Royale Hotel, in Orlando, Florida, at 3:00 p.m., local time. After the negotiation period from July 11…
The Championships Committee of the World Boxing Association (WBA) made the decision to withdraw the recognition of Juan Francisco “Gallo†Estrada as super flyweight champion of the organization. With the decision, Joshua Franco remains as the only 115-pound champion by the pioneer body. The decision was made based on the WBA internal rules and taking…