Flags waved accompanied by chants of pride and cheers welcomed the unified lightweight champion of the World Boxing Association, the Irish Katie Taylor, who gave her fans a new triumph. On this occasion she defeated Karen Carabajal from Argentina in ten rounds on Saturday. Taylor continues to consolidate her figure in the sport and is…
The unbeaten, 22-year-old prospect from Capitol Heights, Maryland is turning heads as a pro. The heavy bag hung from a chain, fastened to a wooden cross beam. Each time the bag was hit, the whole house would rattle. There wasn’t much room. A beat-up washer and dryer were a few feet away, providing enough space…
Under the warm and elegant ring lights at the Casino de Buenos Aires, Argentina’s boxer Clara Lescurat defeated Mexico’s Naylea Gil Sanabia unanimously. Thus, Lescurat continues to hold the World Boxing Association super flyweight title. Confident in her fists, the world champion went on the attack with the first bell, marking territory in the ring,…
The day of the return to the ring approaches for two undefeated boxers. Irish Katie Taylor, owner of the World Boxing Association lightweight title and all the other belts in the division, will defend them on on Saturday against Argentine fighter Karen Carbajal at the Wembley Arena in the United Kingdom. A press conference was…
against a skilful undefeated Ukrainian southpaw Vasyl Lomachenko, former featherweight and lightweight world champion and one of the top five 135-pounders of the moment, will return to action on Saturday at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, after a 16-month voluntary rest to face the little-known Jamaine “El Técnico†Ortiz. Lomachenko is a veteran and…
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the first world championship of Antonio Cervantes, the greatest boxer in the history of Colombia and one of the most outstanding Latin American boxers of all time. The South American country is in full celebration of his feat and a series of activities have been carried out, including a…
By Frank Warren THE MONTH OF November we have mapped out should certainly go off with a good few bangs – and not just the ones we will hear in and around Bonfire Night. We have a thrilling month in store, from a world title tilt over in Vegas, a Euro-cracker in Telford to a…
William Zepeda and Joseph Diaz made their public workouts on Wednesday on the eve of their World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight eliminator fight this Saturday at the Pechanga Arena, in San Diego, California. The press was well present at the event, which had both contenders in the ring doing some work with their teams and…
Former World Boxing Association (WBA) world champion, Jessie Vargas, confirmed his attendance as a special guest at the WBA Centennial Convention, to be held from December 11-14 at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Vargas is known for being a tough boxer, who has faced the most complicated challenges that have come his way…
DIAZ, JR. VS. ZEPEDA FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE TICKETS STILL ON SALE NOW! Photo credit: Golden Boy Promotions / Tom Hogan SAN DIEGO, CA (Oct. 27, 2022) – Days aways from their anticipated 12-round crossroads fight, former IBF Super Featherweight World Champion Joseph “JoJo†Diaz, Jr. (32-2-1, 15 KOs) and undefeated, rising lightweight division star William “El Camarón†Zepeda (26-0, 23…
DIAZ, JR. VS ZEPEDA FINAL MEDIA WORKOUT TICKETS STILL ON SALE NOW! Photo credit: Golden Boy Promotions / Tom Hogan SAN DIEGO, CA (Oct. 26, 2022) – Ahead of their crossroads clash, former IBF Super Featherweight World Champion Joseph “JoJo†Diaz, Jr. (32-2-1, 15 KOs) and undefeated, rising lightweight division star William “El Camarón†Zepeda (26-0,…
THE WBC SILVER featherweight champion Nick Ball will make a second defence of his title when he tops the bill against the unbeaten Rafael Pedroza in the next of Queensberry’s Prospect Show series at York Hall on Friday November 11. Big-hitting future heavyweight star David Adeleye also features on the card in what will be…