Figueroa is winning battles outside the ring and hopes to do so inside it when he faces fellow former champ Sergey Lipinets in a WBC 140-pound title eliminator Saturday night on SHOWTIME. It has been said the most complex computer is the human brain. And that must be true, if the total of all the…
The harsh reality of Russia’s invasion into Ukraine has forced several athletes and personalities to stay and defend their country in the midst of the conflict. One of them has been Vasyl Lomachenko, who had been away from boxing in recent months but this week received a leave of absence and is already in Los…
Saudi Arabia is ready for the showdown between World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Heavyweight Super Champion Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua, which will take place at the Superdome in Jeddah on Saturday. The fight will also have at stake the IBF and WBO belts, all in possession of the Ukrainian, and as the day of…
ANTHONY CACACE, EKOW Essuman, Nathan Heaney, Raven Chapman and Mark Heffron all feature in the supporting cast of the September 24 Joyce-Parker ‘Nowhere to Run’ blockbuster at the AO Arena, Manchester being shown exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office. Joyce vs Parker is promoted by Frank Warren for Queensberry Promotions in association with BOXXER….
Two undefeated fighters from the Dominican Republic could make Saturday the greatest boxing night their country has ever seen as both vie for world titles in a Premier Boxing Champions event on SHOWTIME. This Saturday August 20th, former champions Omar Figueroa Jr. and Sergey Lipinets collide in a WBC Super Lightweight title eliminator at Hard…
World Boxing Association 140-pound champion Kali Reis has been prepping to play Detective Evangeline Navarro, the detective who will join Jodie Foster in the fourth season of “True Detective: Night Country†which will premiere in 2023 on HBO Max. The Native American boxer had a great 2021 when she had her big screen debut as…
Since the world title reduction plan launched by the president of the World Boxing Association (WBA), Gilberto Jesus Mendoza during August 2021, the number of champions has decreased considerably and 10 of the 17 divisions now have only one monarch. The Championships Committee, in compliance with the internal rules of the organization, has made different…
UNIFIED FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD champion and women’s boxing superstar Amanda Serrano will bid to add another world championship belt to her collection when she takes on the IBF champion Sarah Mahfoud at the AO Arena, Manchester on 24 September. The fight will be promoted by Frank Warren for Queensberry Promotions in association with Most Valuable Promotions….
A ceremony to recognize the career of former world champion Juan Diaz took place in Houston, Texas, on Monday where the World Boxing Association (WBA) presented the Centennial belt to “Baby Bull†in a significant and emotional event. WBA President Gilberto Jesus Mendoza presented the belt personally and thanked Diaz for having represented the black…
Venezuelan Roger Gutierrez will seek the second defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) super featherweight belt against Dominican Hector Garcia next Saturday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Two young and talented fighters will carry their Latin American flag in a showdown that looks very even on paper. The…
The Dominican Alberto Puello, first ranked super lightweight, and the Ukrainian of Uzbek origin and second ranked in the division, Botirzhon Akhmedov, will fight for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) world title this Saturday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Hollywood, Florida. Puello and Akhmedov were the two fighters who earned…
Long Island, NY (August 15, 2022)– Tickets have already begun to fly for the eagerly anticipated “Rockin’ Fights†43 as the October 1st Paramount date is officially on the books.   Star Boxing is now pleased to announce the full fight card. 10-rounds of cruiserweight action separates Ukrainian born, Pittsburgh residing, LYUBOMYR “DEMOLITION MAN†PINCHUK (Pittsburgh, PA by way of Ukraine,…