Indonesia’s own Ongen Saknosiwi successfully defended his WBA Asia South super featherweight title, edging out the Philippines’ Jhon Gemino by split decision Saturday night in Jakarta. The two warriors battled it out over 10 hard-fought rounds. Saknosiwi took control early, clearly dominating the first half of the fight with sharp …
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From Friday, May 2nd through Sunday, May 4th, the boxing world is set for a massive weekend as three WBA world titles will be up for grabs. Superstar champions Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez and Naoya Inoue are both set to defend their belts, while Rolando “Rolly” Romero and Ryan García will …
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UNDISPUTED! USYK VS DUBOIS SET FOR WEMBLEY SHOWDOWN ON 19 JULY – LIVE ON DAZN WORLDWIDE A NEW UNDISPUTED heavyweight champion of the world will be crowned on Saturday, July 19 at Wembley Stadium, the home of English football, where unified WBC, WBO and WBA world champion Oleksandr Usyk and IBF world …
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Veteran British warrior Liam “Beefy” Smith steps back into the spotlight this Saturday, April 26, as he takes on unbeaten Irish prospect Aaron Mckenna for the WBA International Middleweight Title at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The night also features another high-stakes showdown for the WBA Intercontinental Light Heavyweight Title. …
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The Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort in Miami will be the epicenter of WBA action on April 26, when two regional titles—WBA Fedecentro Super Lightweight and WBA Fedecaribe Super Bantamweight—are up for grabs in a night packed with rising talent and knockout power. Headlining the card is undefeated American prospect Joshua …
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There aren’t many rulebooks in the entire world of sports that can claim to have transformed a discipline the way the famed “Queensberry Rules” did for boxing. In 2025, we mark the 160th anniversary of the birth of these 12 groundbreaking regulations — the set of rules that effectively gave …
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This April 25 in Queensland, Australia, veteran Argentine warrior María Magdalena Rivera steps into the ring to face Colombia’s hard-hitting Viviana Ruiz in a clash for the WBA Interim World Flyweight Championship. Rivera, 44, brings a wealth of experience into the bout, sporting a professional record of 14 wins, 6 …
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Conor Benn took on the vastly experienced American Chris Algieri in Liverpool on December 11, 2021. Benn was 19-0 and stepping up to face the 25-3 former WBO champion, who had only lost to Manny Pacquiao, Amir Khan and Errol Spence Jr in his entire career. Watch back the full …
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The World Boxing Association (WBA), through its Championship Committee, has greenlit a high-stakes welterweight title fight between Ryan Garcia and Rolando “Rollie” Romero, scheduled to take place on May 2 in New York City. In a resolution issued Tuesday, April 22, 2025, the WBA Committee also named Jaron “Boots” Ennis …
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The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championship Committee has officially ordered a showdown between reigning super lightweight champion Gary Antuanne Russell and his mandatory challenger, Andy Hiraoka. The WBA — boxing’s oldest sanctioning body — issued formal notice to both camps, granting them a 30-day window to negotiate terms, beginning April …
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In a thunderous performance at the Hard Rock in Rockford, Illinois, American heavyweight Deontae “Tank” Pettigrew delivered a highlight-reel knockout over Ghana’s Richard Lartey in the second round to capture the WBA Continental Americas heavyweight title. Pettigrew (15-0, 10 KOs) stayed perfect in his pro career, extending his knockout streak …
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