The undefeated 130-pound world champion went from being a virtual unknown to emerging as one of the world’s best fighters in a truly amazing story. When 2021 came to an end, Hector Luis Garcia was fighting eight-rounders at volleyball arenas in his native Dominican Republic. In February of 2022, on a day when not much…
The unbeaten super bantam is no longer flying under the radar following an outstanding 2022 campaign which turned heads everywhere If a twelve-year-old Michael Angeletti hadn’t wandered off from basketball practice to take his first peek inside a boxing gym, he may have never fallen in love with the sport that would change his life…
THE OUTSTANDING AMATEUR star Jim Smith has turned professional and has signed promotional terms with Frank Warren and Queensberry. The 18-year-old, who has remained undefeated over the last six years, is a six-time National champion and multi-time Box Cup winner with European experience. Smith hails from good fighting stock, with his father and uncles all…
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The last fight of the year will take place at the Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan, and will have World Boxing Association (WBA) super flyweight champion Joshua Franco facing WBO monarch Kazuto Ioka in a unification fight. Franco will be making his comeback fight after an absence of more than a year. He is coming…
The municipality of Juanacatlan, in Jalisco, unveiled a statue in honor of Saul Alvarez on Tuesday, for his great boxing achievements as well as how he has left high the Mexican people both in and out of the ring. “Canelo†attended the event in the company of his wife and daughters and was greeted by…
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Dec 21, 2022 By PBC Editor The accomplished Andrade discusses his January 7 return on SHOWTIME PPV, plus a look back at Frank Martin’s spectacular win last Saturday. Gervonta Davis vs Hector Luis Garcia Kickoff Press Conference | #DavisGarcia Undefeated two-division world champion Demetrius Andrade is this week’s guest on The PBC Podcast. Andrade covers…
Frank Martin proved that he is one of the top up-and-coming fighters at lightweight and came through his World Boxing Association (WBA) eliminator fight against Michel Rivera in spectacular fashion this weekend at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. Martin came out on cards of 120-107, 117-110 and 118-109 to win a unanimous decision and now…
Russia’s Arslanbek Makhmudov defended his North American National Association (NABA) World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title with a knockout over Germany’s Michael Wallisch this weekend in Shawinigan, Canada. Makhmudov needed just one round to settle the fight in his favor after Wallisch’s punishment forced the referee to stop actions within the first three minutes of…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) mourns the passing of legendary referee Steve Smoger on Monday, December 19 at the age of 72. The sports world learned of the unfortunate passing of Smoger through social media, one of the best in his profession and remembered by thousands of fans. Smoger was born in Atlantic City and…
Former fighter and now boxing analyst, Paulie Malignaggi, gave a short speech during the Centennial Convention of the World Boxing Association (WBA), in which he made a plea for the participation of Russian fighters in the sport and gave his point of view on the situation. In that same scenario, the pioneering organization decided to…