The World Boxing Association (WBA), through its president Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, carried out an award ceremony in Houston, Texas, with super welterweight super champion Jermell Charlo and flyweight champion Marlen Esparza as protagonists. Different personalities such as manager Tyson Lee, trainer Ronnie Shields and former fighter Juan Diaz also attended the ceremony and received recognition…
HAMZAH SHEERAZ IS back on British soil following his US preparations for his headline act at the Copper Box Arena on July 2 in a challenge for the vacant WBC Silver middleweight title, live on BT Sport. Sheeraz, just 23, takes on Francisco Emanuel Torres in what will be his second fight at 160lbs following…
The unbeaten Filipino Warrior is looking to make a statement when he defends his WBC 126-pound crown against the undefeated Rey Vargas Saturday night on PBC on SHOWTIME. Mark Magsayo started boxing when he was an eight-year-old living in poverty. He promptly lost his first three fights, which elicited a predictable reaction from his father:…
Emmeric Dewaele and Thoedsak Sinam will contest the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian super middleweight title on Friday at the Max Muaythai Stadium in Pattaya, Thailand. The 36-year-old Frenchman and the Thai will have an interesting fight for the regional belt in a nice clash of veterans. Emmeric has made his entire career in…
The undisputed middleweight title bout between Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall was confirmed on Tuesday and will take place at the O2 Arena, London, on September 10. Claressa, the WBA, WBC and IBF 160 lbs. champion, will face the undefeated Briton, who holds the WBO belt in the category. Shields vs. Marshall is a fight…
Hungary’s Zsolt Daranyi will face Argentina’s Jorge Martin Garcia on July 16 for the welterweight silver title of the North American Boxing Association (NABA), a body attached to the World Boxing Association (WBA). The bout will take place at the Daughtry Gym in Braintree, Massachusetts and will be the main event of the card. Daranyi…
By Frank Warren THE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION is about to get very interesting when it explodes fully back into life post August 20. Three of the belts have effectively been parked up since the end of 2020 when Anthony Joshua recorded victory over Kubrat Pulev in London. After this point, Oleksandr Usyk was the next mandatory…
Felix Cash, undefeated English fighter, will face American Vaughn Alexander for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) International Bantamweight title this Saturday. Both will have the opportunity to appear at the O2 Arena as one of the back-up fights of the Matchroom Boxing event in what will be a good test for the local fighter…
Caoimhin Agyarko will be facing a new challenge this Saturday in London. The Irishman will move down a division in search of a new title, the World Boxing Association (WBA) super welterweight international title, against Poland’s Lukasz Maciec. Agyarko is 25 years old and is a strong fighter who became the WBA Regional Champion in…
Uzbekistan’s Israil Madrimov and France’s Michel Soro will step into the ring this Saturday for their second bout, which will be a World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight eliminator at the O2 Arena in London, England. The two 140-pound pioneer body contenders fought on December 17 last year and Madrimov won the fight, however, it…
JOE JOYCE DEMOLISHED Christian Hammer to move to 14-0 and retain his WBO International and WBC Silver heavyweight titles at the OVO Arena, Wembley. Hammer gave it a good bash, certainly in the first round, when he caught Joyce flush on three occasions and had the Wembley crowd gasping. The Juggernaut, however, simply shrugs off…
Conor Wallace took the World Boxing Association (WBA) Oceania light heavyweight belt from Faris Chevalier with a split decision victory on Saturday at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia. Scores of 98-92, 94-96 and 98-92 gave the advantage to the Australian fighter of British descent, who is 26 years old and has been…