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British James Metcalf will return to the ring this Saturday to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental super welterweight crown against American Courtney Pennington at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, United Kingdom.  Metcalf is coming off a regional title win over Kerman Lejarraga in Spain, whom he defeated …

By Frank Warren THE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR stadium was turned into our very own version of Winter Wonderland on Saturday. Despite all the negativity, the naysayers and predictions of a half-full stadium, the pulling power of Tyson Fury was there for all to see on a nippy night in North London. …

Daniel Dubois defeated Kevin Lerena by technical knockout in three rounds last Saturday, in Tottenham, London, and retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) world heavyweight belt in a great performance. The home fighter, who was in for the first defense of his crown, lived a great drama but was able …

Guadalupe “La Licenciada” Bautista won unanimously in her homeland after ten rounds of war against her compatriot Gabriela “La Bonita” Sanchez. Thus, Bautista retained the World Boxing Association’s junior flyweight title on Saturday, December 5.  The Mexican won the belt on December 12, 2020 in Culiacan, Mexico, when she defeated …

Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, president of the World Boxing Association, dean of the world of boxing, installs its Centennial Convention on December 11 at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida, having as main topics the Mental Health of boxers, in addition to the reduction plan (unification) of world champions and …

Hyun Mi Choi and Alycia Baumgardner will fight for the undisputed super featherweight title and the WBA Championships Committee has sent their fight to Purse Bid on December 12, in Orlando, Florida. The Caribe Royale Hotel, in Orlando, will be the venue for the bidding, during the Centennial Convention of …

The Purse Bid for the mandatory welterweight bout between the World Boxing Association (WBA) champion and challenger Vergil Ortiz Jr.  will be held on Monday, December 12 at the Caribe Royale Hotel, in Orlando, at the Centennial Convention of the pioneer organization. The WBA sent the official communication to both …

TYSON FURY, OLEKSANDR Usyk and Joe Joyce gave us a glimpse of the heavyweight landscape for 2023 in the aftermath of Fury’s 10th round destruction of Derek Chisora at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Gypsy King retained his WBC world heavyweight title and Lineal champion status with a dominating display …

Thai prospect Phoobadin Yoohanngoh will step into the ring again this Saturday to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian super lightweight crown against Filipino Rimar Metuda in Bangkok, Thailand. The undefeated 18-year-old fighter is the regional champion and has been climbing up the rankings at a rapid pace. He …

She arrived almost as an unknown to be the star of the main fight. On November 26, in Dubai, British Nina Hughes broke all odds by unanimously defeating American Jamie Mitchell to be crowned the new World Boxing Association 118-pound champion. The judges’ scorecards were 96-94 on two cards and …

The bout between World Boxing Association (WBA) women’s bantamweight champion Jessica Nery and WBC monarch Kim Clavel, which was to take place this Thursday in Canada, had to be postponed to next January 13 due to health problems of the home fighter, according to the promoter of the event. Yesterday …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) KO Drugs, to be held on December 11 on the opening day of the Centennial Convention, will have Irishman Conor Coyle defending his NABA middleweight title against Sladan Janjanin of Bosnia.  The Caribe Royale Hotel, Orlando, will host a great event, organized by Boxlab Promotions …