South Africa’s Shervabtaigh Koopman and Canada’s Brandon Cook both made weight and are ready to fight tomorrow for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Intercontinental super welterweight title at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, South Africa. Koopman weighed in at 153.9 pounds, while KmCook stopped the scales at 153.4, both below …
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FRANK WARREN IS delighted to announce the signing of former two-time world champion Lawrence Okolie to a promotional agreement. The 31-year-old, known as ‘The Sauce’, teams up with Queensberry in tandem with his decision to campaign at heavyweight and relinquishing his WBC world bridgerweight title he won via a first …
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By Frank Warren THE EARLY FORMALITIES ahead of our big pre-Christmas bash in Riyadh on December 21 are now complete. Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk did the media rounds, said a few – only a few – words at the official press conference, then squared up for the all-important face-off. …
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Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury were in London on Wednesday for the first press conference before their rematch on December 21 in another big event of the Riyadh Season. Usyk and Fury will have a rematch of their fight last May 18, in which the Ukrainian won by split decision …
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Mykquan Williams showed great superiority in the ring on Wednesday night against Lavisas Williams and defeated him by technical knockout in the eighth round to claim the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Americas Gold super lightweight belt. The Connecticut native dominated the bout from start to finish and at the …
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Argentine Sol Cudos will make the second defense of her World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin minimum championship against Venezuelan Johana Zuniga on Saturday night in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Cudos and Zúñiga will step into the ring of the Argentine Boxing Federation stadium as part of this weekend’s event and will …
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Fabian Maidana will return to the ring this Saturday night and will fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin belt against Francisco Mercado at the F.A.B. Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Maidana is coming off a loss to Mario Barrios in a world title fight last May in Las …
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World Boxing Association (WBA) and WBO minimum lightweight champion Eri Matsuda and WBC champion Tina Rupprecht announced their unification bout on November 23 at Olympiastuetzpunkt in Heidelberg, Germany. The Japanese will travel to the German’s home for a three-title 102-pound championship duel in a great bout whose winner will be …
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Segolene Lefebvre was crowned World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Bantamweight Gold champion in a technical decision win over Juliana Basualdo this weekend. The Frenchwoman and the Argentinean fought at the Hippodrome Municipal de Douai, France, in an eventful fight that ended in the fifth round due to a cut on …
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Agustin Marini retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin cruiserweight championship with a second-round knockout over Camelito de Jesus on Saturday at the Aconcagua Arena in Mendoza, Argentina. The WBA regional champion had an overwhelming fight against the Brazilian and his power was felt from the beginning of the fight, …
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Mykquan Williams will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Americas Gold super lightweight belt against Lavisas Williams on Wednesday night in New York. The regional champion of the pioneer organization will put his crown on the line for the first time on this mid-week event that features several interesting …
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The book “Perico, el púgilil rebelde”, written by Antonio Cardiel, will be presented on Wednesday, October 23rd at the headquarters of the Unió de Federacions Esportives de Catalunya, (UFEC), in Barcelona, Spain. The book will tell in detail the story of the fighter Perico Fernandez, born in Aragon, who was …
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