This Monday took place the bidding for the mandatory welterweight bout between the World Boxing Association (WBA) champion, Lithuanian Eimantas Stanionis, and his mandatory challenger, American Vergil Ortiz Jr.  The bid took place during the WBA Centennial Convention being held from December 11-14 at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Golden Boy, represented…
Japan’s Naoya Inoue took another big step in his sterling career with an 11-round technical knockout victory over Paul Butler on Tuesday to become the undisputed bantamweight champion. The World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Champion, who also held the WBC and IBF belts, added to his trophy cabinet the WBO belt, which was held by…
Dmitry Bivol received the award of Boxer of the Year during the gala dinner that took place on Monday on the second day of the Centennial Convention of the World Boxing Association (WBA). A star-studded dinner closed the day at the pioneering body’s event and featured Bivol’s nomination as the main event. The World Boxing…
Leigh Wood is the only featherweight champion by the World Boxing Association (WBA) after the Super Champion, Leo Santa Cruz, relinquished the title on Monday, the same day the purse bid was was scheduled to take place. The pioneer organization had approved the fight between both 126 lbs. champions and the bidding would be held…
Professional boxer and influencer Jake Paul arrived on Monday at the Caribe Royale Hotel, in Orlando, to participate in the Centennial Convention of the World Boxing Association (WBA). Paul was welcomed by WBA President, Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, and joined the Ratings committee meeting in the morning hours, where he gave a presentation about his perception…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) continues making decisions for the development of the sport worldwide and its improvement. On Sunday, during the first Directorate meeting held at the Centennial Convention in Orlando, Florida, President Gilberto Jesus Mendoza made official the incorporation of Lasana Béa Diallo to the board of directors. Béa Diallo is Guinea’s Minister…
This Sunday night the World Boxing Association (WBA) KO Drugs Festival took place on the first day of the Centennial Convention at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. The card, organized by Boxlab Promotions, featured more than 15 action-packed fights and could be seen in the United States on the CBS network. The event…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Centennial Convention began this Sunday morning with the Directorate Meeting led by the president of the organization, Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, all the directors were in the Main Hall of the Caribe Royale Hotel, Orlando, for the first shift of work during the celebration of the 100 years. The meeting consisted…
This convention is surrounded by many memories, anecdotes and nostalgia that are kept in our memory with pride. Among all that history, women’s boxing has a great space in Orlando, Florida, where it will celebrate and share the union of ONE BOXING with the 100 years of life of the World Boxing Association. It all…
In the World Boxing Association Centennial Convention, art will also be part of the occasion to enhance the aesthetic and cultural values of boxing. The artist Patrick J. Killian will exhibit his works at the great Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. A hypnosis, a delight, a state of admiration that reminds us of a…
“In the WBA our policy is clear and simple: to recognize the talent, male or female, in the most remote corners of the universe, offering the alternative of individual growth and the path to social improvement, through a hierarchical, regulated, fair and fair organizational system that preserves human rights, all this combined with the love…
The Centennial Convention will be a very special occasion as it marks 100 years of history. In the age of social networks and audiovisual media, it is important to have a top-notch team and the World Boxing Association (WBA) will bring together the well-known people like the photographer Tom Hogan, the specialist in audiovisual sciences,…