Naoya Inoue will return to the ring on September 3 to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) super bantamweight crown against veteran TJ Doheny at the Ariana Arena in Koto Ku, Japan. The Japanese will also put the WBO, WBC and IBF belts on the line in another big night of boxing that will include…
The most interesting of the WBA Future is the one that is being held in Houston, Texas, by former world champion Juan Diaz and that is oriented to the amateur level. Although the idea was born in Houston, it is being carried out in Fresno and this September 20th the second date of this event…
THE WBA WORLD featherweight champion Nick Ball will make a first defence of his title in a Liverpool homecoming fight on Saturday October 5 at the M&S Bank Arena, exclusively live on TNT Sports. Tickets for the show will be on sale from Thursday 22 August at 10am from ticketquarter.co.uk https://www.mandsbankarena.com/whats-on/queensberry-boxing-ball-rios/ The last two fights…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee has ordered the mandatory fight between bantamweight champion Muslim Gadzhimagomedov and challenger Leon Harth. The organization sent the statement to both parties, informing that both will have 30 days to negotiate, which will end on September 14, 2024. Championships rule C.11 ‘vacant title defence periods’ states that the…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) announced the launch of a new course for trainers that will be held online starting September 15. The training is open to all parts of the world and is supported by the WBA Academy in an effort to continue updating and delivering certifications to those who have the responsibility to…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) team, led by its president, Gilberto Jesús Mendoza, visited the Sports Medicine Institute Memorial Herman, in Houston, Texas, where he held a meeting with doctors Walter Lowe and Adan RÃos. During the productive day, different topics of sports medicine and different disciplines were discussed. This was President Mendoza’s first activity…
On Sunday, July 21, the boxing world was rocked by the sad news of the death of former World Boxing Association lineal Bantamweight world champion Richie Sandoval of a heart attack at the age of 63. Sandoval, of Mexican descent and born in Pomona, Southern California, on October 18, 1960, was an elite fighter who…
Deon Nicholson and Sergio Jimenez will step into the ring this Friday to fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental North America light heavyweight belt at the Tuscaloosa Rivermarket in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The American will face the Mexican in a fight where a knockout is in the air due to the power both fighters…
The WBA Asia Convention that took place in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from last Friday came to an end this Sunday, August 11. A boxing evening concluded the event, with several regional titles fought between talented boxers and the presence of the President of the World Boxing Association (WBA), Gilberto Jesus Mendoza. After two…
On Friday, August 9, the first WBA-Asia Convention was officially opened in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, where the regional organization, together with the World Boxing Association (WBA), are committed to the systematic development of boxing in the region with the firm conviction that by working together promoters, managers, boxers and the organization, the continent…
FRANK WARREN IS delighted to announce the signing of National Amateur welterweight champion Lucas Biswana to fight under the Queensberry promotional banner. Lucas, 20, is another product of the prolific Everton Red Triangle gym in Liverpool, where he came through the amateur ranks and is now trained by veteran coach Paul Stevenson alongside professional talents…
Won Kim, director of WBA-Asia, officially announced a regional tournament to strengthen the development of boxing in the Asian continent to get more solid champions. This presentation was made during the first WBA-Asia convention and was well received by all attendees. The first phase of the tournament consists of national competitions which will be led…