The Championships Committee confirmed that the bidding for the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight title fight between Eimantas Stanionis and Shakhram Giyasov will be held on Tuesday, November 19. The organization sent the formal communication to the parties, after having granted an extra period of time for negotiations without getting …
Read More »Collazo dethrones Niyomtrong at Latino Night – World Boxing Association
Puerto Rican Oscar Collazo scored an important victory for his career and dethroned Thammanoon Niyomtrong from his World Boxing Association (WBA) minimumweight championship with a seventh round technical knockout during their bout held at The Venue, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Collazo ended a 10-year, 16-defense reign of the Thai, who has …
Read More »“Zurdo” Ramirez shines in Riyadh and unifies crowns – World Boxing Association
Gilberto Ramirez was the star of Latino Night this weekend in Riyadh and unified two cruiserweight belts with a convincing victory over Chris Billam-Smith in the Riyadh Season event. The World Boxing Association (WBA) champion defended his crown and also took the WBO crown, which was held by the Briton …
Read More »Martinez vs Ioka 2 will be on December 31 for WBA belt – World Boxing Association
This Monday it was officially announced that the World Boxing Association (WBA) super flyweight champion, Fernando “Puma” Martinez, will return to Japan for a second consecutive fight against Kazuto Ioka on December 31. The Ota-City General Gymnasium, in Tokyo, will be the venue for the rematch between the Argentine and …
Read More »MAGNIFICENT 7 LONDON-BOUND
By Frank Warren LAST WEEK WE enjoyed a London gathering to put a marker down ahead of the Magnificent Seven hitting the capital for the first time on December 7. There was plenty for everybody to get stuck into, with 13 of the 14 fighters involved in the main fights …
Read More »One in a Million, successfully presented in Madrid – World Boxing Association
Jonathan “Maravilla” Alonso, ambassador of the World Boxing Association (WBA), presented his book entitled Uno Entre Un Millón (One in a Million), which narrates his personal story of how a boy from the Dominican Republic moved to Spain at a very young age and fulfilled his dream of becoming a …
Read More »Expectations rise with public training at Riyadh Season – World Boxing Association
On Wednesday, took place the public training on the eve of the Latino Night, which will be next Saturday at The Venue, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. All the fighters who will participate in the event had training sessions for the press and the public present, amidst a great atmosphere. Gilberto …
Read More »The Greatest Knockouts in PBC History
A look at the 10 of the most dynamite KOs the boxing world has witnessed in this era. In sports, there is no greater finale than the knockout. Over the years, fight fans have witnessed some of the most devastating finishes on Premier Boxing Champions. Without further ado, here is a …
Read More »Gutierrez and Flores live on the WBA’s official YouTube channel on Friday – World Boxing Association
Veteran Roger Gutierrez and Moises Flores will face each other on Friday for the NABA lightweight title, an entity attached to the World Boxing Association (WBA). The event will take place in Maracaibo, Venezuela, and will put two fighters of great trajectory face to face. The Venezuelan Gutierrez will be …
Read More »WBA Future of Mexican Boxing continues this week – World Boxing Association
The third day of the WBA Future of Mexican Boxing will take place on Saturday, November 16 in the Mexican capital with the participation of more than 60 fighters of different ages. In an effort to promote young talent from various countries, the WBA has launched this program in conjunction …
Read More »Ford is the new WBA Continental North America champion – World Boxing Association
Raymond Ford captured the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental North America super featherweight belt by defeating Orlando Gonzalez on Saturday night at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The former featherweight world champion moved up a weight class to 130 pounds and put on a stellar performance in which he …
Read More »WBA Future of Mexican Boxing had another great day this weekend – World Boxing Association
The second day of the WBA Future of Mexican Boxing took place this weekend in Mexico City with a great presence of fighters of different ages in an amateur bout that left great sensations. With the help of Ricardo Chew, Decisión Dividida and Sport Boxing MX, the second date of …
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