Aurelio Fiengo, leader of Fedelatin, received a heartfelt tribute this Saturday at the Panama Hotel during the boxing event that took place. In the midst of the good boxing and the action of the fights, time was taken to pay tribute to one of the members of the World Boxing Association (WBA) for his historic…
IN EIGHT ANNUAL GIVEAWAY, THE OSCAR DE LA HOYA FOUNDATION DONATES MORE THAN $25K IN EQUIPMENT TO FIVE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA YOUTH BOXING PROGRAMS Mandatory Credit: Golden Boy / Cris Esqueda DUARTE, CA (March 15, 2023): The Oscar De La Hoya Foundation donated more than $25K in state-of-the-art boxing equipment for its eighth annual giveaway to…
The president of the World Boxing Association (WBA), Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, announced that Usyk and Fury’s representatives will have until April 1 to agree on the heavyweight unification bout. The pioneer organization, aware that this fight will be of great value for world boxing, has kept on hold the mandatory fight between Usyk and Daniel…
OFFICIAL WEIGHTS AND PHOTOS JOSEPH “JOJO†DIAZ, JR. VS. MERCITO “NO MERCY†GESTASATURDAY, MARCH 18 – LIVE ON DAZN Mandatory Credit: Golden Boy / Cris Esqueda Statement from Golden Boy Promotions regarding Gilberto Ramirez vs. Gabriel Rosado*:“Due to Gilberto “Zurdo†Ramirez failing to make the contracted weight, Zurdo vs. Rosado has been canceled. We are very disappointed…
MERCITO “NO MERCY†GESTA GOES THE DISTANCE AGAINST JOSEPH “JOJO†DIAZ AND SECURES SPLIT DECISION VICTORY LIVE AND EXCLUSIVE ON DAZN Mandatory Credit: Golden Boy LONG BEACH, CA (March 18, 2023): In an action packed fight night, Mercito “No Mercy†Gesta (33-3-3, 17 KOs) proved he is still in the running as one of the top fighters in…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee has notified Dominican Hector Garcia, current Super Featherweight champion, that his mandatory opponent is American Lamont Roach, currently ranked number one in the WBA rankings, on Monday, March 20. Garcia won the WBA belt on August 20, 2022 and, as indicated by the rules of the body, he…
ZURDO VS. ROSADO PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES AND PHOTOS Mandatory Credit: Golden Boy / Cris Esqueda LONG BEACH, CA (March 16, 2023): As the countdown continues to Saturday, March 18, Gilberto “Zurdo†RamÃrez (44-1, 30 KOs) of Mazatlan, Mexico and Philadelphia’s Gabriel “King†Rosado (26-16-1, 15 KOs) hosted a press conference at the Walter Pyramid in Long…
World Boxing Association (WBA) minimumweight champion and one of the sport’s biggest stars, Seniesa Estrada, will unify her championship with WBC champion Tina Rupprecht this Saturday at the Save Mar Arena in Fresno, California. Estrada has been the WBA 105-pound champion since March 2021 when she defeated Anabel Ortiz by unanimous decision in Fort Worth….
The Southern District Court of Florida dismissed charges alleging that the World Boxing Association (WBA) was involved in a lawsuit filed by former world champion Manuel Charr against Don King Promotions. The court dismissed the accusations that Charr’s legal team had made against the organization, based, among other things, on the WBA’s internal rules and…
The next stop on the promotional tour for the fight between Saul Alvarez and John Ryder took place on Thursday in San Diego, California. Both men held a press conference to talk about their undisputed super middleweight title fight on May 6 in Guadalajara, Mexico. San Diego is a very important city due to the…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental super bantamweight title bout between Hopey Price and Thomas Masson is ready and in order after both fighters completed the weigh-in this Friday, in Newcastle. After stepping on the scales, both were cleared for their bout this Saturday. Price clocked in at 121.4 lbs, while Masson made 120.8 lbs,…
Cyrus Pattison and Chris Jenkins completed the final step before their World Boxing Association (WBA) international welterweight title fight on Saturday at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle, England. Pattison weighed in at 146.4 pounds, while Jenkins weighed in at 146 pounds, which qualifies them both to fight for the vacant 147-pound regional belt. It will…