Raymond Ford will defend his WBA Continental Americas title against Edward Vazquez on Saturday night. The Footprint in Phoenix, Arizona will be the venue for another appearance for the featherweight prospect. Ford, 22, will be making the second defense of
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Solonin wins WBA-Asia belt in Moscow
Russia’s Nikita Solonin captured the World Boxing Association (WBA) Asian light heavyweight crown with a first round knockout over India’s Arun Antil on Wednesday in Moscow, Russia. The 29-year-old Solonin was determined to finish the fight early and cornered Antil
Champion Kali Reis received an emotional recognition
The World Boxing Association congratulates boxer Kali Reis, Super Lightweight champion, for being inducted into the North American Indigenous Athletic Hall of Fame (NAIAHF). The news was released on Wednesday afternoon and the world champion shared the excitement on her
Taylor and Serrano had their first face-to-face in New York City
New York’s Madison Square Garden will be the ideal setting for one of the most important fights in women’s boxing history. Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano were at the legendary venue for the first press conference ahead of their fight
Sultan returns to the United States for training camp
The Filipino Jonas Sultan, number 7 of the World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight division, traveled to the United States last January 31 to carry out a training base for his upcoming fights. The boxer will join Jerwin Ancajas, current super
Thurman and Barrios on Saturday in a big fight
The present realities of Keith Thurman and Mario Barrios have certain similarities. Both are trying to recover and return to the top of boxing, that’s why they will fight this Saturday in an interesting welterweight bout. It will be the
WBA published its January rankings
The World Boxing Association (WBA) published its January rankings lists with all the movements of each division after the fights that took place in the first month of the year 2022. Both the men and women’s rankings are available on
Mitchell ready to defend her WBA crown against Skelly
Jamie Mitchell is ready for her return to the United States. Her first appearance as World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight champion will be at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, where she will defend her title against Carly Skelly from
Reynoso, Davidson and Lomachenko among coach of the year candidates
The 2021 Trainer of the Year award has many interesting candidates who had great influences on their trainees to achieve great victories that put them on top during the year. Eddy Reynoso is already a must nominee year after year
2021 was a year of challenges for promoters
The year 2020 paralyzed the world and boxing was no exception. The pandemic, which continues to cause damage in many aspects, brought the sport to a halt iaffecting its development and the activity of many of the fighters. That is
WBA female revelations
This was, indeed, a year of great action for women’s boxing. With fighters who have emerged and others who have managed to consolidate. The World Boxing Association is proud to congratulate each of the female warriors, who, notwithstanding the difficulties
The year gave new figures in the world of boxing
The beauty of boxing is that not everything is written and any fight can have an unexpected ending. And it is precisely those victories that no one expects that create the new figures, fighters who were there, had the talent
Rosa fought hard and dethroned Saludar in Santo Domingo
Erick Rosa fought hard for 12 rounds and showed his people what he is capable of doing by defeating Victorio Saludar by split decision to win the World Boxing Association (WBA) minimum belt at the Catalonia Hotel in Santo Domingo,
Chevalier defended his WBA-Oceania title in Sydney
Faris Chevalier defended his World Boxing Association (WBA) Oceania light heavyweight belt with a victory via unanimous decision over Ronald Quinlan on Tuesday at The Star Event Centre in Sydney, Australia. The French-born Australian proudly defended his title for the
Noryoli: Gonzalez retained Continental Americas belt in Culiacan
Mexican Kevin Gonzalez defended his World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Americas super bantamweight title last weekend by knocking out Venezuelan Antonio Guzman in two rounds in Culiacan, Mexico. The 24-year-old fighter showed his superiority from the start of the bout