Four-division world champion Kazuto Ioka announced this week that he will move up to bantamweight, aiming to kick off a new chapter and chase yet another world title in hopes of enhancing his legacy. The 36-year-old Japanese star, who lost his WBA title to Fernando Martínez last year and dropped …
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American standout Mikaela Mayer (22-2, 5 KOs) captured the WBA super-welterweight world title on Thursday night, earning a dominant unanimous decision over Canada’s Mary Spencer (10-3, 6 KOs) at the Cabaret du Casino in Montréal. Scorecards read 100-90, 98-92 and 98-92, reflecting Mayer’s clear command across ten rounds. Mayer set …
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World Boxing Association (WBA) No. 15 featherweight contender Ryuto Owa continued his rise this week, stopping Mickael Díaz by third-round TKO at Tokyo’s iconic Korakuen Hall. Owa imposed his will from the opening bell, overwhelming the Colombian with sharp offense and steady pressure. The 27-year-old Okinawa native controlled the action …
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WBA Middleweight World Champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara will take on unified WBO and IBF Middleweight World Champion Janibek Alimkhanuly in the high-stakes co-main event of a loaded PBC Pay-Per-View on Prime Video on Saturday, December 6 from Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. The pay-per-view action will …
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This Saturday, October 31, Argentine boxing will host another regional clash as Iván Ricardo Actis (11-0-1, 7 KOs) faces Ariel Leonel López (7-0, 5 KOs) for the vacant WBA Fedelatin Cono Sur middleweight title (160 lbs). The bout will take place at the Club Unión Eléctrica in Córdoba. Actis, 28, …
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The Balkans will rumble this October 31 as Austria’s Edin Avdic (12-0, 7 KOs) faces Germany’s David “Mr. Bomb” Kerkmann (26-2, 22 KOs) for the vacant WBA International super middleweight title (168 lbs) in the main event taking place in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. At 41 years …
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This Thursday, October 30, women’s boxing will take center stage for a historic night at the Cabaret du Casino de Montréal, where Canada’s own Mary Spencer (10-2, 6 KOs) will defend her WBA super welterweight world title (154 lbs) against American star Mikaela Mayer (21-2, 5 KOs). At 40 years …
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Cuban super welterweight Yoelvis Gómez will defend his WBA Continental Americas title this Saturday night at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida, against unbeaten local contender Antraveous Ingram. The 28-year-old “Joya” Gómez will make the first defense of the belt he won on August 22, when he edged Edwine …
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This October 30 marks 51 years since one of the most legendary fights in boxing history — the one famously dubbed “The Rumble in the Jungle” by its flamboyant promoter Don King. The bout pitted two of the greatest heavyweights of all time: the charismatic and unmatched Muhammad Ali, and …
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Cuban heavyweight Lenier Peró will return to the ring this Saturday at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, putting his WBA Continental Americas title on the line against dangerous British contender Jordan Thompson. The 32-year-old southpaw from Cuba has been carving his path in one of boxing’s hottest divisions and …
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The World Boxing Association (WBA) will make its way to Fiji this weekend for a double championship event, as Suva’s Vodafone Arena hosts two WBA Oceania title fights this Saturday night. In the main event, Australia’s veteran Francia Chua will face Mikaele Ravalaca for the WBA Oceania super lightweight title, …
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The festive Fight Night sees the unbeaten 9-0 (6 KOs) Lightweight return to the UK, fresh from his impressive US debut in Philadelphia earlier this month when he defeated James Wilkins. Now he faces a tough test in an eliminator for the English title against the 14-1 (4 KOs) ‘Wigan …
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