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Erick Rosa will return to the ring on August 25 to face Orlando Pino at the Fencing Pavilion of the Santo Domingo Olympic Center in the Dominican Republic.  The World Boxing Association (WBA) minimum champion took the permission offered by the organization for an optional non-title fight before facing Thammanoon …

The president of the World Boxing Association (WBA), Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, was present this Tuesday at the Continental Boxing Championship in Cali, an event of the International Boxing Association (IBA) in which the best amateur fighters of the region participate. The leader of the pioneer organization attended the finals of …

A last minute change of opponent was confirmed for Venezuelan boxer Cristian Baez, who will now be facing Russian fighter Petros Ananyan at the Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, in Florida, USA.  The bout to be held on Wednesday, August 9, is scheduled for 10 rounds at super lightweight, and …

The WBA Future of Panamanian Boxing that was held at the “Rockero” Alcazar Gym, in Curundú, Panama, marked the beginning of a great project in this important country for the pioneer organization.  Dozens of amateur fighters had the opportunity to participate in different bouts aimed at opening windows for young …

Otar Eranosyan and Roger Gutierrez both made weight for their World Boxing Association (WBA) super featherweight eliminator fight tomorrow at the Whitesands Events Center in Plant City, Florida.  Both men met the 130-pound limit for the fight and are ready to step into the ring on Wednesday night. The Georgia …

Amanda Serrano repeated history. The Puerto Rican proved she is still one of the best in the world and defeated Heather Hardy on Saturday night to retain her undisputed featherweight championship with a unanimous decision at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.  The World Boxing Association (WBA) champion retained …

Australian Desley Robinson defeated New Zealand’s Nailin Helu by split decision last Friday at the ABA Stadium, Auckland, Australia. The local fighter got a close victory to win the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) Oceania middleweight title.  It was a tough fight that ended with a satisfying victory in which …

Jennifer Meza became the Fedelatin light minimumweight champion by defeating Yoselin Fernandez this Saturday night by unanimous decision during their bout held at the FAB stadium, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  It was a historic fight for boxing in this country since it is the first regional title of the category …

World Boxing Association (WBA) Intercontinental super lightweight champion Jack Catterall will face former Venezuelan world champion Jorge Linares on October 21 at the Echo Arena, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The “Gato Catterall, will defend for the first time the title he won this year against the Irish, Darragh Foley (22-5) by …

A new boxing season began in Baltimore with Dominique Crowder as the star of the show. The American defeated Kenny Demecillo by unanimous decision to win the World Boxing Association (WBA) International bantamweight belt.  The scorecards of the judges of the Maryland Athletic Commission were 100-89, 99-91 and 99-91, all …

Uwel Hernandez won the World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Middleweight Gold belt with a two round knockout victory over Juan Rodolfo Juarez on Friday night at the Pandeportes Combat Coliseum in Panama City. The Cuban-born, who has German nationality, had a devastating performance and only needed two rounds to defeat …

Japan’s Yuko Kuroki defeated Monserrat Alarcon to take the World Boxing Association (WBA) minimum lightweight title from her on Saturday at the Central Gym in Kobe, Japan.  Kuroki and Alarcon had a very close fight that was decided by majority decision in favor of the home fighter with cards of …