The undefeated welterweight title aims to deliver a standout performance against the dangerous Roiman Villa Saturday night on the Davis vs. Garcia SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View. Rashidi Ellis is relaxed. He’s confident. You can hear it in his voice. You can see it in his demeanor. Above all, the 29-year-old welterweight seems …
Read More »Maira Moneo was one step away from the World Championship – World Boxing Association
They say that great opportunities come when you are thirsty enough, and they better find you ready. Uruguayan boxer Maira “Panterita” Moneo achieved the biggest victory of her career after defeating Erica “Pantera” Farias last Friday, December 30. Thus, Moneo not only retained her Fedelatin belt but also won the …
Read More »Hector Garcia is the revelation of the year and “Camaron” Zepeda Honorable Mention – World Boxing Association
Dominican Hector Garcia won the World Boxing Association (WBA) Revelation of the Year award, while William Zepeda received the Honorable Mention after an exceptional 2022 for both fighters. Garcia fulfilled his great dream of becoming a world champion and had to overcome several barriers to achieve it. The now WBA …
Read More »FRANKHAM PLAYING THE POWER GAME
FORMER AMATEUR SUPERSTAR Charles Frankham revealed that he is in the process of adding power to his array of attributes as he seeks to make himself noticed in the professional ranks. Frankham will next feature on January 28 at the OVO Arena, Wembley on the undercard of the blockbuster world …
Read More »Isaac Cruz, Chris Colbert & Davis-Garcia
A stacked episode ahead of 2023’s inaugural big fight on Saturday night as boxing superstar Gervonta “Tank” Davis takes on Hector Luis Garcia on SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View. Lightweight contender Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz and super featherweight contender Chris “Primetime” Colbert join The PBC Podcast this week to discuss what’s next for each, …
Read More »Skye Nicolson was named Female Revelation of the Year – World Boxing Association
Australian prospect Skye Nicolson was named 2022 World Boxing Association (WBA) Female Revelation of the Year thanks to her strong performance during the year. Nicolson stormed into the 126-pound division earlier this year. The 27-year-old fighter made her debut in March 2022 with a win over then-undefeated American Jessica Juarez …
Read More »Inoue WBA December Boxer of the Month – World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association (WBA) released its December rankings and with them the individual awards, which went to Japan’s Naoya Inoue as Fighter of the Month and Daniel Dubois as Honorable Mention. Inoue became the first Japanese-born undisputed champion in history after defeating Paul Butler by technical knockout in 10 …
Read More »Davis vs Garcia set for first big fight of 2023 – World Boxing Association
Gervonta Davis and Hector Garcia will star in the first world title fight of 2023 this January 7 at the Capital One Arena in Washington. The American will defend his WBA lightweight title against the Dominican in the night’s main event. It will be the fourth defense for the 28-year-old …
Read More »Franco retained his WBA belt after a draw with Ioka – World Boxing Association
Joshua Franco and Kazuto Ioka fight ended at split draw on Saturday, December 31 at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan, so the World Boxing Association (WBA) champion retained his super flyweight title. Franco continues as champion of the pioneer organization, while Ioka remains as owner of the WBO …
Read More »WORLD YOUTH CHAMPION MOSES ITAUMA SIGNS WITH QUEENSBERRY
FRANK WARREN AND Queensberry are delighted to announce the signing of World Youth and European Heavyweight champion Moses Itauma to a long-term promotional agreement. The highly rated Chatham-based heavy turned 18 on Thursday and joins his older brother, Olympic Youth champion Karol, in the Queensberry ranks and fighting on BT …
Read More »A LOOK BACK AT STAR BOXING’S 2022
White Plains, New York (December 30, 2022) – Before looking ahead to all of the possibilities the new year may bring, we look back through 2022 – a year that saw thrilling action and, at long last, the return of a full year of the sweet science. 2022 commenced with the …
Read More »12 Chimes of 2022 – World Boxing Association
As the year draws to an end, it’s time to recap on what happened in 2022 in boxing around the world. The WBA team has picked out 12 important boxing moments during 2022. Claressa Shields Guinness In January of this year, the undisputed middleweight champion Claressa Shields received the Guinness …
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