A look back at some of the greatest rivalries ahead of the anticipated rematch between undefeated IBF 155-pound World Champ Fernando Martinez and former champ Jerwin Ancajas Saturday night on PBC on SHOWTIME. An anticipated rematch is set to take place this Saturday, October 8 as undefeated IBF 115-pound World Champion Fernando Martinez takes on…
After signing a new contract this year, Seniesa “Super Bad†Estrada will make the second defense of her World Boxing Association Minimum belt against Argentinean fighter JazmÃn “La Jefa†Villarino. This will be the co-main event of a promising event to be held on November 12 at the Palms Casino Resorts in Las Vegas, Nevada….
Puerto Rican legend Miguel Cotto will attend the Centennial Convention of the World Boxing Association (WBA), to be held from December 11 to 14 at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. The former world champion confirmed his attendance to the event that promises to be one of the most important in recent years as…
The World Boxing Association has a queen at 102 lbs. who continues to demonstrate her power. On Friday night, Brenda Montserrat Alarcon made another successful defense of her belt against her Mexican compatriot Brenda Balderas. After 10 rounds at the BB Auditorium in Mexico City, the judges unanimously awarded the victory to Montserrat: 100-94/97-93/98-92. The…
Saul “Canelo†Alvarez won the World Boxing Association (WBA) Boxer of the Month award after his great victory over Gennady Golovkin last September 17 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The pioneer organization published its September ranking with all the changes in each category and, in addition, granted the award to the Mexican…
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. …