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Huntington, New York (September 27, 2022) – What makes a great fighter nickname? Some fighters like Star Boxing’s Richie “Popeye the Sailor Man” Rivera are given a nickname from their childhood that just sticks. Others are bestowed a nickname that fits the fighters out of the ring persona, like Star Boxing’s former WBO …

Thailand’s Yuttapong Tongdee will make the first defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian belt against Filipino Herlan Gomez in a clash of undefeated fighters next Saturday at the Spaceplus Bangkok RCA venue in Bangkok, Thailand. Tongdee won the belt last August 6 by defeating Ryan Rey Ponteras in …

Monserrat Alarcon will return to the ring next Friday night to defend her light minimumweight world championship against Brenda Balderas, at the BB Auditorium, in Mexico City. The 102-pound monarch will make a new title defense, which will be the third since she got it in 2019. Alarcón has made …

The top WBA women’s 175 lbs. division will have an explosive rematch fight in Whangarei, New Zealand, scheduled for November 19. The protagonists; Lani Daniels and Sequita Hemingway.  Boxer Lani Daniels is one of her country’s top 175 lbs. boxers and is ranked second in the WBA women’s world rankings. …

This weekend, World Boxing Association featherweight champion Erika Cruz watched closely from her home in Mexico City the title fight unification between Amanda Serrano and Sarah Mahfoud to see who would win.  Although it wasn’t easy, the 33-year-old Puerto Rican Serrano, who starred alongside Katie Taylor in the women’s fight …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) prays for the health of Colombian boxer Luis Quiñones, who underwent surgery and is under observation after arriving unconscious at the hospital following his fight last Saturday in Barranquilla, Colombia. The 25-year-old Colombian fighter faced Venezuelan Jose Munoz at the Elias Chedwin Coliseum and after …

The recently retired former world champion is embracing his new life and mindset after dedicating 25 years to the Sweet Science. The next morning was tough. It always is the day after a fight.  Omar Figueroa Jr. twisted out of bed. Every part of him ached. His knees and elbows …

German Huseyin Cinkara became the new World Boxing Association (WBA) International cruiserweight champion after defeating Al Sands by technical knockout in the third round at the Friedrich-Hebert-Halle, in Ludwigshafen, Germany.  The 37-year-old fighter imposed his strength against the American challenger and got an early victory to assert his home condition …

After long expectations, the fight took place on Saturday night, and Briton Terry Harper won the WBA 154 lbs belt via unanimous decision.  Despite the uncertainty of seeing Harper in a higher category, she made true to her determination dominating the ring from the first out of her corner.  Both …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight title bout between champion Katie Taylor and Karen Carabajal has been confirmed for October 29 at Wembley Arena. Taylor also holds the WBO, WBC and IBF belts, which will all be at stake during the showdown. Taylor has just had one of the best …

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World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee ordered the mandatory bout between middleweight super champion Gennady Golovkin and the champion of the category, Erislandy Lara, as part of the world title reduction plan.  Golovkin and Lara will have a period of one month to reach an agreement for the fight, which …