Venezuelan Albert Ramirez will make a new defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) international light heavyweight belt on February 6 when he steps into the ring of the Casino de Montreal, Canada, to face Croatian Marko Calic. It will be the second defense for the 32-year-old Venezuelan southpaw, who …
Read More »Cuello vs. Olivo to be WBA eliminator – World Boxing Association
Mirco Cuello and Christian Olivo will star in a World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight eliminator fight on February 1 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout will be part of the evening in which David Morrell and David Benavidez will fight for the WBA light heavyweight title …
Read More »Valenzuela defends his WBA belt against Russell on March 1 in Brooklyn – World Boxing Association
Jose Valenzuela will make the first defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight belt against Gary Antuanne Russell on March 1 on the same night that Gervonta Davis will face Lamont Roach Jr. for the lightweight belt of the pioneer organization. The Barclays Center, home of the Brooklyn …
Read More »Inoue vs Joon Kim this Friday in Japan – World Boxing Association
Naoya Inoue is ready for his fight against Ye Joon Kim on Frid to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) super bantamweight belt, in addition to the WBO, WBC and IBF belts. The Japanese will face the Korean at the Ariake Arena, in Koto Ku, in a new exhibition in …
Read More »Team USA Olympic Medalist Omari Jones signs with Matchroom Boxing
Team USA Olympic medalist Omari Jones has signed a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom. Jones won bronze at the Paris games last summer in the Welterweight division as the sole boxing medalist for America, and now the outstanding Orlando talent will look to emulate his amateur success in …
Read More »Kuroki captures WBA minimumweight championship – World Boxing Association
Yuko Kuroki won the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) minimumweight world belt after a 10-round unanimous decision over Ye Kyeng Seo on Tuesday at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. After 10 rounds of action, the home fighter earned 96-94 scorecards from all three judges to win the pioneering body’s 105-pound …
Read More »Lopez vs. Castillo for the WBA Continental North America belt – World Boxing Association
Puerto Rican Najee Lopez will face Dominican Gilbert Castillo this Friday for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental North America Light Heavyweight belt. The ProBox TV event will have both Caribbean fighters facing each other in the main event in an interesting generational duel that will take place in Plant …
Read More »Oberlton impressed in Philadelphia and is new WBA Continental USA champion – World Boxing Association
Atif Oberlton won the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental USA light heavyweight belt with a fifth round knockout victory over Joaquin Berroa Lugo on Friday night. The LIVE Casino, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, experienced a great night of boxing with the dispute for the regional belt of the pioneer organization as …
Read More »Sosulin demolished Bacaro and remains WBA Asia champion – World Boxing Association
Russian Pavel Sosulin defended his WBA Asia middleweight crown on Friday in a convincing performance against Carlo Bacaro at the Karen Demirchyan Sports Complex in Yerevan, Armenia. Sosulin lived a dream fight and defined it in the third round with a knockout with punches to the body. In the second …
Read More »Picardi and Malvitano to clash for the WBA Mediterranean belt – World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Mediterranean title will come to Italy for the first time on February 21 with the lightweight clash between Gianluca Picardi and Cristian Malvitano at the Palacasoria Sports Center in Casoria, Naples. The event will be promoted by Mario Loreni and will feature a number of …
Read More »Priest and Howard fight for WBA Continental North America belt on January 23rd – World Boxing Association
Undefeated prospect Eric Priest and veteran Tyler Howard will battle for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental North America middleweight belt on Thursday, January 23 at the Commerce Casino in Commerce, California. Priest is a 26-year-old native of Wichita Falls, Texas. He has been a professional since 2020 and has …
Read More »WBA Orders Ramírez vs. Dorticos – World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee has ordered a fight between Cruiserweight Champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramírez and mandatory challenger Yuniel Dorticos. The pioneering organization sent the communication to both fighters’ teams this Thursday, January 16, ordering the bout between the Mexican and the Cuban with a 30-day negotiation period, …
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