The commitment that Anthony Joshua will have next August 20, when he challenges the World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Heavyweight Champion Oleksandr Usyk, will not be easy for him. The Briton wants to regain the black and gold belt, in addition to the IBF and WBO versions, but to do so he will have to…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Association Championships Committee has announced that the bidding for the super lightweight eliminator fight between Ohara Davies and Sandor Martin will be on August 12 at 10:00 a.m. local time in Panama. The bidding will take place online through the Zoom platform and will be directed by the committee’s director,…
The bidding for the mandatory featherweight bout between the Mexican Leo Santa Cruz and the English Leigh Wood was called for next August 12 by the World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee. The fight will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Panama City, headquarters of the WBA office, and will be made through the Zoom…
Coming off successive impressive victories, the undefeated welterweight is flying high and has his sights set on a world title shot. Undefeated welterweight contender Cody “The Crippler” Crowley joins The PBC Podcast this week to discuss his April win over Josesito Lopez, his thoughts on Errol Spence-Terence Crawford and a potential bout versus Eimantas Stanionis. Plus,…
Tanes Ongjunta will make the third defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian flyweight belt this Saturday against Jeny Boy Boca at the Spaceplus Bangkok RCA in Thailand’s capital. The Thai will make a new defense at home against the Filipino challenger and his only goal is to remain as the monarch of the…
Former world champion, Venezuelan Carlos Cañizales, will return to the ring next August 20 to expose his Fedecaribe Minimosca belt against veteran Armando Torres. The fight will be the main event of the evening to be held at the BB Auditorium in Mexico City, and will also feature the participation of the gold champion of…
Argentine prospect Pablo Ezequiel Corzo will make the second defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin super middleweight title against compatriot Facundo Galovar on Friday at the Polideportivo Fray Mamerto Esquiú, in Catamarca, Argentina. Corzo intends to maintain his undefeated record in a new presentation and advance in his promising career, but he will…
Cameroon’s Rolly Lambert and Thailand’s Nattapon Plangpimai made weight for their World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian cruiserweight championship fight to be held this Wednesday at the RCA Plaza, Bangkok. Lambert and Plangpimai did not have too many problems during the weigh-in ceremony as they were bellow the 200-pound limit established by the category. In the…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee ordered the fight between the flyweight champion, Ukrainian Artem Dalakian and his mandatory challenger, Costa Rican David “Medallita†Jimenez. The entity sent the official communication to the parties on Monday, August 1, explaining the terms and reasons for the decision. WBA championship rule 11 states that the champion…
Spanish women continue to take steps forward to make the sport of boxing shine beyond its borders. After the conquests of warriors such as MarÃa Jesús Rosa, the first Spanish female boxing champion in history, Miriam “La Reina†Gutiérrez, Katharina “Katy†Thanderz, Jennifer “Tormenta†Miranda, Mari Carmen “Mary†Romero, Melania “Chony†Sorroche or Joana Pastrana,…
Nicaraguan Santos Reyes conquered the World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedecentro super lightweight title this weekend by defeating Bryan Jimenez by technical knockout at the Nuevo Gimnasio Nicarao, in Managua, Nicaragua. Reyes faced one of the toughest tests of his career against an opponent who was also undefeated like him. Two talented boxers with their sights…
World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight champion Marlen Esparza will make the first defense of her WBA belt against Eva Guzman this Saturday at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The Houston native of Mexican descent will also put her WBC belt on the line against the Venezuelan challenger, who will be making her first appearance…