RESOLUTION The World Boxing Association Members join the mourning of Inalsingh family. WHEREAS On March 2, 2023, Dr. Calvin Inalsingh passed at the age of 86. Dr. Inalsingh was the father of our Women Championships Committee Director, Shivana Inalsingh. He was a member and a loyal friend of the World …
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Venezuelan Roger Gutierrez returned to the ring with a resounding victory over Dominican Henry Delgado this Friday night at the Tibisay Hotel in Maracaibo Venezuela, winning the World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin super featherweight title. The former world champion knocked out the visitor with a body punch in the second …
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The World Boxing Association (WBA) mourns the passing of Dr. Calvin Inalsingh on Thursday, an important part of the organization and who was a director and member of the organization’s medical committee for many years. The news of the loss of such an important man for the organization and for …
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Read More »Barrett to face Dimalghani for the vacant WBA Continental belt – World Boxing Association
Zelda Barrett and Alex Dilmaghani will square off for the World Boxing Association (WBA) continental super featherweight championship on April 22 at the Cardiff International Arena in Welsh. It will be an interesting clash for the vacant 130-pound regional title, in which both need a victory to put themselves in …
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Matchroom Boxing, the promoter in charge of the rematch for the undisputed lightweight title between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, informed that it will be postponed due to an injury suffered by the Puerto Rican. The fight was scheduled for May 20, in Ireland, but the report of Serrano’s injury …
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World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight champion, Dominican Alberto Puello, will defend his belt against Rolando Romero on May 13 on U.S. soil, as officially announced on Tuesday. The “Wasp” will go to the first defense of his crown, which he won last August 20 by defeating Uzbekistan’s Botirzhon Akhmedov …
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With the publication of the February rankings by the World Boxing Association (WBA), the best of the month awards were also given and Mauricio Lara was named Boxer of the Month by the pioneer organization. The Mexican became the new world featherweight champion after defeating Leigh Wood by technical knockout …
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