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A look back at the two-division world champion’s finest moments at Brooklyn’s famed venue ahead of his final appearance there on Saturday, October 18. Danny “Swift” Garcia and the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York are forever linked in modern boxing history. From his spectacular knockout of a Hall of …

The WBA Future of Colombian Boxing is back in Cereté, Colombia, promising a night packed with action and excitement at the Mario León Guzmán Coliseum. Headlining the card is a heavyweight showdown that will pit undefeated knockout artist Cristian Salcedo against Ángel Barraza. The program will feature a mix of …

Nigeria’s Yusuf Adeniji (17-1, 10 KOs) captured the WBA Africa super welterweight title (154 lbs) on October 1 in Nigeria, earning the crown by technical decision after Akimos Anaang Apiah (7-3, 6 KOs) was disqualified for an intentional low blow in the fifth round. From the opening bell, Adeniji displayed …

Nathaniel Collins will challenge for the European featherweight title against Cristobal Lorente on Saturday, topping a bumper card at the Braehead Arena. The fight also represents a final eliminator for a shot at the WBC world title. Today the fighters gathered at the Glasgow Science Centre to exchange their final …

WBA President Gilberto Jesús Mendoza will take the stage this Saturday, October 4, as a featured speaker at the Harvard Latino Alumni Alliance Conference, a prestigious gathering hosted this weekend at Harvard University in Massachusetts. The HLAA, which brings together more than 16,000 Latino alumni and students of Harvard, is …

This Friday, October 3, Argentine boxing will deliver a high-voltage night as Jonathan “El Potro” Eniz (36-23-1, 16 KOs) squares off against Oscar “El Elegante” Retamoso (7-5, 1 KO) for the WBA Fedelatin Cono Sur welterweight crown (147 lbs) at the Polideportivo Evita in Dolores, Buenos Aires. Eniz, 30, a …

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis is closing in on his debut at 154lbs in four weeks time as he takes on Uisma Lima in a final eliminator for the WBA World Super-Welterweight title at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia on Saturday October 11, live worldwide on DAZN – and in Matchroom’s ‘Day …

On a night filled with high drama and a clash of styles, Tijuana’s Alma Melisa “La Leona” Meraz Rodríguez (11-4-1, 2 KOs) etched her name in the history books, claiming the WBA Interim Light Flyweight World Championship with a majority decision victory over Jacqueline “Jaky” Calvo Ramírez (24-10-2, 4 KOs). …

On September 26, the city of Ufa, Russia, will stage a card featuring two WBA regional championships. In the first bout, a clash of undefeated welterweights takes center stage as Russia’s Danis Gabdrafikov (4-0, 1 KO) faces Kazakhstan’s Timmy Balmolda (10-0, 6 KOs) for the vacant WBA Central Asia welterweight …

The WBA Future of Panamanian Boxing returns this Saturday, September 27, at the Justino Salinas Stadium in La Chorrera, Panama. Once again, the nation’s best amateur talent will take the spotlight with a full slate of action across multiple divisions, all as part of the WBA’s fast-growing development project. The …

The World Boxing Association (WBA) mourns the loss of Cecilio “Uco” Lastra, an icon of Spanish boxing and the second fighter from his country to capture a world title under the WBA banner. Lastra reached the pinnacle of the sport on September 23, 1977, in his hometown of Santander, when …