The former unified 122-pound champion captures the WBC Interim 126-pound strap after grinding out grueling points win over Mark Magsayo, topping an all-action card Saturday night on PBC on SHOWTIME. Brandon “The Heartbreaker†Figueroa feels settled. With the move to featherweight, the 26-year-old from Weslaco, Texas, no longer has to deflate himself to make weight….
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee scheduled the Purse bid for the middleweight world championship bout between Gennady Golovkin and Erislandy Lara for next Monday, March 13, in Panama City. After giving a regulatory deadline for the negotiation, the committee scheduled the Purse bid that is part of the World Title Reduction Plan and…
RESOLUTION The World Boxing Association Members join the mourning of Inalsingh family. WHEREAS On March 2, 2023, Dr. Calvin Inalsingh passed at the age of 86. Dr. Inalsingh was the father of our Women Championships Committee Director, Shivana Inalsingh. He was a member and a loyal friend of the World Boxing Association. He was the…
Two of boxing’s most exciting fighters will square off in a Fight of the Year candidate Saturday night in a Premier Boxing Champions event on SHOWTIME. This Saturday, March 4, from Toyota Arena in Ontario, California, all-action former world champions Brandon “The Heartbreaker†Figueroa (23-1-1, 18 KOs) and Mark “Magnifico†Magsayo (24-1, 16 KOs) go…
Venezuelan Roger Gutierrez returned to the ring with a resounding victory over Dominican Henry Delgado this Friday night at the Tibisay Hotel in Maracaibo Venezuela, winning the World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin super featherweight title. The former world champion knocked out the visitor with a body punch in the second round in a short bout…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) mourns the passing of Dr. Calvin Inalsingh on Thursday, an important part of the organization and who was a director and member of the organization’s medical committee for many years. The news of the loss of such an important man for the organization and for boxing in general has filled…
Jersey City, NJ (March 2, 2023) – Star Boxing’s inaugural “Jersey City Fight Night†is just days away, set to take place at White Eagle Hall on Saturday night (March 4), in Jersey City, New Jersey. The unique venue calls for a unique fight night, which includes live music from Jersey City’s own, DJ Anthony Vera, a…
Comibox, the body that governs boxing in Panama, presented its annual awards to the best of the activity in this country and Cuban Pablo Vicente was named Boxer of the Year. The Antillean resides in Panama and is the international super featherweight champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA) and is a lanky boxer with…
Amanda Serrano is the World Boxing Association (WBA) Boxer of the Month while Alycia Baumgardner took Honorable Mention for the month of February. It was a great month for women’s boxing and the Puerto Rican made history by becoming the first undisputed champion of her country by dethroning the former WBA champion, Erika Cruz. The…
Zelda Barrett and Alex Dilmaghani will square off for the World Boxing Association (WBA) continental super featherweight championship on April 22 at the Cardiff International Arena in Welsh. It will be an interesting clash for the vacant 130-pound regional title, in which both need a victory to put themselves in a better position in the…
Matchroom Boxing, the promoter in charge of the rematch for the undisputed lightweight title between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, informed that it will be postponed due to an injury suffered by the Puerto Rican. The fight was scheduled for May 20, in Ireland, but the report of Serrano’s injury forced to suspend it for…
The second month of the year had good boxing activity and this was reflected in the movements of the February ranking of the World Boxing Association (WBA). At heavyweight, Cuban Lenier Peró moved up from 6th to 5th place after his victory over Viktor Vykhryst last month. In cruiserweight, Chris Billam Smith moved up to…