The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee denied the special permit request to unify sent by the team of the organization’s Featherweight Super Champion, Leo Santa Cruz, and ratified that he must face the champion of the category, Leigh Wood, to define the sole 126-pound monarch. The Mexican had submitted a request on July 11…
A look back at the two-division champ’s biggest and best moments at the famed Brooklyn venue as he prepares to face Jose Benavidez Jr. in that same arena Saturday, July 30 on PBC on SHOWTIME. If Danny “Swift†Garcia were to retire today, he would’ve already enjoyed a successful Hall Of Fame-caliber career. However, Garcia…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) number 1 ranked in the 108-pound division, Daniel Matellon, won the Fedecaribe title of the category by defeating Mexican Ivan Garcia by knockout in the third round. The Cuban was the star of the night at Los Andes Mall, Panama City, and finished Garcia early in the fight to win…
Uzbekistan’s Bakhromjon Fozilov scored a unanimous decision victory over Argentina’s Diego Ramirez last weekend to become the new World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian middleweight champion. The Uzbek claimed victory after 10 rounds at the Renaissance Hotel in Tashkent, one of the country’s best-known boxing venues. Fozilov won his seventh consecutive fight and continues to improve…
Undefeated Filipino Carl Jammes Martin will make the first defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian title against Tanzanian Charles Tondo next Saturday, July 30 at the SM City San Lazaro, Manila. Martin will put on the line the super bantamweight title he won last March 12 when he defeated compatriot Ronnie Baldonado by…
The young German boxer, Ramona Graeff, won by unanimous decision of the judges; 99-91 on all three scorecards, against the experienced boxer from Venezuela, Alys Sanchez. Thus, Graeff won the World Boxing Association super featherweight gold belt on Friday, July 15. The local fighter kept her fight plan from the beginning to the end: with…
Prospect Oscar Collazo took a big step in his career by defeating former world champion Vic Saludar to win the World Boxing Association (WBA) minimumweight eliminator fight in Los Angeles, California. The three judges’ scorecards favored the Puerto Rican 116-112, 118-110 and 116-112, with which he overcame a great test against the experienced Filipino. The…
Lamont Roach Jr. dominated Angel Rodriguez by unanimous decision this Saturday night during their World Boxing Association (WBA) super featherweight eliminator fight at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. The American was able to put on a good fight to take cards of 117-111, 116-112 and 116-112 and move closer to his coveted world…
Costa Rican David “Medallita†Jimenez upset Ricardo Sandoval, in Los Angeles, and defeated him by majority decision in a World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight eliminator fight. Jimenez was not the favorite in the betting but he had a great performance and worked hard to take two of the three scorecards from the judges. The scores…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Minimumweight Super Champion Thammanoon Niyomtrong will defend his title against Chyaphon Moonsri this Wednesday, July 20 in Chonburi, Thailand. Finally, a fight that has been awaited for several years will become a reality. Two of the most successful Thais of the last five years will be face to face and…
Uwel Hernandez became the World Boxing Association (WBA) continental super middleweight champion with a unanimous decision victory over Kamer Maloku on Friday at the Historische Stadthalle, Wuppertal, Germany. The judges’ scorecards were 98-92, 97-94 and 97-95, in favor of the Cuban-born fighter of German nationality, a great victory for his career. Hernandez displayed his best…
LOS ANGELES (July 13, 2022) – Undefeated boxing phenom Ryan Garcia (22-0, 18KOs) of Victorville, CA, and former two-time world champion Javier “El Abejon†Fortuna (37-3-1, 26 KOs) of La Romana, DR hosted their fight week media workout today at EC Young Boxing Gym in Los Angeles,CA. They anticipated 12-round lightweight showdown will take place…