World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight champion, American Gervonta Davis, came face to face with his January 7 challenger, Hector Garcia, in the first press conference prior to the event to be held at the Capital One Arena in Washington. Gervonta will return to the ring for another defense of his black and gold belt. This…
World super flyweight champion Clara Lescurat was awarded the Jorge Newberry Award on Tuesday during a ceremony held in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina. These awards recognize the best of Argentine sport and were created in honor of the Buenos Aires aviator who died in 1914 and was one of the precursors of the sport…
British James Metcalf will return to the ring this Saturday to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental super welterweight crown against American Courtney Pennington at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, United Kingdom. Metcalf is coming off a regional title win over Kerman Lejarraga in Spain, whom he defeated by unanimous decision on May…
By Frank Warren THE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR stadium was turned into our very own version of Winter Wonderland on Saturday. Despite all the negativity, the naysayers and predictions of a half-full stadium, the pulling power of Tyson Fury was there for all to see on a nippy night in North London. There were 60,000 amazing fans…
Daniel Dubois defeated Kevin Lerena by technical knockout in three rounds last Saturday, in Tottenham, London, and retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) world heavyweight belt in a great performance. The home fighter, who was in for the first defense of his crown, lived a great drama but was able to overcome and come out…
Guadalupe “La Licenciada†Bautista won unanimously in her homeland after ten rounds of war against her compatriot Gabriela “La Bonita†Sanchez. Thus, Bautista retained the World Boxing Association’s junior flyweight title on Saturday, December 5. The Mexican won the belt on December 12, 2020 in Culiacan, Mexico, when she defeated Nora Cardoza convincingly. After that…
Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, president of the World Boxing Association, dean of the world of boxing, installs its Centennial Convention on December 11 at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida, having as main topics the Mental Health of boxers, in addition to the reduction plan (unification) of world champions and its 100 years of history…
Hyun Mi Choi and Alycia Baumgardner will fight for the undisputed super featherweight title and the WBA Championships Committee has sent their fight to Purse Bid on December 12, in Orlando, Florida. The Caribe Royale Hotel, in Orlando, will be the venue for the bidding, during the Centennial Convention of the oldest organization in the…
The Purse Bid for the mandatory welterweight bout between the World Boxing Association (WBA) champion and challenger Vergil Ortiz Jr. will be held on Monday, December 12 at the Caribe Royale Hotel, in Orlando, at the Centennial Convention of the pioneer organization. The WBA sent the official communication to both fighters’ teams for the bidding…
TYSON FURY, OLEKSANDR Usyk and Joe Joyce gave us a glimpse of the heavyweight landscape for 2023 in the aftermath of Fury’s 10th round destruction of Derek Chisora at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Gypsy King retained his WBC world heavyweight title and Lineal champion status with a dominating display against a stubborn and incredibly…
Thai prospect Phoobadin Yoohanngoh will step into the ring again this Saturday to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian super lightweight crown against Filipino Rimar Metuda in Bangkok, Thailand. The undefeated 18-year-old fighter is the regional champion and has been climbing up the rankings at a rapid pace. He is currently ranked 15th in…
She arrived almost as an unknown to be the star of the main fight. On November 26, in Dubai, British Nina Hughes broke all odds by unanimously defeating American Jamie Mitchell to be crowned the new World Boxing Association 118-pound champion. The judges’ scorecards were 96-94 on two cards and the third by 97-93, all…