Boxing News
The World Boxing Association (WBA) super featherweight eliminator fight between Georgian Otar Eranosyan and Venezuelan Roger Gutierrez will take place on August 9 at the Whitesands Events Center in Plant City, Florida. The fight will be the highlight of the Pro Box Promotions and Undisputed Boxing Championship event and will pit two opponents looking for…
Japan’s Kenshiro Teraji will return to the ring on September 18 to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) junior flyweight championship and WBC belts against veteran Hekkie Budler at the Ariake Arena in Koto Ku, Japan. On Wednesday, the official press conference for the event was held, which will also feature other figures such as…
Inclusion and the fight for fair causes has been linked to boxing since its beginnings. Causes adapted to each era, yet with the same mindset. This is the case of Soledad Vargas, a professional fighter who has taken up activism for women and against feminicide. It is common to see her get into the ring…
The experienced Puerto Rican boxer, Jesus ¨Tito¨ Escalera, won the World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedebol heavyweight title on Saturday, July 15, at the Centro Comercial, La Estación, in the city of Cali, Colombia. Escalera (15-0 / 15 KO) in the stellar fight of the event, defeated by knockout in the first minute of the second…
World Boxing Association (WBA) second-ranked lightweight Frank Martin scored another victory in his professional career by defeating Artem Harutyunyan last weekend at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. The 28-year-old American scored a unanimous decision over the Armenian-born, German national to earn a major career victory. The judges’ scorecards were 115-112, 115-112 and 114-113. Martin got…
Brazilian fighter Patrick Teixeira has been confirmed to face Venezuelan Carlos Rivero for the vacant Fedebol middleweight belt of the World Boxing Association (WBA). The fight is scheduled to take place on August 27, and will be the main event of the card to be held in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The native…
The World Boxing Association’s (WBA) World Title Reduction Plan has made significant progress toward having a single champion in 12 of the 17 available categories, while the others are moving forward to achieve the goal set by President Gilberto Jesus Mendoza and the Championships Committee. With 12 single champions and five remaining, the entity has…
The Australian boxer, Conor Wallace, managed to retain the WBA Oceania light heavyweight belt on Saturday, July 15 at the Fortitude Music Hall, Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Australia. Wallace (11-1 / 8KO) won by knockout in the first round to his compatriot, May Sheehan (11-2), who falls again, after almost five years on the road to…
A great boxing event will begin in Baltimore, Maryland, on August 5. The event will take place at the Physical Education Complex 2500 W. North Ave. North Ave, will have the local Dominique Crowder facing the Filipino Kenny Demecillo for the World Boxing Association (WBA) international bantamweight belt. It will be the first event of…
Alycia Baumgardner retained her undisputed super featherweight championship by defeating Christina Linardatou and rematching her rivalry with the Greek fighter. The American won a unanimous decision Saturday night at the Masonic Temple in Detroit to remain the reigning champion of the division. The judges’ scorecards were 99-91, 98-92 and 98-92 in a fight in which…
The WBA Future of the Colombian Boxing will be back on July 29th with a new card to be held at the Cuadrilátero Elite Gymnasium, in the city of Barranquilla, Colombia. Many amateur and professional fighters will be present once again. It will be the third event of this boxing program that has the backing…
The rising lightweight remains undefeated, overcoming a spirited challenge from the game Harutyunyan Saturday night on SHOWTIME. There comes a point in many elite fighters’ careers where they make the mistake of crossing the line separating confidence, which is good to have, and possible overconfidence, which can be very, very bad. Example A might be…