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…
Mykquan Williams showed great superiority in the ring on Wednesday night against Lavisas Williams and defeated him by technical knockout in the eighth round to claim the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Americas Gold super lightweight belt. The Connecticut native dominated the bout from start to finish and at the time of the stoppage was…
Argentine Sol Cudos will make the second defense of her World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin minimum championship against Venezuelan Johana Zuniga on Saturday night in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Cudos and Zúñiga will step into the ring of the Argentine Boxing Federation stadium as part of this weekend’s event and will have a very interesting duel. …
Fabian Maidana will return to the ring this Saturday night and will fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin belt against Francisco Mercado at the F.A.B. Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Maidana is coming off a loss to Mario Barrios in a world title fight last May in Las Vegas. Despite the loss, he…
World Boxing Association (WBA) and WBO minimum lightweight champion Eri Matsuda and WBC champion Tina Rupprecht announced their unification bout on November 23 at Olympiastuetzpunkt in Heidelberg, Germany. The Japanese will travel to the German’s home for a three-title 102-pound championship duel in a great bout whose winner will be recognized as the best in…
Segolene Lefebvre was crowned World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Bantamweight Gold champion in a technical decision win over Juliana Basualdo this weekend. The Frenchwoman and the Argentinean fought at the Hippodrome Municipal de Douai, France, in an eventful fight that ended in the fifth round due to a cut on the forehead of the visiting…
Agustin Marini retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin cruiserweight championship with a second-round knockout over Camelito de Jesus on Saturday at the Aconcagua Arena in Mendoza, Argentina. The WBA regional champion had an overwhelming fight against the Brazilian and his power was felt from the beginning of the fight, which foreshadowed a quick victory…
Mykquan Williams will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Americas Gold super lightweight belt against Lavisas Williams on Wednesday night in New York. The regional champion of the pioneer organization will put his crown on the line for the first time on this mid-week event that features several interesting bouts. The 26-year-old Connecticut native…
The book “Perico, el púgilil rebeldeâ€, written by Antonio Cardiel, will be presented on Wednesday, October 23rd at the headquarters of the Unió de Federacions Esportives de Catalunya, (UFEC), in Barcelona, Spain. The book will tell in detail the story of the fighter Perico Fernandez, born in Aragon, who was a world champion and a…
Pablo Corzo continues with his winning rhythm and this Saturday night he showed again all his tools on the ring to solve in an easy way his fight against Luciano Chaparro and stay as World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin super middleweight champion. The undefeated 24-year-old native of Catamarca had another impressive night and gave a…