Gilberto “Zurdo†Ramirez became the first cruiserweight world champion in the history of Mexican boxing after winning the World Boxing Association (WBA) belt against Arsen Goulamirian on Saturday night in the main bout of the event held at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California. Ramirez won by unanimous decision with 118-110 scorecards from all three…
Former world champion Jorge Linares made his debut as World Boxing Association (WBA) fight supervisor this weekend during the Gilberto Ramirez vs. Arsen Goulamirian showdown in Inglewood, California. If anything has characterized the “Golden Boy†during his life and career, it is his versatility and his ability to adapt to different roles both inside and…
Michael Rosenthal takes a look back at an epic night of action last weekend from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Sebastian Fundora did what it took to upset Tim Tszyu and become a world champion for the first time in a horribly bloody fight. Isaac Cruz shut the mouth of Rolando Romero in violent fashion,…
Fundora and Tszyu cap off a thrilling night of action with a tense back and forth battle that ended with a career-defining win for Fundora Saturday night. #TszyuFundora is a bloodbath. pic.twitter.com/jytElMqMhD — Premier Boxing Champions (@premierboxing) March 31, 2024 The long car rides. The long morning runs. Sebastian Fundora’s climb to the top was…
Arvin Jhon Paciones made the second defense of his WBA Asia light flyweight title with a first round knockout win over Wanchai Nianghansa on Friday. The Filipino was the star of the event held at the SpacePlus Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, as he put on a devastating performance against the home fighter and remained the…
In a vibrant bout that will go down in women’s boxing history, Seniesa “Super Bad†Estrada retained her World Boxing Association minimumweight crown and became the new undisputed champion after a unification against Yokasta Valle in Arizona, United States. Without a round of study, the two boxers took center stage to carry out a fight…
Four World Title bouts and nonstop action awaits as Premier Boxing Champions presents its inaugural Prime Video event tonight from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Tonight, the inaugural PBC Pay-Per-View event on Prime Video will see rising star and undefeated world champion Tim Tszyu (24-0, 17 KOs) in the main event taking on all-action contender…
A very special name occupies our attention today in our usual remembrances of old boxing times. We are talking about Henry Armstrong, born Henry Jackson on December 12, 1912 in Columbus, Mississippi, a legendary figure considered by experts and historians of the discipline among the 10 best boxers of all times. Â This was confirmed…
The World Boxing Association celebrates, on March 30, another birthday anniversary of Gilberto Mendoza, president emeritus of the pioneer organization of the boxing world. Mendoza, a central figure in the history of the WBA, bequeathed to posterity the great work he did, while he was at the helm of the organization, for more than four…
Insights from the final press conference ahead of Saturday night’s stacked PBC PPV available on Prime Video. The fighters made their final comments. Now it’s time for their fists to do the talking. WBO Junior Middleweight World Champion Tim Tszyu and Sebastian Fundora, who will fight for Tszyu’s belt and the vacant WBC World Title…
Owner of the World Boxing Association super bantamweight championship, Erika Cruz, will be the host in Aguascalientes, Mexico, to receive the Argentinian fighter Nazarena Romero on May 11. In the last few days, the fight has been confirmed and promises to be a real war for the fans. The Mexican Erika Cruz was featherweight champion…
Rolando Romero and Isaac Cruz participated in the public training session prior to their fight on Saturday amidst a great atmosphere in Las Vegas. Both boxers, who will fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight belt, took their turns working out in front of the press and fans in attendance. As usual, the…