This week, the eyes of the boxing world shift to Asia, as Suzhou, China hosts the WBA Asia Convention. Four regional titles will be on the line at the event. Beyond that, the week’s agenda also features an International and a Continental championship bout in Pennsylvania and Bielefeld, respectively. China’s …
Read More »WBA Asia Convention Kicks Off in Suzhou – World Boxing Association
WBA Asia will host its second Annual Convention at the Shangri-La Hotel in Suzhou, China, running from September 3 to 5, in what promises to be a landmark gathering filled with surprises. After last year’s successful debut convention in Vietnam, the stage now shifts to China—one of the continent’s giants …
Read More »Neri Romero Captures WBA Fedelatin Super Featherweight Title – World Boxing Association
In an all-Argentine showdown, Buenos Aires native Neri “El Maldito” Romero (19-1, 10 KOs) claimed the WBA Fedelatin super featherweight belt with a commanding unanimous decision over Santa Fe’s Alexis Camejo (10-5-2, 1 KO) on Saturday, August 30, at the Federación Argentina de Boxeo arena in Buenos Aires. All three …
Read More »Antonio Gómez’s Glorious Night – World Boxing Association
This piece was first written years ago and originally published in a Caracas newspaper. With some notable edits, we bring it back now for the fans of yesterday, but especially for the new followers of the sweet science—many of whom know little or nothing about that memorable fight, one that …
Read More »Queensberry Promotions partners with World Boxing Championships 2025
One of the world’s leading boxing promoters, Queensberry Promotions, has agreed a partnership with World Boxing as part of the inaugural World Boxing Championships 2025, in Liverpool, 4th -14th September 2025. The decision is a sign of Queensberry’s desire to support the sport at every level from the grassroots amateur …
Read More »Rodolfo Puentes Shines at WBA Future Colombia – World Boxing Association
The spotlight of the WBA Future of Colombian Boxing program belonged to Rodolfo Puentes, who stopped Andrés Peñaloza by technical knockout this past Saturday at the Gimnasio Cuadrilátero Élite in Barranquilla. It was a dominant showing in the evening’s main event. The WBA Future initiative, designed to give young fighters …
Read More »Clash of Styles for the NABA Lightweight Title in Toledo – World Boxing Association
This Friday, August 30, the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio, will host a pivotal showdown at 135 pounds: unbeaten hometown hero Albert “Prince” Bell (27-0, 9 KOs) takes on the heavy-handed Keith “The Bounty” Hunter (16-2, 10 KOs) for the vacant NABA lightweight title—a fight that pits pure finesse against …
Read More »The Trilogy – World Boxing Association
This Saturday, August 30, at the Bung Kamo Indoor Tennis Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, veteran James Mokoginta (44-19-3, 30 KOs) will face young Thai prospect Pawitchaya Ruangchutiphophan (7-1, 4 KOs) for the third time in a row, with the WBA East Asia welterweight title on the line. It’s the rubber …
Read More »Elif Nur Turhan Knocks Out Ayadi, Claims Interim WBA Crown – World Boxing Association
Turkey’s Elif Nur Turhan (11-0, 7 KOs) captured the WBA interim super featherweight title with a sixth-round stoppage of France’s Rima Ayadi (11-1, 1 KO) on Thursday night, August 28, at the Théâtre du Casino Barrière in Enghien-les-Bains, just outside Paris. The victory marks the first world title belt of …
Read More »Ayadi vs. Elif Nur Turhan for the WBA Interim Super Featherweight Title – World Boxing Association
This Thursday, August 28, the historic Salle du Casino in Enghien will host a clash of unbeaten fighters as France’s Rima Ayadi (11-0, 1 KO) takes on Turkey’s Elif Nur Turhan (10-0, 6 KOs) for the WBA Interim Super Featherweight World Title. At 36, Ayadi brings experience and discipline to …
Read More »Puentes and Peñaloza Headline WBA Future of Colombian Boxing – World Boxing Association
This Saturday, the WBA Future of Colombian Boxing returns to the Cuadrilátero Élite Gym in Barranquilla, bringing a full slate of rising talent to center stage. The event, organized by the Atlántico regional boxing league, will feature ten amateur bouts as a prelude to five professional clashes showcasing the best …
Read More »The Alien – World Boxing Association
This time, our regular boxing chronicle spotlights one of the most spectacular fighters the sport has ever known—a man many seasoned observers rank right alongside Marvelous Marvin Hagler among the all-time great middleweights. It’s a division steeped in legends, from Stanley Ketchel and Carlos Monzón to Nino Benvenuti, Gennady Golovkin, …
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