Oleksandr Usyk proved that he is the best heavyweight of today and possibly the best pound for pound by defeating Anthony Joshua in a rematch to retain his World Boxing Association (WBA) Super championship, in addition to the IBF and WBO belts at the Superdome in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The Ukrainian won a split decision…
In a different scenario and after more than a year, the World Boxing Association featherweight champion, Erika Cruz, will make her second defense against Canadian boxer Jelena Mrdjenovich. The rematch will take place in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, on September 3. To be more precise, Cruz managed to overcome Mrdjenovich on April 22, 2021 in the…
Lipinets delivers dominant performance in this WBC Super Lightweight title eliminator and the brave Figueroa hangs up the gloves afterward. They were preparing for a fight. They both were sorely in need of a victory. A week ago, Omar Figueroa Jr. and Sergey Lipinets were each searching for their first victory in two years. They…
It’s do or die for two former world champions as Omar Figueroa and Sergey Lipinets battle in a WBC Super Lightweight Title eliminator Saturday night on SHOWTIME. This Saturday, August 20, from Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL, all-action Omar “Panterita†Figueroa Jr. (28-2-1, 19 KOs) battles late…
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (August 18, 2022) – Undefeated, RICHIE “POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN†RIVERA (E. Hartford, CT, 21-0, 16KO’s) traveled 6,401 miles for the biggest fight opportunity of his life against former two-time world champion BADOU “THE RIPPER†JACK (Las Vegas, NV, 26-3-3 16KO’s) in a 10 round cruiserweight bout this Saturday, August 20th, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Both Badou Jack…
OFFICIAL JACK-RIVERA WEIGH IN RESULTS: BADOU JACK AND RICHIE RIVERA WEIGH IN AHEAD OF SATURDAY’S (8/20) 10 ROUND CRUISERWEIGHT FIGHT IN SAUDI ARABIA FIGHTS TO AIR LIVE ON DAZN STARTING AT 12PM ET Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (August 19, 2022) – RICHIE “POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN†RIVERA (E. Hartford, CT, 21-0, 16KO’s) and former two-time world champion BADOU “THE RIPPER†JACK (Las Vegas, NV,…
By Frank Warren FRESH LIFE WILL be injected into world heavyweight boxing this weekend, regardless who wins the rematch out of the champion Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua over in Jeddah. Once this particular duel is finally done and dusted, a clutch of highly talented, younger generation heavyweight contenders come into play. I am not…
BLUE-CHIP PROSPECT FLOYD “KID AUSTIN†SCHOFIELD SIGNS CO-PROMOTIONAL DEAL WITH GOLDEN BOY SCHOFIELD TO HEADLINE GOLDEN BOY FIGHT NIGHT ON DAZN EVENT LIVE FROM FANTASY SPRINGS RESORT CASINO ON OCT. 20 LOS ANGELES, CA (August 18, 2022) – Exciting, blue-chip prospect Floyd “Kid Austin†Schofield (11-0, 9 KOs) has signed a co-promotional deal with Golden Boy. The 19-year-old lightweight fighter…
He already proved once that he is capable of coming back from a loss and turning things around. When Anthony Joshua lost his undefeated record in June 2019, he vowed that in his next fight he was going to make it and returned in December of that same year to defeat Andy Ruiz convincingly in…
Oleksandr Usyk has proven to be a hero both in and out of the ring. His victories and achievements in the boxing world have brought glory to Ukraine but it is not only from that role that the World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Heavyweight Champion has contributed. The complicated moments his country is going through…
Official registration opened Wednesday for the Centennial Convention of the World Boxing Association (WBA), to be held February 11-14 at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. The completion of a century by the pioneer organization makes this event one of the most important of the year and those wishing to attend this great event…
Yurik Mamedov became the new World Boxing Association (WBA) continental lightweight champion after defeating Javier Clavero by unanimous decision on Monday at the Palais des Festivals, in Cannes, France. The Frenchman got the judges’ scorecards of 99-91, 98-92 and 96-94 to take another step in his career and continue to look for big opportunities in…