ABOUT ROCKIN’ FIGHTS Created in 2011, Star Boxing’s critically acclaimed “Rockin’ Fights†series has developed elite boxing talent and has produced former WBO Light Heavyweight World Champion, the “Common Manâ€, JOE “THE BEAST†SMITH JR. (Mastic, Long Island 28-5 22KO’s) and former WBO Super Lightweight World Champion, CHRIS ALGIERI (Huntington, NY 25-4 9KO’S), two of only four Long Island…
The Richmond Flying Squirrels, the AA-affiliate of Major League Baseball’s San Francisco Giants, have announced that they will sponsor Eden Williams, the 11-year-old daughter of former light heavyweight world championship contender Thomas Williams Jr., as she competes in the 2024 USA Boxing National Championships. Rated #1 in the Female Bantam division (11-12 year-olds) at 80 pounds, Eden, from…
Champion Claressa Shields received special recognition at the gala dinner on the third day of the 2024 Convention at the Horel Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida. Shields, one of the best fighters of all time and a great figure of today both inside and outside the ring, attended the annual meeting of the pioneer organization…
Rockin’ Fights 49… Local Fan-Favorite Wendy ‘Haitian Fire’ Toussaint stepped back into action against a gritty Brian Agustin Arregui. ‘Haitian Fire’ looked sharp in his return home. Undefeated Super-Welterweight, Micky Scala, made his Star Boxing debut against Luis Caraballo Ramos . The exciting Italian-American prospect went into the fight ranked #24 in the USA, hoping to become the next champ thru the Star Boxing…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) honored the legend and pioneer of women’s boxing, Christy Martin, on Friday night. The president of the organization, Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, designated the American as a lifetime champion for her contribution to the sport and for having set the path for the growth of women in and out of the…
Antonio Vargas knocked out Winston Guerrero during the main event of the World Boxing Association (WBA) KO Drugs at the Orlando Convention and won the interim bantamweight belt at the Caribe Royale Hotel. The 28-year-old American won in the tenth round in a bout in which he had to work hard to get the win…
Saad Fathi Saad won the World Boxing Association (WBA) light heavyweight gold belt this weekend by defeating Charles Manyuchi by unanimous decision in Libya. The judges’ scorecards were 100-90, 96-94 and 96-93, all in favor of Fathi, who fought from start to finish in the fight to win this valuable victory in a packed house…
Murodjon Akhmadaliev and Ricardo Espinoza will step into the ring to fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) interim super bantamweight title this Saturday in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Both fighters will fight for the black and gold belt at the Matchroom Boxing event this weekend. Akhmadaliev is the top ranked fighter and due to the…
The KO Drugs will officially kick off the 103rd World Boxing Association (WBA) Convention on Friday at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. The event, which will be promoted by Boxlab and MVP. The main fight will be the interim bantamweight championship between Antonio Vargas and Winston Guerrero, two fighters of great record who…
The WBA Future of Mexican Boxing ended on Sunday, December 8 in Mexico City with a great final day, in which the best of the tournament disputed the last fights of an event that had four days and lasted more than a month. The event organized by Sport Boxing MX and Split Decision, together with…
The 103rd World Boxing Association (WBA) Convention will begin this week at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. The pioneer organization will celebrate this great event in this same venue for the third consecutive year with a full agenda and many important topics to be discussed at its meetings. On Thursday will be the…
By Frank Warren THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN concept once again delivered in a big way at Wembley on Saturday with so many fighters taking a significant step forward in their careers. It was compelling viewing from start to finish and our southern-based crew grasped the opportunity of the Mag 7 format landing in London for the…