Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams has promised to leave everything in the ring as he challengesCarlos Adames for the WBC World Middleweight title on Saturday night at Caribe Royale in Orlando, live worldwide on DAZN. Williams (20-1 13 KOs) was due to meet the champion in New York in January at Madison Square Garden in New York…
Skye Nicolson kickstarts Matchroom Boxing’s new era on Kayo SPORTS in Australia in her first-ever headline show on Wednesday, April 29. The WBC Interim Super Bantamweight Champion heads home Down Under to face ’The Golden Girl’, Mariah Turner in a mouth-watering, all-Aussie title showdown at the Melbourne Pavilion – broadcast worldwide outside Australia on DAZN…
George Liddard will defend his British & Commonwealth Middleweight Championships against Tyler Denny next Saturday – with the IBF Intecontinental Title now also up for grabs at London’s Copper Box Arena, live worldwide on DAZN. Liddard is now ranked by the IBF inside the top 15 in the world with the MIddleweight strap currently vacant….
In a commanding showcase of power and physical dominance, American star Gabriela “Sweet Poison” Fundora successfully defended her undisputed flyweight world championship by stopping Colombia’s Viviana Ruiz Corredor via sixth-round technical knockout. The bout, staged Saturday, March 14, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, further cemented the 23-year-old southpaw as the defining force at…
Puerto Rico’s Oscar “El Pupilo” Collazo once again proved why he stands as the undisputed king at 105 pounds, successfully defending his WBA Super World Championship. In a display of relentless, systematic punishment, Collazo forced the corner of Jesús “Chiquito” Haro to throw in the towel before the start of the seventh round, sealing a…
Jarrell Miller and Lenier Pero will clash in an eliminator for the WBA World Heavyweight title at the BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday April 25, live worldwide on DAZN. Miller (27-1-2 22 KOs) made his long-awaited return to the ring in New York in January at Madison Square Garden, beating Kingsley…
The undefeated Cuban could be the catalyst for bringing the 160-pound division back if he can get past the dangerous Terrell Gausha on the Fundora-Thurman PBC PPV on Prime Video Saturday, March 28. The 160-pound division was once the crown jewel of boxing. Middleweights like Hopkins, Hagler, Monzon, and Robinson are all rated among boxing’s…
The following is a faithful reproduction of an interview from September 2013, when Venezuelan journalist Jesús Cova sat down with President Emeritus Gilberto Mendoza to discuss his life, boxing, and the WBA for the Venezuelan newspaper El Universal. The conversation offers valuable insight into who Mr. Mendoza truly was—his challenges, his achievements, and his contributions…
March 2026 marks a very special month for the World Boxing Association (WBA), as the organization commemorates the tenth anniversary of the passing of its President Emeritus, Gilberto Mendoza. Over the past decade, both the organization and the sport of boxing itself have experienced significant changes. Yet those challenges have been met while continuing to…
The cruiserweight division has a new regional king, and his rise shows no signs of slowing down. In the co-main event of Thursday night’s card at the Casino de Montreal, rising contender Lenar Pérez captured the WBA Continental Americas cruiserweight title after delivering a polished boxing display against seasoned veteran Isaac Chilemba. The victory came…
The thirst for revenge on Canadian soil lasted exactly as long as it took for the dynamite in the hometown hero’s fists to explode. In a tension-filled night at the Casino de Montreal, Steven “Bang Bang†Butler crushed Switzerland’s Ramadan Hiseni with a brutal second-round knockout to claim the WBA Continental North America super middleweight…
New Zealand’s Emma Nesbitt reaffirmed her supremacy in the Pacific by capturing the WBA Oceania women’s minimumweight title. In front of a roaring crowd at Auckland’s ABA Stadium, which fully rallied behind its hometown star, Nesbitt defeated Thailand’s Banthita Pumkrathok by technical knockout in the sixth round, handing the visitor the first defeat of her…