Sunday, October 2, brought the sad news of the passing of Eder Jofre, the greatest legend of Brazilian boxing and the most important bantamweight of all time. The World Boxing Association (WBA) mourns the departure of Jofre, who passed away in São Paulo at the age of 86 after complications derived from pneumonia with which…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) mourns the departure of our friend and member, Francisco MartÃnez, who had been struggling with various health complications in recent days. MartÃnez was one of the most honorable members of the WBA and a man who knew how to reach remote places in favor of boxing and the pioneer organization. …
The two-division world champion is recognized for his work in the community and being an inspiration to Latino children in Philadelphia. Danny Garcia laughs at the recollection. He was 26 years old the first time he bought a suit. He remembers busting on Amir Khan because he wore suits. The former two-division world champion used…
The World Boxing Association (WBA), through its championships committee in an extensive review of the feather division, decided that Leigh Wood must face Leo Santa Cruz in his return to the ring after his injury as part of the World Title Reduction Plan. The WBA has requested Wood’s team to provide reports and examinations of…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) mourns the passing of Colombian boxer Luis Quiñones, who was fighting for his life for the past four days after his fight on Saturday. Quiñones’ family and medical team confirmed that the 25-year-old fighter passed away at dawn this Friday morning. Last Saturday he fought Luis Muñoz in Barranquilla and…
Undefeated Raymond Ford returns to the ring on November 12 at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, to defend his WBA Continental Americas featherweight title against Sakaria Lucas. The 23-year-old continental champion will have another test in his career and wants to keep the winning pace. He comes from defending his crown against Richard…
Argentine Marcos Rene Maidana is the first figure who has confirmed his attendance at the World Boxing Association (WBA) Centennial Convention, to be held in Orlando, Florida, from December 11 to 14. Maidana was one of the most impressive punchers boxing has seen in recent years and represents all the values of the organization, since…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee notified Thammanoon Niyomtrong and Erick Rosa that they must fight to determine the only minimum weight champion for the pioneer organization. This Thursday, September 29, the communication was sent to both parties for the beginning of the negotiation period, which will be 30 days and will end next…
GILBERTO “ZURDO†RAMIREZ, JOSEPH “JOJO†DIAZ, JR., WILLIAM “EL CAMARÓN†ZEPEDA, AND ALEXIS ROCHA DISCUSS THEIR UPCOMING FIGHTS ON DAZN Photo Credit: Golden Boy Promotions LOS ANGELES, CA (September 22, 2022): Today, undefeated, former WBO Super Middleweight World Champion Gilberto “Zurdo†Ramirez (44-0, 30 KOs) hosted a special Los Angeles Media Roundtable at Golden Boy…
The boxing world will have its eyes on Tijuana this Saturday, where female boxing legend Jackie Nava will make her farewell fight after a long and successful career that made her one of the most outstanding in history. Nava will face Gloria Elena Yancaqueo at the Fausto Gutierrez Moreno Municipal Auditorium in an evening that…
Gilberto Ramirez knows the challenge he will face next November 5 when he steps into the ring to fight against the light heavyweight champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA), Dmitry Bivol. The Mexican will have one of the most important fights of his career in Abu Dhabi, for which he is not a favorite…
By Frank Warren ON SATURDAY NIGHT in Manchester, Joe Joyce propelled himself into the elite band of active heavyweights. It is a group of three that also currently features Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, while I am hopeful that Daniel Dubois will make it a fab four before too long. Tyson and Usyk are the…