The last step before fighting for the World Boxing Association (WBA) continental belt was accomplished by Cuban Uwel Hernandez and Kosovar Kumer Maloku. Both made weight this Thursday and will step into the ring tomorrow in Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The former weighed in at 166.7 pounds and the latter stopped the scale at 166.2, which…
Prospect Ramona Graeff and veteran Alys Sanchez made weight for their World Boxing Association (WBA) Gold super featherweight title fight, which will take place at the Historische Stadthalle, Wuppertal, in Germany. The home fighter weighed in at 128.9 lbs., while the Venezuelan made 129.6, both below the 130 lbs. limit established by the division and…
THE PRESS CONFERENCE for Saturday night’s bumper show at the Copper Box Arena took place this afternoon at the BT Sport studios, just a stone’s throw from the venue, and the headline fighters joined promoter Frank Warren to exchange some final messages ahead of the weigh-in on Friday. Frank was flanked by top of the…
THE 14-0 CRUISERWEIGHT star and Boxxer Tournament winner Ellis Zorro has signed a promotional agreement with Frank Warren and Queensberry. The 29-year-old is trained and managed by Martin Bowers from the Peacock Gym in Epping alongside now promotional teammates Denzel Bentley, Chris Bourke and Louie Lynn. A jeweller by trade, Zorro entered the tournament staged…
Another of the female fights that ignite the flame of expectation, would be confirmed for next August 6, in North American soil. The World Boxing Association 112 lbs. champion will expose the crown against the Venezuelan Eva Guzman, who is the mandatory opponent. The Olympian, who represented the United States in London 2012, was crowned…
The former unified heavyweight champ is rejuvenated as he prepares to face Luis Ortiz Saturday, September 4, on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View. Former unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. joins The PBC Podcast to discuss changes he’s made, his thoughts on the hoopla regarding his weight and what the future holds as he prepares to face Luis…
With her mind set between ropes and sacks, Seniesa “Super Bad†Estrada, World Boxing Association 105 lbs. world champion, expressed in networks and before the offers, that she is ready to measure forces again with the Mexican Anabel Ortiz if that is the case. The Golden Boy promoter, who has Super Bad in his stable,…
NICK BALL WON plenty of plaudits when he returned home to Liverpool after announcing himself on the big stage last time out in April. After all, the pint-sized featherweight delivered a big contender for performance of the night at Wembley Stadium in front of tens of thousands of people and probably millions watching around the…
The fight announced between Adrien Broner and Omar Figueroa for next August 20 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Hollywood, Florida, will be a nice confrontation between two veterans who are looking for another opportunity. Both Broner and Figueroa were among the best in the world in their time and although their…
On September 17, Mexico’s Saul “Canelo†Alvarez and Kazakhstan’s Gennady Golovkin, GGG, will meet in what will complete the trilogy of bouts between them, an attractive bout long expected by the world’s fans in which the World Boxing Association (WBA), WBC, IBF and WBO belts will be at stake, and that will define who is…
By Frank Warren WHEN I LOOK down our stacked card for the bumper show at the Copper Box Arena on Saturday I am convinced that it features a good number of future world champions. I have such confidence in our band of elite young fighters and healthy ticket sales suggest that the fans are getting…
Bakhromjon Fozilov will clash with Diego Ramirez for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian middleweight title at the Renaissance Hotel in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The home fighter will have a good challenge at home against a veteran like the Argentinean and the bout will be a 10 rounder in one of the most popular places for…