Coe (9-0-1 7 KOs) will be itching to get back to the city of brotherly love, where he shone on the undercard of Boots’ win over David Avanesyan in July. ‘Big Steppa’ had the crowd on their feet as he pummeled Kwame Ritter inside two rounds of their clash for the vacant USWBC Light-Heavyweight title,…
Canada’s Melinda Watpool gave a masterclass Saturday against Natasha Spence and was crowned World Boxing Association (WBA) international middleweight champion after a wide unanimous decision at the Pickering Casino Resort in Pickering, Canada. The judges’ scorecards gave the win to Watpool with scores of 99-91, 99-91 and 98-92 as clear evidence of the dominance of…
Joana Chavarria conquered the World Boxing Association (WBA) International featherweight belt with a unanimous decision win over Caroline Veyre last Saturday night in Mexico City. The home fighter had a great night and got cards of 98-91, 96-93 and 96-94, with which she pocketed the regional championship of the pioneering body and achieved a major…
The “Baby Bull†Future Champions had a new edition this weekend by the hand of the World Boxing Association (WBA) in the town of Fresno, Texas, and was attended by dozens of amateur fighters of different ages in an event that was a resounding success. Organized by former world champion Juan Diaz and his team,…
By Frank Warren BRITISH BOXING PUT its best foot (or fist) forward on Saturday night and delivered an amazing spectacle with the world watching on. Riyadh Season landed in London with all the bells and whistles we have come to expect from these productions since we got started last October. London landmarks and iconic locations…
“I’m excited to be back headlining in my city again,†said Ennis. “I’m ready to continue dominating the division, making a big statement and showing everyone why I’m the best Welterweight in the world! “It’s time to have some fun, keep crushing whoever is in front of me, put on a beautiful, dominant, crushing performance…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee has ordered the mandatory bout between Lithuanian welterweight world champion Eimantas Stanionis and official challenger Shakhram Giyasov. The communication was officially sent to both parties on September 19 and they were given 30 days to negotiate the fight, which will end on October 19. The championship rule C.10…
Victor Hernandez continues to climb the boxing ladder and on September 7, he once again made it clear that he is a fighter with interesting qualities when he defended his NABA Continental America belt against Angel Luna at the Pontchartain Center in Kenner, Louisiana. Hernandez shined with a counter-attacking right straight right to the jaw…
A few days ago in a friendly chat over coffee, we talked about the film released on 26 August 2016 about the legendary Panamanian boxer Roberto ‘Mano “E piedra†Durán – written and directed by the Venezuelan Jonathan Jakubowicz with his countryman Edgar RamÃrez in the starring role, with Robert De Niro in the role…
American Carlos Gonzalez defeated Duke Micah by eighth round technical knockout to win the North America Boxing Association (NABA) belt last weekend at the Mass Mutual Center in Springfield. Gonzalez had a good performance and by the time the fight was over he was up on the scorecards with scores of 70-62, 79-73 and 78-74,…
Spanish boxer Jennifer Miranda (11-0, 1KO) will be back in the ring on October 20 to fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) interim featherweight title against Panamanian Teresa Almengor (9-1 -3, 4KO) at the Teatro Las Vegas in Madrid, Spain. ‘It’s a dream for me to step into the ring for such an important…
American Caleb Plant won the World Boxing Association (WBA) interim belt after a tough fight against Trevor McCumby this weekend at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. One of the most interesting fights of Saturday night saw Plant put in a great performance against an opponent who went all out and his loss did not…