Jamal James and Radzhab Butaev will fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Welterweight World title on October 30 at the Virgins Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Premier Boxing Promotions is promoting the bout, to be broadcast by Showtime and
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WBA Press Release
The World Boxing Association (WBA) reiterates the reduction of titles as announced a few weeks ago. For this reason all interim titles have been eliminated, the gold titles are now ranked in the 2nd position of our ranking and several
Usyk is WBA Boxer of the month
The World Boxing Association (WBA) released its rankings for the month of September and also the monthly awards, with Oleksandr Usyk as the Boxer of the Month and Aidos Yerbossynuly as the Honorable Mention. Usyk was undoubtedly the most outstanding
Usyk returned home as a hero
Oleksandr Usyk returned to Ukraine this week after defeating Anthony Joshua last Saturday to become the World Boxing Association (WBA) Heavyweight Super Champion, and the IBF, IBO and WBO monarch. The new heavyweight king was welcomed in style and talked
Happy retirement, Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao announced his retirement from boxing on Wednesday through an official announcement on his social media. He recently faced Yordenis Ugas for the WBA super welterweight championship and lost in a close decision at 43 years of age, in
Manny Pacquiao named WBA Centennial Champion
The World Boxing Association (WBA) awarded the Centennial Champion recognition to Filipino Manny Pacquiao due to his great career both in and out of the ring, and in the midst of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the pioneer
Mendoza presented an award to Olympic champion Yulimar Rojas
The president of the World Boxing Association (WBA), Gilberto Jesús Mendoza, met with the Olympic medalist, Yulimar Rojas, on Monday in the city of Caracas, Venezuela, to deliver a recognition on behalf of the pioneer organization and talk a about
Union Boxing won the bidding for the Dalakian-Concepcion fight
Union Boxing won the Purse Bid to promote the mandatory bout between the World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight champion, Artem Dalakian, from Ukraine, and the Panamanian challenger Luis “Nica” Concepcion. The bidding took place this Monday, September 27 via zoom
Dalakian-Concepción purse bid will take place this Monday
This Monday, September 27th, the purse bid for the mandatory fight between World Boxing Association (WBA) Flyweight Champion, the Ukrainian Artem Dalakian, and the official challenger and former interim champion, Panamanian Luis Concepción, will take place. Carlos Chávez will be
Usyk: the new heavyweight king
Oleksandr Usyk featured one of the greatest heavyweight moments of these times. He arrived in London against the odds and defeated Anthony Joshua by unanimous decision to win the World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Championship, along with the IBF, WBO,
Ousley won the WBA Intercontinental belt Saturday in London
Christopher Ousley won the World Boxing Association (WBA) Intercontinental middleweight title at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, in London, England, after defeating Russian Khasan Baysangurov by unanimous decision during the event headlined by Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk. Ousley won a
Musculito Blanc and Demonio Zarate for the mini flyweight FEDELATIN in Argentina
In a colorful city where the carnivals are one of the most striking in the region, the FEDELATIN mini flyweight belt of the World Boxing Association will be disputed by Leandro “Musculito” Blanc (4-0,3kos) and Junior the “Demon” Zarate (14-3-0,5kos)
The WBA initiates the move to a single welterweight champion with Ugas-Stanionis and James-Butaev
The World Boxing Association (WBA) issued a resolution ordering a “Box-Off” in the welterweight division, to have a single champion. Yordenis Ugas will defend his title against Eimantas Stanionis and Jamal James will do the same against Radzhab Butaev in
Conor Benn continues growing in his career
Conor Benn is one of the top prospects in the boxing world and his projection is quite promising. This Friday it was announced that the British fighter has signed a multi-fight contract with Matchroom to continue boosting his career. The
Joshua-Usyk this Saturday for the WBA Super Championship
The most important weekend for boxing in the month of September is just a few days away. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London this Saturday will host the heavyweight showdown between World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Champion Anthony Joshua and challenger