Saul “Canelo†Alvarez announced his return to the ring for next May 6. The Mexican will return home and will do so against John Ryder at the Chivas Stadium in Guadalajara to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight belt, in addition to the WBC, IBF and WBO crowns. In a very significant press…
Cyrus Pattison and Chris Jenkins comply their public training prior to their fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) international welterweight title at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle, England. While the two are getting ready for the fight, different promotional activities are taking place and this Wednesday was the turn of the training sessions. The…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) mourns the passing of Nicaraguan Gustavo JarquÃn, sportswriter and international judge, who was a member of our family since 2011. Different reports from the Nicaraguan national press said that JarquÃn suffered a blood pressure rise and a heart attack while broadcasting his program “Cápsulas Deportivas†in the morning hours, for…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee ordered the bout between middleweight champion Erislandy Lara and top challenger Michael Zerafa. The organization sent the communication to the parties on March 13 with a 30-day negotiation period starting on March 14 and ending on April 13. Lara became the only champion once Gennady Golovkin gave up…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee sent notification to Otabek Kholmatov and his team stating that the Uzbek has been named the mandatory challenger in the 126-pound division. Following his victory over Thomas Patrick Ward in the final eliminator, the Uzbek is now the official challenger to the title currently held by Mexico’s Mauricio…
World Boxing Association (WBA) super welterweight champion Terri Harper will make the first defense of her crown against legend Cecilia Braekhus on May 20 at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. The bout was included in the Matchroom Boxing event whose main bout will be between Chantelle Cameron and Katie Taylor, for the undisputed super lightweight…
Katie Taylor will take on the challenge of moving up in class to face Chantelle Cameron on May 20 for the World Boxing Association super lightweight title and the IBF, WBC and WBO belts at the Arena in Dublin, Ireland. After Amanda Serrano’s injury suspended the bout for the undisputed lightweight title, Taylor decided to…
Prospect Hopey Price will have a big test this Saturday in pursuit of the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental super bantamweight belt. The 23-year-old fighter will step into the ring at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle to face Thomas Masson at the Matchroom Boxing evening. The flyweight card will feature Cyrus Pattison and Chris Jenkins…
Cyrus Pattison and Chris Jenkins will star this Saturday at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle, England, in a welterweight bout in which the World Boxing Association (WBA) International belt will be at stake. Pattison, 28, will have a great opportunity for the regional title of the pioneer organization in what will only be his sixth…
Returning to the path of victory is a promising condition for any athlete who is not on a winning streak. On this occasion, the joy was on the Canadian side: Kandi Wyatt defeated British Kristie Bavington in a split decision on Friday night, March 10, under the lights of the Hangar Events Venue, Wolverhampton, West…
Paris, France (March 11, 2023) – Star Boxing heavyweight CARLOS TAKAM (now 40-7-1 28KO’s) secured a major victory today when he defeated former gold medalist TONY YOKA (now 11-2 9KO’s) in Paris, France, notching his 40th professional victory. It was a clear decision victory for Takam who controlled the pace and action of the fight from the start. Known as…
The unbeaten Australian star shines in his native country, scoring an impressive stoppage to set the stage for an anticipated showdown versus 154-pound kingpin Jermell Charlo. Facing the toughest challenge of his career, Tim Tszyu turned in his finest performance. On Saturday night, before 11,740 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, Tszyu (22-0, 16…