Two icons of boxing, a sport that according to historians was born some 7,000 years ago in Abyssinia, now Ethiopia, were born this month: one of them, the late Muhammad Ali, “The greatest and most beautiful of allâ€, as he liked to proclaim himself, and Bernard Hopkins, aka The Alien and The Executioner, for many…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) has approved the Female Light Flyweight World Championship bout between Maria Guadalupe Bautista and Sara Haghighat Joo, which will take place on April 27th in Toronto, Canada. Kina Malpartida, director of the women’s championship committee, sent a letter formally approving the request for the fight between the Mexican and the…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Female Championships Committee ordered the fight between the super bantamweight champion, Erika Cruz, and the official challenger Nazarena Romero. The organization sent the communication to both parties on Wednesday, January 17 and the 30-day period to reach an agreement will be extended from January 18 to February 18. Cruz comes…
The main event of the night pitted two undefeated fighters against each other and Williams put on a masterful performance in a tough fight that he was able to resolve by knockout. In the sixth round, he landed a counter right hand that left Feliciano in bad shape. The American managed to finish off with…
The WBA Asia made the official anouncemen of the WBA Asia National Tournament during the annual judges and referees seminar held by the organization in Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday. Won Kim, from WBA Asia, and Liu Gan, who represents WBA China, gave details of this project, which intends to develop the sport in this continent…
Undefeated Victor Ezequiel Rodriguez will face Jose Hugo Acevedo this Friday for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin super welterweight belt at the Estadio Superdomo, in La Rioja, Argentina. The fight will be a rematch after their fight last October 14 draw and in which they also sought the regional crown of the pioneer…
Venezuelan Carlos Cañizales arrived in Japan for his showdown against World Boxing Association (WBA) super flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji next Tuesday, January 23. The former world champion is ready for a new opportunity and knows it won’t be easy, but he assured he is one hundred percent ready for the challenge ahead. “CCCâ€, as the…
World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight champion Artem Dalakian did a public workout in Osaka as part of the lead-up to his bout next Tuesday, January 23 against Seigo Yuri Akui. The Ukrainian arrived in Japan this week to get acclimated for his showdown with the home fighter and on Monday he shared with the press…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee ordered negotiations for the middleweight world title fight between champion Erislandy Lara and his mandatory challenger Michael Zerafa. The pioneer organization sent the official communication to the parties, which will have from January 15 to February 15 to reach an agreement for this bout. Erislandy Lara has been…
The heavyweight bout between former world champion Anthony Joshua and puncher Francis Ngannou was officially unveiled at a press conference held in London, England, on Monday, January 15. Joshua and Ngannou will step into the ring on March 8 in Ryad, Saudi Arabia, in a big event that will put them face to face in…
Dominican Erick “Minipacman†Rosa vacated his World Boxing Association (WBA) minimum title on January 15 through a letter sent by his team to the pioneering body. The message, signed by the promoter Bélgica Peña, thanked the WBA for all the opportunities received by the Quintana Roo native and highlighted that the reason for this decision…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) ordered the eliminator between #1 heavyweight Martin Bakole and #7 Cassius Chaney. The Championships Committee sent the formal communication to both fighters’ teams, giving them 30 days to sign the bout contract and fight for the opportunity to become the next mandatory challenger for title. Pursuant to championship rule C….