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 with the condition that the…
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 against Colombian Manuel Gonzalez at…
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 decide the sole champion of…
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: “We find the ruling fair…
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 Foundation. He received the special…
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 time. Neither had an easy…
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 feel super enthusiastic about staying…
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) – Golden Boy will return…
The second fight between Devin Haney and George Kambosos Jr. will take place next Oct. 16 at the Red Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, with the World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight Super Championship at stake, in addition to the IBF, WBC and WBO belts. As in their first bout, the time difference will be adapted…
White Plains, New York (August 23, 2022) — Star Boxing is pleased to announce that it has signed IVAN “EL TERRIBLE†REDKACH (Los Angeles, CA, 26-6-1 18KO’s) to an exclusive promotional agreement. Dyed hair in a litany of colors, a half bodied tribal tattoo and charismatic personality inside and outside of the ring is the algorithm that makes…
The undefeated super welterweight is closing in on title contention but must first get past the toughest test of his career, Kevin Salgado Jr., in a battle of unbeatens Sunday, September 4 on FOX. Joey Spencer’s career nearly ended before it began. Doesn’t seem like it considering that today, at just 22 years old, he’s…
America’s dream maker and Australia’s emperor are primed for a second Down Under showdown to establish ultimate supremacy at 135 pounds. Undisputed lightweight world champion Devin “The Dream†Haney will defend all the belts against Sydney native “Ferocious†George Kambosos Jr. on Saturday, Oct. 15 (Sunday afternoon, Oct. 16 local time), at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne,…