The undefeated WBC Middleweight World Champion talks about life outside the ring as he prepares to face the dangerous Jose Benavidez Jr. Saturday, November 25, in Las Vegas, live on SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View. The return is here. This Saturday, November 25, undefeated WBC Middleweight World Champion Jermall Charlo will end a 30-month layoff when he faces…
Next Saturday, December 16, the undefeated American with Mexican origin, Arturo Popoca, will face the tough Venezuelan, Carlos Mujica. The 8 round bantamweight bout will be the co-main event of the evening between Murodjon Akhmadaliev and Kevin Gonzalez. The fight will take place at the Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, Arizona, United States. The fighter born…
After ten rounds, Mexican Erika Cruz defeated Venezuelan Mayerlin Rivas by majority decision of the judges and won the World Boxing Association super bantamweight belt in Inglewood, United States. These two Latin boxers put on an explosive boxing show for the audience inside the YouTube Theater. Mayerlin Rivas was in the ring for the third…
In the World Boxing Association (WBA) we were ready to celebrate our annual convention with the usual excitement, with three days of good boxing, the reunion of the WBA family, and the expectation of good things for our organization and for the sport. But it won’t be like that anymore. It will be much better. With…
Mayerlin Rivas and Erika Cruz declared themselves ready to fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) super bantamweight title this Saturday night at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California. The official pre-fight press conference was held on Thursday and the two fighters met for the first time in a calm conference in which they predicted…
Dmitry Bivol will return to the ring on December 23 in Ryad, Saudi Arabia, to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) light heavyweight belt against Lyndon Arthur. The Kingdom Arena of the stunning Saudi Arabian city will be the venue for the return of the Kyrgyzstan native fighter who has Russian nationality and wants to…
Johan Gonzalez defeated Guaidó Schramm on Wednesday night at the Whitesands Events Center, in Plant City, Florida, after an excellent main event fight in the Probox TV event. The Venezuelan fighter won a majority decision with scorecards of 97-93, 96-94 and 95-95 in a tough fight in which he had to work hard against the…
Orlando’s Justin Pauldo defeated Jerry Perez at the beginning of the fourth round in an excellent performance to win the World Boxing Association’s North American Continental regional title on Wednesday night in Plant City, Florida. With a clear and forceful rhythm of actions, Pauldo displayed his technical skills loaded with power and was leading Perez…
Marlon Tapales and Naoya Inoue will have a huge super bantamweight showdown for the 122 lbs. undisputed title on December 26. One day after Christmas, the Filipino will face the Asian at the Ariake Arena in Koto Ku, Japan. Tapales is the World Boxing Association (WBA) champion and also holds the IBF belt, while Inoue…
Khalid Yafai and Jonathan Rodriguez will contest the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight intercontinental belt this Saturday at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California. Yafai, a former world super flyweight champion, returned to boxing last year after a long absence and has been regaining his rhythm to return to the United States on a…
Two of the sport’s most vicious fighters open up ahead of their respective fights Saturday, November 25 in Las Vegas, live on SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View. Undefeated two-time super middleweight world champion David Benavidez and current IBF 140-pound World Champion Subriel Matias are this week’s guests on The PBC Podcast. Benavidez says he’s operating at the peak…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) regrets the death of Venezuelan Enzo Montero on Monday, November 13 at the age of 71, who was a judge and international referee of the pioneer organization. Montero, a native of the state of Zulia, died of an infection after having been hospitalized for several days in a local medical…