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The World Boxing Association (WBA) released its December rankings and with them the individual awards, which went to Japan’s Naoya Inoue as Fighter of the Month and Daniel Dubois as Honorable Mention. Inoue became the first Japanese-born undisputed champion in history after defeating Paul Butler by technical knockout in 10 rounds during their bout held…
Gervonta Davis and Hector Garcia will star in the first world title fight of 2023 this January 7 at the Capital One Arena in Washington. The American will defend his WBA lightweight title against the Dominican in the night’s main event. It will be the fourth defense for the 28-year-old southpaw fighter, who is one…
Joshua Franco and Kazuto Ioka fight ended at split draw on Saturday, December 31 at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan, so the World Boxing Association (WBA) champion retained his super flyweight title. Franco continues as champion of the pioneer organization, while Ioka remains as owner of the WBO belt after the result that…
FRANK WARREN AND Queensberry are delighted to announce the signing of World Youth and European Heavyweight champion Moses Itauma to a long-term promotional agreement. The highly rated Chatham-based heavy turned 18 on Thursday and joins his older brother, Olympic Youth champion Karol, in the Queensberry ranks and fighting on BT Sport. Itauma won gold at…
As the year draws to an end, it’s time to recap on what happened in 2022 in boxing around the world. The WBA team has picked out 12 important boxing moments during 2022. Claressa Shields Guinness In January of this year, the undisputed middleweight champion Claressa Shields received the Guinness Award for being the athlete…
Charlo’s stirring stoppage win over Brian Castano made him the first ever undisputed 154-pound champion in the four-belt era — and to many, proved he is the best fighter in the sport today. Undisputed. To some it might seem such a simple word. Who could think that a mere 10 letters and four syllables would…
By Frank Warren LOOKING BACK ON the year 2022, one man stands head and shoulders above everyone in more ways than one and that is our heavyweight King of the Ring, Tyson Fury. It was the year where Tyson parked up his roadshow firmly back here in the UK and proved himself as the genuine…
An epic back and forth between top 154-pounders ends with Sebastian Fundora scoring his biggest victory to date and a valiant Erickson Lubin gaining a new legion of fans. Sebastian Fundora knew what was going on inside. The 6-foot, 5½-inch “Towering Inferno†has known all along. It was just a matter of everyone else in…
Salute to Hector Luis Garcia, who shocked the world with his brilliant victory over then-unbeaten Chris Colbert in February. Sometimes success in boxing is the product of being in the right place at the right time. Chris Colbert, a fast-rising young star, was scheduled to challenge WBA super featherweight champion Roger Gutierrez on Feb. 26…
In a battle of former super middleweight champions, “Sweethands” Plant delivers a brilliant one-punch KO win and reminds the 168-pound division that he remains one of the very elite. In boxing, bad blood often leads to good fights. Caleb “Sweethands†Plant and Anthony “The Dog†Dirrell had been circling each other for years before the…
Kazuto Ioka did a public training session before his fight on December 31 against the World Boxing Association (WBA) champion, Joshua Franco. The Japanese, who holds the WBO super flyweight title, is ready to defend his home and made this known during his routine, in which dozens of journalists and photographers. The Ota-City General Gymnasium…
Two panthers sharpen their claws for this Friday, December 30, when they step into the ring of the Casino de Buenos Aires in Argentina. Erica Farias and Maira Moneo will fight in a World Boxing Association lightweight eliminator where Katie Taylor is the absolute champion. Farias, better known as “La Panteraâ€, is one of the…