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Won Kim, director of WBA-Asia, officially announced a regional tournament to strengthen the development of boxing in the Asian continent to get more solid champions. This presentation was made during the first WBA-Asia convention and was well received by all attendees.  The first phase of the tournament consists of national …

THE CELTIC LIGHTWEIGHT champion James McGivern has signed promotional terms with Frank Warren and Queensberry. The highly-decorated former amateur star – a 15-time Irish National Champion – is currently 9-0 in the professional ranks and he featured, in a defence of his title, on the recent Queensberry show at the …

The young Colombian, Carlos Utria extends his good moment on the ring as well as his undefeated record, by defeating the Venezuelan Helber Rojas, by knockout in the second round. Utria  retained his Fedecaribe super lightweight belt of the World Boxing Association (WBA) for the first time. It was the …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) will return to Argentina for a new KO a las Drogas, where two events will take place, one on Friday, August 23 and Saturday, August 24 at the Casino de Buenos Aires.  Two world titles and several regional titles will be contested between the two …

All is set. On Friday, August 9, WBA Asia will mark a milestone in its nearly three decades of existence with the celebration of its convention in Vietnam. Until August 11, Ho Chi Minh City will be the capital of Asian boxing as part of an extraordinary event. The initiative …

Undefeated Sam Noakes (14-0, 13) is looking to return to knockout ways when he defends his new EBU European Lightweight championship against mandatory challenger Gianluca Ceglia (21-4-1, 4) at London’s York Hall on September 6. Noakes’ first defence of his European crown following his dominant victory to claim the championship …

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Edgar Berlanga met face to face for the first time during the start of the promotional tour before their fight on September 14 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.  The first press conference was in New York, a very important place for boxing and …

David Morrell won the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) light heavyweight crown by defeating Radivoje Kalajdzic by unanimous decision on Saturday at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.  The Cuban fighter scored 118-110, 117-111 and 117-111 in a fight in which he had to work hard but was able to …

Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela offered one of the best fights last Saturday at the Riyadh Season and dominated Isaac Cruz to dethrone him for the World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight belt at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California.  Although he was not the favorite for this bout, Valenzuela showed …

Terence Crawford became the new World Boxing Association (WBA) super welterweight champion with a close win over Israel Madrimov on Saturday night at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. The American won by scores of 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113 to win a unanimous decision and take the black and gold …

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The official press conference for this Saturday’s Riyadh Season event at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles was held on Thursday, with all of the stars of the evening in attendance and in a great atmosphere.  Madrimov and Crawford were the main protagonists and talked about the main fight and their …