This week, the eyes of the boxing world shift to Asia, as Suzhou, China hosts the WBA Asia Convention. Four regional titles will be on the line at the event. Beyond that, the week’s agenda also features an International and a Continental championship bout in Pennsylvania and Bielefeld, respectively. China’s own Yize Jiang (5-1, 4…
WBA Asia will host its second Annual Convention at the Shangri-La Hotel in Suzhou, China, running from September 3 to 5, in what promises to be a landmark gathering filled with surprises. After last year’s successful debut convention in Vietnam, the stage now shifts to China—one of the continent’s giants and a close ally of…
In an all-Argentine showdown, Buenos Aires native Neri “El Maldito†Romero (19-1, 10 KOs) claimed the WBA Fedelatin super featherweight belt with a commanding unanimous decision over Santa Fe’s Alexis Camejo (10-5-2, 1 KO) on Saturday, August 30, at the Federación Argentina de Boxeo arena in Buenos Aires. All three judges had it exactly the…
This piece was first written years ago and originally published in a Caracas newspaper. With some notable edits, we bring it back now for the fans of yesterday, but especially for the new followers of the sweet science—many of whom know little or nothing about that memorable fight, one that carved its place not only…
One of the world’s leading boxing promoters, Queensberry Promotions, has agreed a partnership with World Boxing as part of the inaugural World Boxing Championships 2025, in Liverpool, 4th -14th September 2025. The decision is a sign of Queensberry’s desire to support the sport at every level from the grassroots amateur scene to the highest echelons…
The spotlight of the WBA Future of Colombian Boxing program belonged to Rodolfo Puentes, who stopped Andrés Peñaloza by technical knockout this past Saturday at the Gimnasio Cuadrilátero Élite in Barranquilla. It was a dominant showing in the evening’s main event. The WBA Future initiative, designed to give young fighters opportunities across the globe, once…
This Friday, August 30, the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio, will host a pivotal showdown at 135 pounds: unbeaten hometown hero Albert “Prince†Bell (27-0, 9 KOs) takes on the heavy-handed Keith “The Bounty†Hunter (16-2, 10 KOs) for the vacant NABA lightweight title—a fight that pits pure finesse against raw firepower. Bell, 32, returns…
This Saturday, August 30, at the Bung Kamo Indoor Tennis Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, veteran James Mokoginta (44-19-3, 30 KOs) will face young Thai prospect Pawitchaya Ruangchutiphophan (7-1, 4 KOs) for the third time in a row, with the WBA East Asia welterweight title on the line. It’s the rubber match in a rivalry that…
Turkey’s Elif Nur Turhan (11-0, 7 KOs) captured the WBA interim super featherweight title with a sixth-round stoppage of France’s Rima Ayadi (11-1, 1 KO) on Thursday night, August 28, at the Théâtre du Casino Barrière in Enghien-les-Bains, just outside Paris. The victory marks the first world title belt of Turhan’s professional career, keeping her…
This Thursday, August 28, the historic Salle du Casino in Enghien will host a clash of unbeaten fighters as France’s Rima Ayadi (11-0, 1 KO) takes on Turkey’s Elif Nur Turhan (10-0, 6 KOs) for the WBA Interim Super Featherweight World Title. At 36, Ayadi brings experience and discipline to the ring. Born in Les…
This Saturday, the WBA Future of Colombian Boxing returns to the Cuadrilátero Élite Gym in Barranquilla, bringing a full slate of rising talent to center stage. The event, organized by the Atlántico regional boxing league, will feature ten amateur bouts as a prelude to five professional clashes showcasing the best young prospects in the country….
This time, our regular boxing chronicle spotlights one of the most spectacular fighters the sport has ever known—a man many seasoned observers rank right alongside Marvelous Marvin Hagler among the all-time great middleweights. It’s a division steeped in legends, from Stanley Ketchel and Carlos Monzón to Nino Benvenuti, Gennady Golovkin, and Thomas Hearns. His name…