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Russia’s Elnur Samedov won a unanimous decision over Armenia’s Zhora Hamazaryan on Friday in a boxing war staged in the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia for the WBA super featherweight eliminator.   Samedov and Hamazaryan gave it all for ten intense, alternating rounds, but the close bout ultimately favoured the Russian …

Russian Vadim Tukov won the WBA International bantamweight belt on Friday, defeating Magomed Madiev by unanimous decision in the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia. Despite a few moments of trouble at times, Tukov was superior during the ten-round bout. The scorecards showed him the winner 98-92, 97-93 and 99-91.  It was …

Australian Louisa Hawton took the WBA Oceania flyweight belt from Colombian Viviana Ruiz Corredor on Saturday in a bout staged at the HBF Arena in Perth, Australia.  With a more effective punching performance, Hawton outclassed a feisty Ruiz on the scorecards by unanimous decision, 94-95, 94-95 and 97-92.  In the …

Léster Martínez, from Guatemala, and Joeshon James, from the United States, will fight for the WBA Continental Latin America super middleweight title this Wednesday, September 11, in Plant City, Florida.  Martinez, who is undefeated in 18 fights with 15 knockouts to his credit, is making his first defence of this …

Rolando ‘Rollie’ Romero will face Manuel Jaimes for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Intercontinental super lightweight championship this Saturday in Las Vegas.  The former world champion will return after his last loss to Isaac Cruz, when he lost the world title, so this fight is very important for him and …

Erislandy Lara and Danny Garcia will collide in a duel of veterans for the World Boxing Association (WBA) middleweight belt on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, where Saul Alvarez and Edgar Berlanga will be the feature fight.  The Cuban will fight the American in a very …

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Edgar Berlanga are set to step into the ring at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the undisputed super middleweight championship this Saturday in their World Boxing Association (WBA) mandatory fight.  The 168-pound champion will face the WBA mandatory challenger in a rematch of the …

Former Uruguayan boxer Cecila ‘La Reina’ Comuna became the first woman to train at the Teiken Promotion gym in Tokyo, Japan. The former World Boxing Association (WBA) world champion took advantage of a trip she made to the country of the rising sun and that Monday, September 9, trained under …

Russian Khariton Agrba was crowned as the new WBA Continental Super Lightweight champion, after defeating Argentinean Claudio Gabriel Danef by unanimous decision.  The Russian Agrba gave nothing away during the ten round bout, and finally won on the scorecards by 99-91, 99-91 and 100-90.  With the win, Agrba extends his …

Mary Spencer became the interim World Boxing Association (WBA) super welterweight champion after her unanimous decision victory over Naomi Mannes on Thursday at the Montreal Casino in Canada.  The judges’ scorecards were 96-93, 96-93 and 96-93, all identical in favour of the home fighter, who got a great victory to …

Cuba’s Kevin Brown retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Americas super lightweight crown with a unanimous decision win over John Bauza at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida.  The judges’ scorecards read 98-91, 97-92 and 96-93, all evidence of the regional champion’s dominance as he continues to climb …

WBA Intercontinental champion Eduardo ‘Rocky’ Hernandez will be fighting next Friday, September 13th against Thomas Mattice for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Americas Continental title.  The 12 round super featherweight bout will be the main event of the evening to be held at the Arena Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. The …