The details are still to be worked out, the date and place are still to be defined, but the deal has been sealed: the World Boxing Association Super Welterweight champion Terri Harper will make her first defense against Cecilia Braekhus, “The First Ladyâ€. So announced Matchroom Boxing this week. Just five months ago, British boxer…
British Adam Azim will face Nicaraguan Santos Reyes this Saturday for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight continental title at London’s Wembley Arena. This fight will have two undefeated disputing the black and gold regional belt and will be the highlight of the night in the English capital. Azim is a 20-year-old fighter…
DENZEL BENTLEY WILL return to British title business when he defends his middleweight belt against the Scot Kieran Smith on the undercard of the Joe Joyce-Zhilei Zhang heavyweight showdown at the Copper Box Arena on April 15, live on BT Sport. Peacock Gym puncher Bentley (17-2-1, 14) is back fighting in London after his unsuccessful…
When Rey Vargas and O’Shaquie Foster square off Saturday night on SHOWTIME, they continue a series of legendary battles that took place at the Alamodome and in the city of San Antonio. San Antonio might be best known nationwide as the home of historic The Alamo and the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs, the latter of…
In times like these, when the undefeated is worth so much and a loss can be decisive for a fighter, Erika Cruz’s career is worth a lot. Last week she lost by unanimous decision to Amanda Serrano and is no longer the World Boxing Association (WBA) champion but it is curious that despite that, after…
The talented Texas native has been through hell and back and is brimming with confidence ahead of his world title showdown versus Rey Vargas Saturday night on SHOWTIME. O’Shaquie Foster was the rambunctious type growing up. He would run around causing mayhem everywhere he went, including driving every trainer and fighter up a wall in…
John Ramirez will make the first defense of his North American Boxing Association (NABA) super flyweight crown against Mexican Luis Padilla on February 23 at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Los Angeles. The 26-year-old American is an emerging talent who comes from knocking out Jan Salvatierra in May last year to become the NABA…
The Newcastle Arena will witness a very interesting World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight eliminator between two undefeated fighters. Britain’s Thomas Patrick Ward will face Uzbekistan’s Otabek Kholmatov in a showdown that will be a must-win. Patrick Ward is ranked number one by the pioneering organization and will face Kholmatov, who is ranked number two. Both…
World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Americas featherweight champion Raymond Ford will face Jessie Magdaleno on April 8 at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas, in a fight that generates a lot of expectations. Ford and Magdaleno are both aspirants for a world title shot and this fight will be very important…
Uzbekistan’s Murodjon Akhmadaliev will return to the ring on April 8 to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Bantamweight Super Championship against Marlon Tapales at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas. The 28-year-old southpaw fighter is also an IBF champion, a title that will be at stake during this bout…
Kirstie Bavington will face Kandi Wyatt on March 10 for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Intercontinental welterweight title at The Hangar Events Venue in Wolverhampton, England. The Brit, who is looking to break into boxing’s elite, will face Canadian Wyatt, a former world title challenger who has been on a layoff and now feels ready…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) ordered the bout between super middleweight super champion, Gennady Golovkin, and the champion of the category, Erislandy Lara, which is part of the World Title Reduction Plan of the pioneer organization. The WBA Championships Committee granted a 15-day negotiation period to both fighters, which began on February 8 and will…