Veteran Tewa Kiram was superior for 10 rounds against Afghan Mohammed Zekria Zamani and defeated him by unanimous decision at the SpacePlus Arena, Bangkok, Thailand, to win the World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian super welterweight title. The local fighter used all his experience to limit the Afghan boxing and dominated him during the course of…
World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Minimumweight Champion, Thailand’s Thammanoon Niyomtrong will make a new defense of his title against Thai veteran Chayaphon Moonsri on July 20 in Chonburi, Thailand. Niyomtrong, who has more than ten defenses in a row, will return to the ring to try to retain his 105-pound title. The monarch defeated Robert…
Tewa Kiram and Mohammed Zekria Zamani complied with the weight in Bangkok, where this Saturday they will dispute the WBA Asian super welterweight belt. Thailand’s Kiram, who is fighting home, scored 153.8 pounds on the scales, under the 154 limit, while Afghanistan’s Zekria Zamani stopped the scale at 153.4 pounds. It will be a nice…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) released its women’s rankings for the month of June and the individual awards of the month with Mayerlin Rivas as the most outstanding fighter and Clara Lescurat as the Honorable Mention. Rivas reappeared after a long period of inactivity and did so with Matchroom Boxing in Guadalajara, Mexico, on June…
Naoya Inoue was named Boxer of the Month by the World Boxing Association (WBA) while Devin Haney took Honorable Mention in the span. The pioneer organization published its June rankings lists with all the corresponding changes in each weight division, and the Japanese was awarded the top honor after his resounding victory over Nonito Donaire…
4 X 3 Minute Rounds Cruiserweight ContestArnold Obodai – To Weigh In Tomorrow 6 X 3 Minute Rounds International Super-lightweight ContestHenry Turner – 141.10LbsJakub Laskowski – 142.2lbs 6 X 3 Minute Rounds Welterweight ContestMickey Burke Jnr – 154.12Serge Ambomo – 152.4 Lbs 4 X 3 Minute Rounds International Light-heavyweight ContestTommy Fletcher – 197 LbsAron Vrnoga…
The boxing legend, Manny Pacquiao, was at the mythical Camp Nou stadium invited by FC Barcelona on Wednesday in an act of recognition to his career as a fighter. The Philippine legend was on the lawn of the stadium where great soccer stars have played and received a t-shirt with his name on it from…
Mexico’s Alma Ibarra officially announced her retirement from boxing after losing to Jessica McCaskill in San Antonio last weekend. On Saturday the boxing world saw a decision from Alma Ibarra that surprised everyone. The Mexican stayed in her corner after the second round in a fight in which she was in disadvantage. Even though she…
THE FIGHTING CAST for Saturday’s High Stakes card at the OVO Arena gathered today at Wembley for the final press call before blows are traded live on BT Sport. Joe Joyce and Christian Hammer, Jason Cunningham and Zolani Tete, plus Mark Chamberlain and Mark Vidal fielded the questions and a selection of quotes from the…
Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua stopped in London to continue the promotion of their fight on August 20, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Previously, they had been in the city where the fight will take place to hold a press conference and now it was the challenger’s turn. Usyk defeated Joshua in September last year by…
Two young stars join the show this week, plus a look at the top five PBC fighters under the age of 25. Undefeated WBC World Featherweight Champion Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo and unbeaten lightweight prospect Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela are this week’s guests on The PBC Podcast. Magsayo breaks down his July 9 title defense against fellow…
For Gennady Golovkin this third fight against “Canelo†will be different. For the first time he arrives as the challenger to the fight and, in addition, he is down in the betting, which has served as motivation for the Kazakh. Although he is world champion at middleweight, he will move up a weight class to…