‘He is a conqueror and a prince, he is a tamer and he is the beast, he is the matador and the brave bull, he is the man and he is an animal. He is Carlos Monzón. He is, in short, the macho, in Spanish. But, in Argentina, they don’t say that Carlos is a…
Diego Pacheco is intent on making a statement to the Super-Middleweight division by becoming the first man to knock out Maciej Sulecki when he takes on the rugged Pole at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Los Angeles on Saturday night, live worldwide on DAZN. TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW FROM AXS.COM Pacheco (21-0 17…
COMMONWEALTH SUPER WELTERWEIGHT champion Sam Gilley has signed a promotional agreement with Frank Warren and Queensberry. ‘Magic Man’ Gilley holds a record of 17-1 (8 KOs) and last saw action at York Hall in October of last year when he overcame Louis Greene over 12 rounds to secure his Commonwealth status. Previously the 30-year-old became…
Venezuelan Albert Ramirez retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) International light heavyweight belt with a seventh round technical knockout victory over German Adam Deines at the Domo Jose Maria Vargas in La Guaira, Venezuela. Ramirez remained the regional champion of the pioneer organization after a complicated fight that he was able to solve as the…
Elijah Pierce and Jose Sanmartin will step into the ring to fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental America super bantamweight belt this Friday night in Atlanta, Georgia. The American will face the Colombian in the co-main event of the night, which will also feature Brandon Adams and Francisco Veron for the WBA Continental…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee called off the purse bid scheduled for Tuesday, August 27 to grant the promotional rights for the Muslim Gadzhimagomedov-Leon Harth bout as both teams announced that they have reached an agreement to make the bout. The mandatory WBA bridgerweight title fight had been ordered on August 14 and…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee approved the request made by the teams of Gilberto Ramirez and Yuniel Dorticos to extend the negotiation period for their cruiserweight title bout by 10 days. This Tuesday, August 27, the auction for the fight was due to take place, but at the request of the parties, the…
Next Saturday, August 31, the two fighters from Anzoátegui state, Venezuela, will meet, where Jonathan Hernández, undefeated, will defend for the fifth time his World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin title against the tough Eddy ‘El Terrible’ Colmenares. The 10-round Welterweight bout will be the co-main event of the fight between Aldana Florencia López (10-0) and…
With the aim of continuing to evolve in the noble art, the World Boxing Association was part of a solidarity event in the town of Lugano, in the province of Buenos Aires where the WBA KIDS project was presented. The Saturday morning event, which started in Barrio 20 of Lugano and was called ‘High Impact’,…
The second KO Drugs Day was held on Saturday at the Casino de Buenos Aires and one of the main moments was the consecration of the local Nazarena ‘Capricho’ Romero as World Boxing Association 122 lbs. absolute champion after defeating the Mexican Pailette Valenzuela Cuesta by technical knockout. It was a bout that received a…
On Saturday night, under the lights of the glamorous Casino of Buenos Aires, the World Boxing Association KO Drugs concluded with the second day of fights and the attendance of this noble art’s family. Each stage of this prestigious social festival, which has been supporting different institutions that fight against drugs since the 90’s, was…
Nunez’s clash with Marriaga completes the card in Carson, where an all-Mexican war stands out, as Arturo Cardenas takes on Jesus Arechiga. Cardenas (14-0-1 8 KOs) defends his Continental Americas Super-Bantamweight title for the second time in LA, having edged out Danny Flores via majority decision in Phoenix in June to defend the strap for…