World Boxing Association (WBA) light minimum champion Eri Matsuda will face Tina Rupprecht in a three-crown unification fight this Saturday at the Olympiastuetzpunkt in Heidelberg, Germany. The bout will also have at stake Matsuda’s WBO belt and the IBF belt, which is held by Rupprecht. The winner will inevitably emerge as the best in the…
The teams of Eimantas Stanionis and Shakhram Giyasov informed the World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee that they reached an agreement to make the mandatory fight and the bidding that was scheduled for this afternoon was officially suspended. The pioneer body had scheduled the purse bid after not having received a response from the parties…
Katie Taylor repeated the dose against Amanda Serrano and defeated her in her second fight last Friday night to retain her World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight crown, in addition to the WBC, WBO and IBF versions in a great fight held at the AT&T in Arlington, Texas. After defeating her in New York during…
The Championships Committee confirmed that the bidding for the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight title fight between Eimantas Stanionis and Shakhram Giyasov will be held on Tuesday, November 19. The organization sent the formal communication to the parties, after having granted an extra period of time for negotiations without getting any answer about an agreement…
Puerto Rican Oscar Collazo scored an important victory for his career and dethroned Thammanoon Niyomtrong from his World Boxing Association (WBA) minimumweight championship with a seventh round technical knockout during their bout held at The Venue, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Collazo ended a 10-year, 16-defense reign of the Thai, who has been one of the longest…
Gilberto Ramirez was the star of Latino Night this weekend in Riyadh and unified two cruiserweight belts with a convincing victory over Chris Billam-Smith in the Riyadh Season event. The World Boxing Association (WBA) champion defended his crown and also took the WBO crown, which was held by the Briton until Saturday. The Mexican made…
This Monday it was officially announced that the World Boxing Association (WBA) super flyweight champion, Fernando “Puma†Martinez, will return to Japan for a second consecutive fight against Kazuto Ioka on December 31. The Ota-City General Gymnasium, in Tokyo, will be the venue for the rematch between the Argentine and the Japanese, who faced each…
Long Island, NY (November 13, 2024) – Joe DeGuardia announced the full card for Star Boxing’s 49th edition of its acclaimed “Rockin’ Fights†series on November 23 at the Paramount in Huntington, NY. Local fan favorite Wendy (‘Haitian Fire’) Toussaint, (15-3-0, 7 KO) will be back in action as he takes on Brian Agustin Arregui (10-4-0, 7 KO) at RF49….
By Frank Warren LAST WEEK WE enjoyed a London gathering to put a marker down ahead of the Magnificent Seven hitting the capital for the first time on December 7. There was plenty for everybody to get stuck into, with 13 of the 14 fighters involved in the main fights in attendance and it is…
Jonathan “Maravilla†Alonso, ambassador of the World Boxing Association (WBA), presented his book entitled Uno Entre Un Millón (One in a Million), which narrates his personal story of how a boy from the Dominican Republic moved to Spain at a very young age and fulfilled his dream of becoming a boxer, fighting for a WBA…
On Wednesday, took place the public training on the eve of the Latino Night, which will be next Saturday at The Venue, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. All the fighters who will participate in the event had training sessions for the press and the public present, amidst a great atmosphere. Gilberto Ramirez and Chris Billam-Smith, who…
A look at the 10 of the most dynamite KOs the boxing world has witnessed in this era. In sports, there is no greater finale than the knockout. Over the years, fight fans have witnessed some of the most devastating finishes on Premier Boxing Champions. Without further ado, here is a look at the 10 greatest…