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Frenchman Sofiane Oumiha won the World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight continental belt after defeating Nicolas Blanco by technical knockout this Saturday during the IBA Night of Champions held in Monaco.  The Frenchman won the regional belt by defining the fight in the sixth round and took away the undefeated South …

Young Carlos Utria got a convincing victory in the stellar fight of the Future of Colombian Boxing program, which took place this Saturday at the Cuadrilátero Elite Gym, in Barranquilla, Colombia.  The 20-year-old fighter defeated Venezuelan Santiago Ochoa in a duel of undefeated fighters with a knockout in the first …

Steve Rolls steps back into the ring this Saturday, September 23, facing Austin “Ammo” Williams. This highly-anticipated clash promises 10 rounds of nonstop action, with the IBF North American middleweight championship up for grabs. Williams’ WBA International middleweight belt will also be at stake. Presented by Matchroom Boxing in association with Lou …

This Saturday a new edition of the Future of Colombian Boxing will take place with many of the young talent of the country in action and the event will be held at the Cuadrilátero Elite Gym in Barranquilla. As usual, a significant number of amateur fights will be combined with …

Jessica McCaskill and Sandy Ryan fulfilled the press conference before their welterweight unification bout this Saturday at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida.  The American, champion of the World Boxing Association, the IBF and the WBC, will face the British, who holds the WBO belt in one of the …

Canadian Kareem Hackett, won the WBA Intercontinental light heavyweight belt, after unanimously defeating Clay Waterman with ease and power, in Plant, Florida, United States. An underdog from the moments leading up to the fight, Hackett put to work the enormous experience gathered after camps with middleweight greats like Peter Quillin, …

Kazakhstan boxer Batyrzhan Jukembayev defeated Argentina’s Hugo Roldan on Wednesday night in Plant, Florida, United States, and won the WBA 140 lbs. intercontinental belt. The judges’ decision was split with cards: 92-97/96-93/95-94.  Jukembayev had difficulties to unleash his body-to-body and power boxing, but in the whole fight the firmness of …

The International Boxing Association (IBA) announced that it will hold an International Cup in honor of Nelson Mandela, called the Mandela Cup, from October 9 to 14 in Durban, South Africa.  The event will have the participation of 13 categories in the men’s division and 12 in the women’s division, …

An event of more than eight professional bouts marked the return of boxing to Caracas with Josber Perez as the protagonist on Saturday night. The native of Ocumare del Tuy won the super flyweight national belt (vacant), after defeating José Farfán by knockout in the fourth round.  The event was …

Austin Williams, the World Boxing Association (WBA) International middleweight champion will put his belt on the line against Canadian Steve Rolls next Saturday at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida.  The bout will be a new test for Williams, a 27-year-old undefeated regional champion who seeks to face the …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) mourns the passing of former Nicaraguan world champion Eddy Gazo on Tuesday, September 19 at the age of 73. Gazo was one of the greatest glories of Nicaragua, a very important country for boxing, and was only the second native to become a world champion …

The International Boxing Association (IBA) Night of Champions, an event that will be held in conjunction with the World Boxing Association (WBA) this Saturday in Monaco, will be a historic evening that will feature great talent in the ring. The event will feature both amateur and professional boxing, something that …