All spaces considered socially public have been historically restricted for women and the sport was no exception. Since 1714, in England, when Elizabeth Wilkinson was the monster who amused by presenting herself in the ring until she became a champion without legal recognition, there were other women who dedicated themselves to this until Barbara Buttrick…
Yuttapong Tongdee will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian bantamweight crown against F. Zaramchhana this Saturday at the SpacePlus Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. It will be the second defense for the Thai fighter, who has been champion since August last year when he defeated Ryan Ray Ponteras by unanimous decision in 10 episodes. Tongdee’s…
Mexico’s Yessica Nery Plata has learned to fight against the stream and is showing the world what she is capable of thanks to her impressive victories. On January 13, she traveled to Canada and defeated Kim Clavel on the road to become the World Boxing Association (WBA) Boxer of the Month. The pioneer body announced…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) released its January rankings with all the changes that happened in the first month of the year and, in addition, unveiled the Boxer of the Month award that went to Gervonta Davis. Ukrainian Artem Dalakian was also awarded Honorable Mention for his outstanding performance in defense of his world championship…
ASKING ANDREW CAIN how he is planning to approach his forthcoming collision with Ionut Baluta drew a typically robust – and utterly predictable – response from the WBC International Silver super bantamweight champion. Tickets are on sale for Cain’s second defence of his treasured green strap, which will take place at the Telford International Centre…
Two guests, two upcoming world title bouts and a whole lot more in this week’s episode! Unbeaten two-division world champion Rey Vargas and hard-hitting super lightweight contender Subriel Matias are this week’s guests on The PBC Podcast. Vargas discusses his WBC 130-pound showdown versus O’Shaquie Foster Saturday, February 11 on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m….
Jennifer “Hormiga†Meza, native of Buenos Aires, Argentine faced the most demanding challenge of her career and she overcame it. On Saturday night at the Club Deportivo Jorge Newbery, in the city of Galvez, province of Santa Fe, Argentina, Meza defeated Venezuelan Johana Zuñiga by technical knockout in the fourth round and won the Fedelatin…
The former World Boxing Association (WBA) super featherweight world champion will make his comeback on March 3 in his native Maracaibo, Venezuela, against Dominican Henry Delgado in a fight that will have the Fedelatin title of the category at stake. Gutierrez lost the world title last August 22 when he lost by unanimous decision against…
Erik Bazinyan will defend his North American Boxing Association (NABA) World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight crown against veteran Alantez Fox on Thursday at the Casino de Montreal. The Armenian-born Canadian won his title in his most recent fight against Argentina’s Marcelo Coceres in June of last year. Bazinyan is a strong fighter with a…
This Monday was the first official face to face between the World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight champion, Erika Cruz, and the owner of three belts (WBO, WBC and IBF), Amanda Serrano, who will fight this Saturday night for the undisputed title at Madison Square Garden, New York. The Edge of New York was the venue…
China’s Baishanbo Nasiyiwula will face Filipino Joepher Montano this Saturday at the RCC Forum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian welterweight belt. The fight will mark the comeback of Nasiyiwula, a former continental champion of several organizations with experience fighting in the United States who has not fought since…
This week will be very important for women’s boxing as it will be the main event of Saturday’s night at Madison Square Garden. World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight champion Erika Cruz will face Amanda Serrano, owner of the WBC, IBF and WBO belts in the night’s main event fight. It will be the second time…