Venezuelan Leonardo Sanchez retained his national welterweight title last Saturday in Caracas, Venezuela, with a ninth round technical knockout win over compatriot Simon Gonzalez. Sanchez made the first defense of his title against a highly motivated opponent who put up a war in the main fight of the evening organized by Morón Promotions. However, the…
Oleksandr Usyk has been committed to his country at all times since the conflict between Ukraine and Russia broke out this year. The World Boxing Association (WBA) Heavyweight Super Champion was in his country supporting the soldiers defending it from the invasion in a grand gesture. In an interview with Talk Sports, his manager Egis…
DENZEL BENTLEY WILL fight for the WBO world middleweight championship when he takes on the champion, Janibek Alimkhanuly at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on November 12, exclusively live on BT Sport in the UK. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Frank Warren’s Queensberry, two-time British champion Bentley challenges the unbeaten Kazakh…
Huntington, New York (September 30, 2022) – The “Rockin’ Fights†43 card weighed in today at the Huntington Hilton in Melville ahead of tomorrow nights highly anticipated night of fights. The full card will be streamed on the new Star Boxing on Demand channel HERE as well as on FITE.TV HERE for $19.99. Tune in live starting at 7:45PM ET. 10 ROUND ABO CRUISERWEIGHT…
Huntington, New York (October 2, 2022) – The Paramount was filled to the rafters last night as the opening bell rang for a thrilling night of action at Star Boxing’s Rockin’ Fights 43. The exciting card brought the action and drama as fans in attendance and those watching around the globe were treated to a fantastic night…
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…