Floyd Schofield will be one of the headliners this Saturday night at the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada, when he steps into the ring to defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) international lightweight belt against René Téllez Girón. Schofield has the clear objective of fighting for a world title in the short term and…
By Frank Warren ON SATURDAY EVENING we are back, once again, at the old Birmingham NEC – now known as the BP Pulse Arena – for another bumper night of boxing, the culmination of undertaking significant groundwork in the region. The Midlands, as a whole, is a prolific territory for the sport and was, for…
The World Boxing Association (WBA), through its Championships Committee, has scheduled the purse bid for the mandatory title fight between welterweight champion Eimantas Stanionis and his mandatory challenger Shakhram Giysov for November 8. The bidding will take place in Houston, Texas, at 11:00 a.m. (local time) and will be directed by the Vice Chairman of…
American Jermaine Ortiz will return to the ring against Cristian Mino this Friday night to fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Americas super lightweight belt at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Ortiz lost to Teofimo Lopez in a world title fight on February 8 in Las Vegas, so this opportunity for…
BRITISH MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION Brad Pauls will make a first defence of his belt when he goes up against the former two-time champion and current WBO International title holder Denzel Bentley at the OVO Arena, Wembley on Saturday December 7, live on TNT Sports. The British, Commonwealth and WBO International lightweight titles will be on the…
Celeste Alaniz and Gabriela Fundora will step into the ring at the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas to fight for the undisputed flyweight championship this Saturday night. The World Boxing Association (WBA) belt, as well as the WBC and WBO belts are held by Alaniz, who will face IBF champion Fundora in an all-belt bout. …
“Ali understood that, to be great, he needed an outside force. If you fight for yourself, it’s you against others, and that motivates you, but it will never be with the strength that Ali had. Muhammad fought for more than just himself. He fought for God; his mission was very important…†(A reporter from Sports…
Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez believes he’s in the right place with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom to become undisputed at Flyweight, as he prepares to defend his WBC and Ring Magazine World Flyweight titles against Pedro Guevara at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Saturday November 9, live worldwide on DAZN. TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW VIA…
QUEENSBERRY AND FRANK WARREN ARE delighted to reveal that no fewer than six title-holding fighters have signed new, long-term promotional agreements with Queensberry. WBA world featherweight champion Nick Ball has signed an extension following his first title defence in Liverpool against Ronny Rios on October 5, along with IBF world super featherweight champion Anthony Cacace,…
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…