Mikiah Kreps and Mayerlin Rivas will fight this Friday night for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin bantamweight title at the Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel in Niagara Falls, New York. The American, who debuted in 2020 and is a native of the city, is undefeated in eight professional appearances. Now she will have a…
The Women’s Championships Committee of the World Boxing Association (WBA) published its official rankings for the month and also announced the most outstanding boxer of September, Canadian Mary Spencer. Spencer won the WBA interim super welterweight crown on September 5 against Germany’s Naomi Mannes in a bout held at the Casino de Montreal. The home…
Saul “Canelo†Alvarez was named Boxer of the Month by the World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee. The pioneer organization released its monthly rankings, and with them, the individual awards for September, in which the Mexican was the most outstanding. In addition to Alvarez’s award, the Honorable Mention for Naoya Inoue stands out, who at…
That was the question that echoed through the boxing world immediately after Saul “Canelo†Alvarez retained his WBA, WBC and WBO super middleweight crowns with a sweeping 3-0 decision by a double 118-109 and 117-110 decision over the struggling but still young Edgar Berlanga, 27 years old, native of New York and son of Puerto…
Nick Ball and Ronny Rios are ready for their fight this coming Saturday for the World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight title at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. The Englishman will make his first defense in his hometown, and it will be against a highly experienced veteran like Rios, so it is expected to be a…
The former super middleweight champion is evolving as he looks to establish a Hall of Fame legacy. There was a familiar feel to Caleb Plant’s win over Trevor McCumby. In stopping McCumby, Plant, as always, incorporated speed, athleticism and showmanship with technique and grit. These traits have made the former IBF super middleweight world champion one…
The bout between Alycia Baumgardner and Delfine Persoon, which took place on Friday night, ended in no decision after an accidental headbutt that caused a cut on Persoon’s eyebrow, so Baumgardner remains as World Boxing Association (WBA) super featherweight champion. It was a very special event due to an original and different production by Brinx…
The Dominican-Spanish Jonathan “Maravilla†Alonso is the new ambassador of the World Boxing Association (WBA), he was officially appointed this Monday, September 30 in Madrid at the press conference for the presentation of the two new regional titles WBA-Iberoamerica and WBA-Mediterranean. Alonso had an outstanding boxing career in which he represented Spain in the London…
Spain’s Antonio Collado (16-1, 3KO) and Venezuela’s Leonardo Uzcátegui (23-9-3, 17KO) will fight for the first WBA-Iberoamerica lightweight title on October 5 at the Polideportivo Municipal de Morata de Tajuña in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Both boxers are excited to become the first champion of the new region of the World Boxing Association (WBA)…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee has granted special permission to super featherweight world champion Lamont Roach Jr. to move up in class to face Gervonta Davis for the lightweight championship on December 14. NoXcuse Boxing Promotions sent the formal request on September 13, which was received by the committee to be considered and…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) announced this Monday, September 30, the creation of a new region that is part of the organization: WBA-Iberoamerica and WBA-Mediterranean, two new titles that will be directed from Spain, whose mission is the systematic development of boxing and to give an opportunity to the fighters of the area to start…
NEW YORK, NY (September 27, 2024) Undefeated super lightweight contender “Marvelous†Mykquan Williams will be featured in the co-main event on DiBella Entertainment’s “Heroes on the Hudson 2â€Â on Wednesday, October 23, from The Theater at Madison Square Garden. This latest edition of Broadway Boxing will be a special event honoring our heroic veterans of the United States Armed Forces in advance…