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The World Boxing Association (WBA) team, led by its president, Gilberto Jesús Mendoza, visited the Sports Medicine Institute Memorial Herman, in Houston, Texas, where he held a meeting with doctors Walter Lowe and Adan Ríos.  During the productive day, different topics of sports medicine and different disciplines were discussed. This …

On Sunday, July 21, the boxing world was rocked by the sad news of the death of former World Boxing Association lineal Bantamweight world champion Richie Sandoval of a heart attack at the age of 63. Sandoval, of Mexican descent and born in Pomona, Southern California, on October 18, 1960, …

Deon Nicholson and Sergio Jimenez will step into the ring this Friday to fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental North America light heavyweight belt at the Tuscaloosa Rivermarket in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  The American will face the Mexican in a fight where a knockout is in the air due …

The WBA Asia Convention that took place in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from last Friday came to an end this Sunday, August 11. A boxing evening concluded the event, with several regional titles fought between talented boxers and the presence of the President of the World Boxing Association (WBA), …

On Friday, August 9, the first WBA-Asia Convention was officially opened in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, where the regional organization, together with the World Boxing Association (WBA), are committed to the systematic development of boxing in the region with the firm conviction that by working together promoters, managers, boxers …

FRANK WARREN IS delighted to announce the signing of National Amateur welterweight champion Lucas Biswana to fight under the Queensberry promotional banner. Lucas, 20, is another product of the prolific Everton Red Triangle gym in Liverpool, where he came through the amateur ranks and is now trained by veteran coach …

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 …