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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, …

From August 24 to 31, 2025, the city of Maracaibo has become the epicenter of Venezuelan youth boxing with the staging of the U-17 National Junior Championship—an event that brings together the country’s brightest prospects in a competition marked by high technical standards and strong organization. With a staggering 234 …

Australia’s Skye Falzon (11-2, 7 KOs) became a dual regional champion on Saturday night, August 23, delivering a fifth-round knockout over Thailand’s Usanakorn Thawilsuhannawang (21-10, 20 KOs) at the Bay Pavilions in Batemans Bay, New South Wales. With the victory, Falzon captured the WBA Oceania and WBA Asia featherweight (126 …

Jack Rafferty and Mark Chamberlain shared the spoils, decision-wise, following a thrilling encounter for the British and Commonwealth super lightweight titles in Altrincham on Saturday night. Judge John Latham scored the fight to Chamberlain by a point, with Michael Alexander and Mark Lyson returning cards of 114-114. The majority draw …

WBA super flyweight champion Fernando “Pumita” Martínez received a special tribute from Boca Juniors Football Club this past weekend at the legendary La Bombonera Stadium in Buenos Aires, during halftime of the team’s match against Banfield. The Argentine world champion stepped onto the hallowed pitch with his team, proudly displaying …

Canada’s Lucas “Prince” Bahdi (20-0, 15 KOs) took a major step toward a world title shot on Saturday night, earning a hard-fought unanimous decision over former world champion Roger Gutiérrez (29-7-1, 22 KOs) in a twelve-round WBA lightweight eliminator at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. The scorecards read …

America’s Jasmine “Animal” Artiga (14-0-1, 7 KOs) continued her rise as one of the most relentless champions in women’s boxing, scoring a third-round TKO over Australia’s Linn Sandstrom (10-4-3, 2 KOs) to successfully defend her WBA super flyweight world title on Saturday night at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, …

American lightweight champion Stephanie Han (11-0, 3 KOs) successfully defended her WBA world title on Saturday night, grinding out a unanimous decision over Colombia’s Paulina Ángel (7-2-2, 3 KOs) at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. All three judges turned in identical tallies of 98-91. Han had to dig …

The highly anticipated clash between Venezuela’s Angelino Córdova (19-0-2, 12 KOs) and Puerto Rico’s Yankiel Rivera (7-0-1, 3 KOs) ended in high drama and controversy on Saturday night at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida, as the two battled to a majority draw after twelve grueling rounds. With the …

Germany’s Abass Baraou (17-1, 9 KOs) delivered the performance of his career on Saturday night, outworking and outgunning Cuba’s previously unbeaten Yoenis Téllez (10-1, 8 KOs) to seize the WBA interim super welterweight title after twelve thrilling rounds at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. The Togolese-born fighter fought …

The Richmond Flying Squirrels today announced Diamonds Aren’t Forever: The Farewell Series presented by Richmond Times-Dispatch, a commemorative goodbye to the iconic ballpark. The team’s home for 40 years, The Diamond will be given a proper sendoff between September 9-14, with the final six-game series against the Hartford Yard Goats. Tickets for the final …

This Saturday, August 23, will mark a milestone for South American boxing: for the first time, Brazil and Chile will officially host events under the WBA Future program, an initiative by the World Boxing Association designed to fuel the development of new talent. The cards will take place simultaneously in …