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July 30 marked the 138th anniversary of Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey’s coronation as the first world champion with middleweight gloves in the history of modern boxing.  Nonpareil is not related to the mythical former heavyweight monarch of the same name from the 1920s. “Nonpareil” fought between 1883 and 1895 and finished …

For reasons beyond the control of the World Boxing Association 175 lbs. champion, Hanna Gabriels, and her rival Angie Paola Rocha, her presentation in Colombia, scheduled for August 13 in the coffee city of Cali, had to be postponed. Gabriels was recently notified by the promoter of which she is …

THE BIG JUGGERNAUT, Joe Joyce, will take on former world champion Joseph Parker on 24 September at the AO Arena in Manchester exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office, promoted by Frank Warren for Queensberry Promotions in association with BOXXER. The heavyweight collision between No.1 and No.2 in the WBO …

Irishman Michael Conlan will return to the ring this Saturday at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast to fight the experienced Colombian Miguel Marriaga. Conlan will reappear five months after his last fight, in which he lost dramatically by knockout to Leigh Wood for the World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight title. …

The commitment that Anthony Joshua will have next August 20, when he challenges the World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Heavyweight Champion Oleksandr Usyk, will not be easy for him. The Briton wants to regain the black and gold belt, in addition to the IBF and WBO versions, but to do …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) Association Championships Committee has announced that the bidding for  the super lightweight eliminator fight between Ohara Davies and Sandor Martin will be on August 12 at 10:00 a.m. local time in Panama. The bidding will take place online through the Zoom platform and will be …

The bidding for the mandatory featherweight bout between the Mexican Leo Santa Cruz and the English Leigh Wood was called for next August 12 by the World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee.  The fight will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Panama City, headquarters of the WBA office, and will …

Coming off successive impressive victories, the undefeated welterweight is flying high and has his sights set on a world title shot. Undefeated welterweight contender Cody “The Crippler” Crowley joins The PBC Podcast this week to discuss his April win over Josesito Lopez, his thoughts on Errol Spence-Terence Crawford and a potential …

Tanes Ongjunta will make the third defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian flyweight belt this Saturday against Jeny Boy Boca at the Spaceplus Bangkok RCA in Thailand’s capital.  The Thai will make a new defense at home against the Filipino challenger and his only goal is to remain …

Former world champion, Venezuelan Carlos Cañizales, will return to the ring next August 20 to expose his Fedecaribe Minimosca belt against veteran Armando Torres. The fight will be the main event of the evening to be held at the BB Auditorium in Mexico City, and will also feature the participation …

Argentine prospect Pablo Ezequiel Corzo will make the second defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin super middleweight title against compatriot Facundo Galovar on Friday at the Polideportivo Fray Mamerto Esquiú, in Catamarca, Argentina. Corzo intends to maintain his undefeated record in a new presentation and advance in his …

Cameroon’s Rolly Lambert and Thailand’s Nattapon Plangpimai made weight for their World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian cruiserweight championship fight to be held this Wednesday at the RCA Plaza, Bangkok. Lambert and Plangpimai did not have too many problems during the weigh-in ceremony as they were bellow the 200-pound limit established …