WBA President Gilberto Jesús Mendoza will take the stage this Saturday, October 4, as a featured speaker at the Harvard Latino Alumni Alliance Conference, a prestigious gathering hosted this weekend at Harvard University in Massachusetts. The HLAA, which brings together more than 16,000 Latino alumni and students of Harvard, is dedicated to strengthening the Latino…
This Friday, October 3, Argentine boxing will deliver a high-voltage night as Jonathan “El Potro†Eniz (36-23-1, 16 KOs) squares off against Oscar “El Elegante†Retamoso (7-5, 1 KO) for the WBA Fedelatin Cono Sur welterweight crown (147 lbs) at the Polideportivo Evita in Dolores, Buenos Aires. Eniz, 30, a native of Dolores, brings a…
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis is closing in on his debut at 154lbs in four weeks time as he takes on Uisma Lima in a final eliminator for the WBA World Super-Welterweight title at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia on Saturday October 11, live worldwide on DAZN – and in Matchroom’s ‘Day in the Life’ series, Boots…
On a night filled with high drama and a clash of styles, Tijuana’s Alma Melisa “La Leona†Meraz RodrÃguez (11-4-1, 2 KOs) etched her name in the history books, claiming the WBA Interim Light Flyweight World Championship with a majority decision victory over Jacqueline “Jaky†Calvo RamÃrez (24-10-2, 4 KOs). The main event took place…
On September 26, the city of Ufa, Russia, will stage a card featuring two WBA regional championships. In the first bout, a clash of undefeated welterweights takes center stage as Russia’s Danis Gabdrafikov (4-0, 1 KO) faces Kazakhstan’s Timmy Balmolda (10-0, 6 KOs) for the vacant WBA Central Asia welterweight title. Later in the evening,…
The WBA Future of Panamanian Boxing returns this Saturday, September 27, at the Justino Salinas Stadium in La Chorrera, Panama. Once again, the nation’s best amateur talent will take the spotlight with a full slate of action across multiple divisions, all as part of the WBA’s fast-growing development project. The official World Boxing Association (WBA)…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) mourns the loss of Cecilio “Uco†Lastra, an icon of Spanish boxing and the second fighter from his country to capture a world title under the WBA banner. Lastra reached the pinnacle of the sport on September 23, 1977, in his hometown of Santander, when he outpointed Panama’s Rafael Ortega…
Eddie Hearn has laid down a life changing gauntlet to Dave Allen with a potential fight against Deontay Wilder in the offing if he conquers Arslanbek Makhumdov on October 11. The huge Heavyweight clash – broadcast live worldwide on DAZN – is heading for a sell-out at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena. And Matchroom Sport chairman Hearn…
Evelin “La Princesita†Bermúdez (22-1-1, 8 KOs) proved why she’s at the very top of women’s boxing, seizing the WBA World Light Flyweight Championship (108 lbs) with a stunning first-round TKO over American contender Sara Bailey (6-1, 0 KOs) on September 20 at the Hard Rock Casino in Ottawa, Canada. The victory added yet another…
Undisputed women’s flyweight champion Gabriela “Sweet Poison†Fundora (17-0, 9 KOs) delivered another dominant performance on September 20 at the Fantasy Springs Resort & Casino in Indio, California, stopping Poland’s Alexas Kubicki (13-2, 2 KOs) in the seventh round. It was the first official defense of her WBA crown along with the rest of her…
Alycia Baumgardner is set to return to the ring on November 14 at the Kaseya Center in Miami, where she’ll defend her WBA Super Featherweight World Championship against Canada’s Leila Beaudoin in a high-stakes clash that will stream live on Netflix. The bout will take place at the home of the NBA’s Miami Heat and…
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