The young American prospect, Anthony Olascuaga will be the opponent of the Japanese Kenshiro Teraji next April 8 at the Ariake Arena, in Koto Ku, Japan. Originally, the World Boxing Association (WBA) and WBC champion would face Jonathan Gonzalez, WBO belt holder. However, an illness suffered by Gonzalez forced him to withdraw from the fight….
The showdown between undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney and veteran Vasyl Lomachenko became official on Tuesday. The company announced that the American champion will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA), IBF, WBO and WBC crowns against the Ukrainian on May 20 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Haney is coming off two consecutive…
The third and final event of the seventh Gilberto Mendoza International Boxing Festival will take place this Thursday, March 30 at the Pedro “Rockero†Alcazar Gymnasium, located in Curundú, Panama with live broadcast through the World Boxing Association YouTube channel starting at 2:00 p.m. local time. After tremendous successes in Maracay, Venezuela, on March 11…
Clara Lescurat received the Boxer of the Year award from TyC Sports’ renowned TV program “Boxeo de Primeraâ€, a 30-year-old project that has become an icon throughout Argentina. The World Boxing Association (WBA) super flyweight champion had a great 2022 in which she won her crown and also made a defense. In June she faced…
British heavyweight Fabio Wardley will face American Michael Polite Coffie this Saturday for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) continental belt at the O2 Arena in London. Wardley vs Polite will be on the undercard of an event that will feature the return of Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin in the main event. Wardley is…
The former world champion, Japanese Ryota Murata, held a press conference on Tuesday, to announce that he is retiring as a boxer after a successful career in both amateur and professional boxing. Murata is one of the most outstanding Japanese fighters of an entire era, having won an Olympic medal in his career, in addition…
London will witness the return of idol Anthony Joshua, who will fight Jermaine Franklin this Saturday at the O2 Arena, London. Joshua comes from two consecutive losses to Oleksandr Usyk for world title fights, but after those setbacks he announced that he would keep working and now he is back with the intention of regaining…
The bidding for the fight between the World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Minimum Champion, Thammanoon Niyomtrong, and the champion of the category, Erick Rosa, scheduled to be held on Tuesday, March 28 in Panama City, was cancelled after both teams announced to the Championships Committee that they reached an agreement. The pioneer organization received the…
Germany’s Felix Langberg captured the Continental Europe heavyweight belt with a one round knockout over Patrick Korte on Saturday at the Grand Elysée venue in Rotherbaum, Germany. The undefeated fighter continues his rise after a demolishing performance to retain the regional title. The 31-year-old fighter’s power was obvious from the start and Korte could do…
Prospect Milan Prat defeated Abel Mina on Saturday at the Grand Elysée venue in Rotherbaum, Germany, and is now the new World Boxing Association (WBA) intercontinental super welterweight champion. The 23-year-old Frenchman scored a knockout in just two rounds to confirm his favoritism in the fight and achieve a resounding victory that ratified him as…
Filipino Garen Diagan won the World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian minimum belt with a split decision victory over local Huu Toan Lee at the Saigon Sports Club in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was a memorable day with three WBA Asia regional championships in a country where boxing has been growing strongly in recent…
The second of three stages in the 7th Edition of the Gilberto Mendoza International Festival took place this weekend in Barranquilla, Colombia, with more than 40 athletes from eight national leagues that gathered at the Cuadrilátero Élite Gymnasium facilities. With the support of the Colombian Boxing Federation, Alberto Agámez Producciones and the gym itself, the…