World Boxing Association (WBA) No. 15 featherweight contender Ryuto Owa continued his rise this week, stopping Mickael DÃaz by third-round TKO at Tokyo’s iconic Korakuen Hall. Owa imposed his will from the opening bell, overwhelming the Colombian with sharp offense and steady pressure. The 27-year-old Okinawa native controlled the action and closed the show early,…
WBA Middleweight World Champion Erislandy “The American Dream†Lara will take on unified WBO and IBF Middleweight World Champion Janibek Alimkhanuly in the high-stakes co-main event of a loaded PBC Pay-Per-View on Prime Video on Saturday, December 6 from Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. The pay-per-view action will also feature two-division world champion…
This Saturday, October 31, Argentine boxing will host another regional clash as Iván Ricardo Actis (11-0-1, 7 KOs) faces Ariel Leonel López (7-0, 5 KOs) for the vacant WBA Fedelatin Cono Sur middleweight title (160 lbs). The bout will take place at the Club Unión Eléctrica in Córdoba. Actis, 28, a native of Córdoba, enters…
The Balkans will rumble this October 31 as Austria’s Edin Avdic (12-0, 7 KOs) faces Germany’s David “Mr. Bomb†Kerkmann (26-2, 22 KOs) for the vacant WBA International super middleweight title (168 lbs) in the main event taking place in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. At 41 years old, Kerkmann brings a wealth…
This Thursday, October 30, women’s boxing will take center stage for a historic night at the Cabaret du Casino de Montréal, where Canada’s own Mary Spencer (10-2, 6 KOs) will defend her WBA super welterweight world title (154 lbs) against American star Mikaela Mayer (21-2, 5 KOs). At 40 years old, Ontario native Spencer will…
Cuban super welterweight Yoelvis Gómez will defend his WBA Continental Americas title this Saturday night at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida, against unbeaten local contender Antraveous Ingram. The 28-year-old “Joya†Gómez will make the first defense of the belt he won on August 22, when he edged Edwine Humaine by majority decision in…
This October 30 marks 51 years since one of the most legendary fights in boxing history — the one famously dubbed “The Rumble in the Jungle†by its flamboyant promoter Don King. The bout pitted two of the greatest heavyweights of all time: the charismatic and unmatched Muhammad Ali, and the fearsome knockout artist George…
Cuban heavyweight Lenier Peró will return to the ring this Saturday at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, putting his WBA Continental Americas title on the line against dangerous British contender Jordan Thompson. The 32-year-old southpaw from Cuba has been carving his path in one of boxing’s hottest divisions and will headline the Matchroom Boxing…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) will make its way to Fiji this weekend for a double championship event, as Suva’s Vodafone Arena hosts two WBA Oceania title fights this Saturday night. In the main event, Australia’s veteran Francia Chua will face Mikaele Ravalaca for the WBA Oceania super lightweight title, while the co-main event will…
The festive Fight Night sees the unbeaten 9-0 (6 KOs) Lightweight return to the UK, fresh from his impressive US debut in Philadelphia earlier this month when he defeated James Wilkins. Now he faces a tough test in an eliminator for the English title against the 14-1 (4 KOs) ‘Wigan Warrior’ Joe Howarth – managed…
Joshua Buatsi and Zach Parker are set to square off this Saturday at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England, in a high-stakes clash for the World Boxing Association (WBA) International light heavyweight title. The bout, promoted by Queensberry Promotions, stands out as one of the marquee attractions of the night, featuring two elite contenders…
Japan’s Ayumu Sano (11-0-1, 5 KOs) claimed the WBA Asia super flyweight title with a commanding unanimous decision victory over the Philippines’ Reymart “Cebuano Assassin†Tagacanao (11-1, 9 KOs) on October 25 at the Bishkek Arena in Kyrgyzstan, in a clash between two undefeated prospects seeking regional supremacy. The judges’ scorecards told the story: 117-111,…