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Oleksandr Usyk has proven to be a hero both in and out of the ring. His victories and achievements in the boxing world have brought glory to Ukraine but it is not only from that role that the World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Heavyweight Champion has contributed. The complicated moments his country is going through…
Official registration opened Wednesday for the Centennial Convention of the World Boxing Association (WBA), to be held February 11-14 at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. The completion of a century by the pioneer organization makes this event one of the most important of the year and those wishing to attend this great event…
Yurik Mamedov became the new World Boxing Association (WBA) continental lightweight champion after defeating Javier Clavero by unanimous decision on Monday at the Palais des Festivals, in Cannes, France. The Frenchman got the judges’ scorecards of 99-91, 98-92 and 96-94 to take another step in his career and continue to look for big opportunities in…
The legendary former heavyweight champion discusses a variety of topics as he prepares to face Robert Helenius in an explosive FOX Sports Pay-Per-View Headliner from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. It’s a Bombzquad takeover as former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder invades The PBC Podcast this week. Wilder discusses a number of topics in this all-encompassing interview,…
The bidding for the World Boxing Association (WBA) light heavyweight world title fight between Dmitry Bivol and Gilberto Ramirez will be online, as determined by the championships committee of the pioneer body. Although at first, the bidding next Sunday, August 21, was going to be in person, the WBA decided to make the change and…
Figueroa is winning battles outside the ring and hopes to do so inside it when he faces fellow former champ Sergey Lipinets in a WBC 140-pound title eliminator Saturday night on SHOWTIME. It has been said the most complex computer is the human brain. And that must be true, if the total of all the…
The harsh reality of Russia’s invasion into Ukraine has forced several athletes and personalities to stay and defend their country in the midst of the conflict. One of them has been Vasyl Lomachenko, who had been away from boxing in recent months but this week received a leave of absence and is already in Los…
Saudi Arabia is ready for the showdown between World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Heavyweight Super Champion Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua, which will take place at the Superdome in Jeddah on Saturday. The fight will also have at stake the IBF and WBO belts, all in possession of the Ukrainian, and as the day of…
ANTHONY CACACE, EKOW Essuman, Nathan Heaney, Raven Chapman and Mark Heffron all feature in the supporting cast of the September 24 Joyce-Parker ‘Nowhere to Run’ blockbuster at the AO Arena, Manchester being shown exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office. Joyce vs Parker is promoted by Frank Warren for Queensberry Promotions in association with BOXXER….
Two undefeated fighters from the Dominican Republic could make Saturday the greatest boxing night their country has ever seen as both vie for world titles in a Premier Boxing Champions event on SHOWTIME. This Saturday August 20th, former champions Omar Figueroa Jr. and Sergey Lipinets collide in a WBC Super Lightweight title eliminator at Hard…
World Boxing Association 140-pound champion Kali Reis has been prepping to play Detective Evangeline Navarro, the detective who will join Jodie Foster in the fourth season of “True Detective: Night Country†which will premiere in 2023 on HBO Max. The Native American boxer had a great 2021 when she had her big screen debut as…
Since the world title reduction plan launched by the president of the World Boxing Association (WBA), Gilberto Jesus Mendoza during August 2021, the number of champions has decreased considerably and 10 of the 17 divisions now have only one monarch. The Championships Committee, in compliance with the internal rules of the organization, has made different…