Cuban Orestes Velazquez continues his undefeated career after defeating Mohamed Soumaoro this Saturday in Orlando, Florida, and thus retaining his World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight international crown. The Antillean scored a technical knockout in the eighth round against a strong and brave opponent like the Canadian, who could not overcome the strength of the…
Sep 25, 2023 By PBC Editor Undisputed Junior Middleweight World Champion and Houston-native Jermell Charlo received a hometown send-off on Saturday before he headed to Las Vegas to challenge Undisputed Super Middleweight World Champion Canelo Ãlvarez headlining a SHOWTIME PPV on September 30 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Jermell Charlo Received Houston Send-off (Andrew…
Austin Williams retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) international middleweight belt by defeating veteran Steve Rolls by unanimous decision on Saturday at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. The American got 97-93 scorecards from the three judges and passed a good test to continue on his way to the elite of the category. Williams…
Jessica McCaskill and Sandy Ryan drew during their bout for all welterweight division titles on Saturday night at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. With the result, McCaskill retained her World Boxing Association (WBA) belt, as well as the WBC and IBF belts, while Ryan retained her WBO strap. The scorecards were 97-93, 94-96…
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 American fighter to be one…
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 round thanks to a body…
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 DiBella’s DiBella Entertainment, this contest will…
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 professional fights to provide opportunities…
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 most important fights 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, Sergio Mora and Matthew Macklin,…
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 his punches and a permanent…
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, which predicts that it will…