Michael Hunter and Hughie Fury will meet in a World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight eliminator fight on September 29 at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The American Hunter occupies the first place in the WBA ranking and will face the British fighter, who is third in the …
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Super welterweight champion Hannah Rankin will return to the ring on September 24 to make the second defense of her belt against Terri Harper at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England. Matchroom Boxing announced the bout on Wednesday and the champion has an interesting challenge. Rankin won the title on …
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Thailand’s Phoobadin Yoohanngoh will make another defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian super lightweight belt on September 3 against Filipino Rimar Metuda at the Spaceplus Bangkok RCA venue in Bangkok, Thailand. It will be the fifth defense of the regional belt for Yoohanngoh, who is making steady progress …
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The Purse bid for the World Boxing Association (WBA) light heavyweight world championship bout between Dmitry Bivol and Gilberto Ramirez, which was scheduled to take place last Sunday, was cancelled as both parties reached an agreement. Both fighters’ teams informed the Championships Committee of the pioneer body that the fight …
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The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee approved the joint permit requested by Matchroom Boxing and TGB Promotions to allow featherweight super champion Leo Santa Cruz to face Rey Vargas in a unification fight and featherweight champion Leigh Wood to make a defense against Mauricio Lara. Both fights were approved …
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The Cuban Pablo Vicente will return to the ring this Saturday to make the first defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) super featherweight international belt against the Mexican Miguel Arevalo at the Vasco Nunez de Balboa Convention Center, in Bella Vista, Panama. Vicente won his belt last June 24 …
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The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee, in another decision following the world title reduction plan, ordered the bout between Super Cruiserweight Champion Arsen Goulamirian and his mandatory challenger Aleksei Egorov. Egorov is ranked number two and was chosen after Ryad Merhy, who was originally scheduled to face Goulamirian to …
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GOLDEN BOY KEEPS PROMISE TO GILBERTO “ZURDO” RAMIREZ AND SECURES A LUCRATIVE DMITRY BIVOL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH LOS ANGELES, CA (August 10, 2022): Statement from Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya on the WBA ratifying a mandatory fight between Dmitry Bivol and his mandatory challenger Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez: …
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GOLDEN BOY CHAIRMAN AND CEO OSCAR DE LA HOYA RECEIVES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM THE HAROLD & CAROLE PUMP FOUNDATION Photo Credit: TiffanyRose/GettyImages@trosephotos on social LOS ANGELES, CA (Aug. 20, 2022) – Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy Promotions Oscar De La Hoya was bestowed the Lifetime Achievement Award yesterday from the Harold & Carol Pump …
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Last Saturday, the Dominican Republic had one of its best days in world boxing history. They won two world titles in the hands of Hector Garcia and Alberto Puello at the Seminole Hard Roach Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, in a night that will be remembered for a long …
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LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD TITLE CONTENDER OSCAR DUARTE RE-SIGNS MULTI-YEAR, MULTI-FIGHT DEAL WITH GOLDEN BOY LOS ANGELES, CA (August 23, 2022) – One of the lightweight division’s up-and-coming contenders and certified brawler, Oscar Duarte (23-1-1, 18 KOs) of Parral, Mexico has re-signed a multi-year, multi-fight deal with Golden Boy. “I am very happy and …
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FLOYD “KID AUSTIN” SCHOFIELD TO MAKE GOLDEN BOY HEADLINING DEBUT IN LIGHTWEIGHT FIGHT AGAINST FORMER WORLD TITLE CHALLENGER DANIEL “BAD BOY” ROSAS GOLDEN BOY RETURNS TO FANTASY SPRINGS RESORT CASINO ON OCT. 20 WITH GOLDEN BOY FIGHT NIGHT ON DAZN SERIES TICKETS ON SALE AUG. 26! INDIO, CA (Aug.19, 2022) …
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