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The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee has ordered a fight between Cruiserweight Champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramírez and mandatory challenger Yuniel Dorticos. The pioneering organization sent the communication to both fighters’ teams this Thursday, January 16, ordering the bout between the Mexican and the Cuban with a 30-day negotiation period, …

On February 1, a great event will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, when Kazakhstan’s Ruslan Madiyev and Filipino Ali Canega will fight for the WBA Asia welterweight belt at the Suanlum Night Bazar.  Madiyev is coming off the biggest fight of his career when he defeated Tigran Sogoyan by a …

The former unified super bantamweight world champion aims to conquer new ground against a familiar foe when he battles WBC Featherweight World Champion Brandon Figueroa Saturday, February 1, in Las Vegas, live on PBC Pay-Per-View on Prime Video. Only days after his 10-round decision win over Carlos Castro, Stephen Fulton …

Pat McCormack will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Intercontinental welterweight belt against Ronnie Davies Jr. on February 15 at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England.  McCormack, one of the top British prospects of the moment, has been champion since 2024 when he defeated Tony Dixon by knockout in …

Yuko Kuroki and Ye Kyeng Seo will fight for the World Boxing Association minimum weight belt on January 21 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, in what will be the first women’s world title fight of 2025.  Kuroki is ranked No. 1 in the WBA world rankings at 105 …

Cuban prospect Andy Cruz will make his fifth professional fight on January 25 when he defends his World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Latin America lightweight crown against Mexican Omar Salcido.  The bout will take place at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, in a Matchroom Boxing event that will feature several top …

Seiya Tsutsumi will return to the ring on February 24 for the first defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight belt against Daigo Higa at the Ariake Arena in Koto Ku, Japan.  The 118-pound champion intends to win this first defense  against an experienced fighter.  Tsutsumi comes from defeating …

Former heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, surprised the boxing world by announcing his retirement from boxing on Monday through a video posted on his social media. Fury made his last fight last December 21 and lost by unanimous decision against Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and although a fight against …

Atif Oberlton and Joaquin Berroa Lugo will meet this Friday, January 17 in a duel of undefeated fighters for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental USA light heavyweight title.  The bout will be part of the event that will take place at the LIVE Casino in Philadelphia. Both contenders have …

With more than a month to go before the rematch between the 175 Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol, the first official pre-fight press conference organized by the Riyadh Season before the undisputed title fight was held on Monday, with the presence of all the fighters who will participate in the …

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Women’s boxing continues its steady outburst of new stars on the global stage and 2024 was quite special for Mikiah Kreps, who moved up to No. 3 in the World Boxing Association’s super bantamweight rankings.  With more than 30 bouts as an amateur boxer, Kreps reached national championships, gold gloves …