Kieron Conway captured the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) Intercontinental middleweight belt with a technical knockout victory over Linus Udofia on Saturday in Sheffield, England. Conway consistently dominated the rounds of the bout and caused an inflammation in his opponent’s right eye that did not allow him to continue fighting in the sixth round. The…
Bektemir Melikuziev defended his World Boxing Association (WBA) Intercontinental super middleweight belt after knocking out Alantez Fox on Saturday in the main event of the evening at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. The Uzbek faced the American as a prelude to the main event fight between Gilberto Ramirez and Joe Smith, which was a cruiserweight…
Gilberto “Zurdo†Ramirez defeated Joe Smith this Saturday night during their World Boxing Association (WBA) cruiserweight eliminator fight, which was the highlight of the event hosted by Golden Boy at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Mexican moved up in class and took on one of the good 200-pound contenders to score a 99-91…
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…