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 belt after the result that…
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 Sport. Itauma won gold at…
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 return of the light heavyweight…
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 Award for being the athlete…
Charlo’s stirring stoppage win over Brian Castano made him the first ever undisputed 154-pound champion in the four-belt era — and to many, proved he is the best fighter in the sport today. Undisputed. To some it might seem such a simple word. Who could think that a mere 10 letters and four syllables would…
By Frank Warren LOOKING BACK ON the year 2022, one man stands head and shoulders above everyone in more ways than one and that is our heavyweight King of the Ring, Tyson Fury. It was the year where Tyson parked up his roadshow firmly back here in the UK and proved himself as the genuine…
An epic back and forth between top 154-pounders ends with Sebastian Fundora scoring his biggest victory to date and a valiant Erickson Lubin gaining a new legion of fans. Sebastian Fundora knew what was going on inside. The 6-foot, 5½-inch “Towering Inferno†has known all along. It was just a matter of everyone else in…
Salute to Hector Luis Garcia, who shocked the world with his brilliant victory over then-unbeaten Chris Colbert in February. Sometimes success in boxing is the product of being in the right place at the right time. Chris Colbert, a fast-rising young star, was scheduled to challenge WBA super featherweight champion Roger Gutierrez on Feb. 26…
In a battle of former super middleweight champions, “Sweethands” Plant delivers a brilliant one-punch KO win and reminds the 168-pound division that he remains one of the very elite. In boxing, bad blood often leads to good fights. Caleb “Sweethands†Plant and Anthony “The Dog†Dirrell had been circling each other for years before the…
RAUL “EL CUGAR†CURIEL’S STATEMENT-MAKING KNOCKOUT VICTORY OVER BRAD SOLOMON PLACES HIM AT THE TOP OF THE MUST-WATCH CONTENDER LIST GOLDEN BOY FIGHT NIGHT: LA EDITION BROADCAST WORLDWIDE ON DAZN Mandatory Credit: Golden Boy Promotions/ Cris Esqueda LOS ANGELES, CA (December 17, 2022): Golden Boy Fight Night: LA Edition closed the year with an action-packed night at The…
ICYMI OSCAR DE LA HOYA TOY GIVEAWAY BRINGS HOLIDAY JOY TO DE LA HOYA’S FORMER CHILDHOOD SCHOOL GOLDEN BOY FIGHT NIGHT: LA EDITION CLOSES OUT 2022 WITH SPECTACULAR KNOCKOUTS AND STATEMENT WINS ON DAZN OSCAR DUARTE SECURES THIRD ROUND KO IN HOMETOWN FIGHT IN TORREON, MEXICOGOLDEN BOY’S HECTOR VALDEZ, JR. HOSTS TOY DRIVE IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS THE OSCAR…
ICYMI GOLDEN BOY SUPERSTARS MARLEN ESPARZA AND WILLIAM ZEPEDA HONORED AT WBA CENTENNIAL CONVENTION HALL OF FAMERS BERNARD HOPKINS AND MIGUEL COTTO ALSO INCLUDED AS DISTINGUISHED GUESTS OF SPECIAL CEREMONY Mandatory Credit: Tom Hogan / WBA ORLANDO, FL (December 21, 2022): Several of Golden Boy’s heavy hitters were honored at the WBA’s Centennial Convention on…