Argentine Sol Cudos retained her World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin minimum belt by defeating Venezuelan Johanna Zuniga by technical knockout in the fifth round on Saturday night. The headquarters of the Argentine Boxing Federation in Buenos Aires was the venue where the home fighter put on a dominant performance to end the bout before it…
OUTSTANDING AMATEUR STAR and GB Podium Squad member Joe Tyers is set to turn professional and he will be promoted by Frank Warren and Queensberry. Tyers, 24, who will campaign at either light or super lightweight, will be trained by his dad Jim back in his native Billingham following his years spent at the EIS…
Fabian Maidana returned to the ring in good shape and won the Fedelatin welterweight belt of the World Boxing Association (WBA) by knocking out Francisco Mercado in the second round of their fight last Saturday at the FBA in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The home fighter came back with a devastating plan against the Mexican fighter…
The first day of the WBA Future of Mexican Boxing tournament was a great success this weekend in Mexico City. In its first day, the tournament had almost 30 bouts and more than 60 fighters in action as an opportunity to give activity and development to young talent. The event had a great attendance and…
A thrilling World Title double-header will top the latest instalment of the Monte-Carlo Showdown at Salle Des Étoiles at Sporting Monte-Carlo on Saturday December 14, shown live worldwide on DAZN. Uzbekistan’s former IBF and WBA Super-Bantamweight World Champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev (12-1, 9 KOs) attempts to become a two-time World Champion when he takes on Mexican…
Ukrainian southpaw Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs), undisputed heavyweight king of the World Boxing Association (WBA, super champion), World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Organization (IBO) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) held firm for the fifth consecutive time at the top of the Pound for Pound monthly ranking prepared by ESPN, the specialized magazine The…
This Thursday was presented in Maracaibo, Venezuela, the North American Boxing Association (NABA) title fight between Roger Gutierrez and Moises Flores, which will take place on November 15. Gutierrez and his team held a press conference to make official the regional title fight that will put two veteran former world champions face to face in…
TEAM GB INTERNATIONALÂ star and 2022 Commonwealth Games heavyweight gold medalist Lewis Williams is turning professional and has signed promotional terms with Frank Warren and Queensberry. The 25-year-old from Leamington Spa in Warwickshire won bronze at the 2022 European Championships, having earlier competed and reached the quarter-final stage at the 2021 AIBA World Championships. Williams…
South Africa’s Shervabtaigh Koopman and Canada’s Brandon Cook both made weight and are ready to fight tomorrow for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Intercontinental super welterweight title at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, South Africa. Koopman weighed in at 153.9 pounds, while KmCook stopped the scales at 153.4, both below the 154-pound weight limit and…
FRANK WARREN IS delighted to announce the signing of former two-time world champion Lawrence Okolie to a promotional agreement. The 31-year-old, known as ‘The Sauce’, teams up with Queensberry in tandem with his decision to campaign at heavyweight and relinquishing his WBC world bridgerweight title he won via a first round stoppage of Lucas Rozanski…
By Frank Warren THE EARLY FORMALITIES ahead of our big pre-Christmas bash in Riyadh on December 21 are now complete. Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk did the media rounds, said a few – only a few – words at the official press conference, then squared up for the all-important face-off. It is game on for…
Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury were in London on Wednesday for the first press conference before their rematch on December 21 in another big event of the Riyadh Season. Usyk and Fury will have a rematch of their fight last May 18, in which the Ukrainian won by split decision in one of the best…