Terri Harper and Cecilia Braekhus drew in their bout this weekend at the Sheffield Arena, with the champion retaining her World Boxing Association (WBA) super welterweight belt. Harper remains the champion after a tough fight against the veteran Braekhus, which ended on scorecards of 95-95, 95-95 and 97-93 in a majority draw. The Brit and…
Leigh Wood had a spectacular night in Sheffield on Saturday and knocked out Josh Warrington in the 7th round to retain his World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight championship. The champion was in the first defense of his second WBA reign in the division and faced a tough opponent with a great rivalry between the two. …
Matchroom Boxing won the promotional rights for the World Boxing Association (WBA) super bantamweight eliminator bout between Uzbekistan’s Murodjon Akhmadaliev and Mexico’s Kevin Gonzalez, which was held this Monday morning, October 9, via zoom. Matchroom got the promotional rights after offering US$ 120,000.00 for the fight between the number one and the number two ranked…
Featherweight prospect Hopey Price scored another career victory over Connor Coghill to retain his World Boxing Association (WBA) continental belt at the Sheffield Arena this weekend. The southpaw knocked out his challenger for the belt in round 12 after a bout in which he had to work hard but was able to settle with confidence…
Las Vegas, NV (October 6, 2023) — The entire Zurdo-Smith fight card weighed in today at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas ahead of what is slated to be an electric fight night on DAZN tomorrow night (October 7). Star Boxing fighters are prepared for battle and looked sharp and ready. The official weights are as follows:…
Las Vegas, NV (October 9, 2023) Former Light Heavyweight World Champion Joe Smith Jr. debuted in the cruiserweight division on Saturday night, October 7 against Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez in a riveting ten-round clash that had fans on the edge of their seats at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, NV. Broadcast globally on DAZN, the action-packed two-way battle between the warriors…
The 21-year-old Frenchman Salomon Kitoko will make his professional boxing debut in the WBA Future program to be held in Andorra, with the support of Team Solé and the Andorran Boxing Federation, on November 4 at the Polidesportiu d’Andorra. The young Frenchman has a difficult test, as his first fight will be away from home…
Hopey Price will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental featherweight crown this Saturday against Connor Coghill at the Sheffield Arena in the United Kingdom. The southpaw fighter will once again expose his regional belt in a good test against an undefeated fighter and in an important event that will have Leigh Wood and Josh…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) regrets the passing of Venezuelan international judge Carlos Diaz on Tuesday in his native country. The Venezuelan National Boxing Coordination announced officially the passing of an honest boxing man who gave a lot to the sport and who served as part of the WBA team in several fights both locally…
Leigh Wood and Josh Warrington participated in the last press conference before their fight this Saturday for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Featherweight belt. Both were at the event that took place in Sheffield, England, and that gathered a large amount of press with two days left before the fight. Wood will defend his crown…
Gilberto “Zurdo†Ramirez will face Joe Smith Jr. this Saturday in a World Boxing Association (WBA) cruiserweight eliminator at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The Mexican will return to the ring after his last fight last year against Dmitry Bivol and will have an important fight against a strong opponent in search…
With an unexpected definition, and against all odds, Pablo “El Demoledor†Cano won the World Boxing Association super lightweight North American Continental title after defeating Zachary Ochoa by technical knockout in the sixth round at the Whitesands Events Center in Plant City, Florida, United States, on Wednesday. The bout had a dramatic storyline that won…