The bidding for the fight between Englishman Leigh Wood and Irishman Michael Conlan for the World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight title, scheduled for Monday, October 11, has been postponed for 7 days at the request of the promoting companies involved
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WBA mourns the death of Keitaro Hoshino
The World Boxing Association (WBA) mourns the death of former world champion Keitaro Oshino of Japan, who was found dead in an apartment in Okinawa this weekend, according to local press reports. Journalist Hisao Adachi explained in a report that
Boesel got his revenge over Krasniqi in WBA eliminator
Dominic Boesel defeated Robin Krasniqi in their World Boxing Association (WBA) light heavyweight eliminator fight on Saturday at the GEREC Arena in Magdeburg, Germany. The German won by split decision: 115-114, 116-112 and 114-115, winning an important rematch in his
Cañizales returns to Mexico City to fight Valenzuela for the WBA Fedecaribe belt
Former World Boxing Association (WBA) world champion Carlos Cañizales has plans to return to the top and it starts in the same place where he lost his crown to Esteban Bermudez in May. Mexico City, will host his comeback against
Krasniqi and Boesel this Saturday in WBA eliminator
Robin Krasniqi and Dominic Boesel will step into the ring on Saturday at the GETEC Arena in Magdeburg, Germany, for their World Boxing Association (WBA) light heavyweight eliminator fight. The bout will be a rematch after Krasniqi knocked out Boesel
Gervonta and Romero will fight on December 5 for the WBA belt
The world boxing schedule will add another great fight for the last month of the year with the confirmation of the fight between World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight champion Gervonta Davis and Rolando Romero on December 5 at the Staples
WBA world title reduction plan has made important advances
Since the World Boxing Association’s (WBA) title reduction plan began, an expedited effort has been made in all divisions to make consistent decisions that are aligned with the goal. The first important step was the elimination of the interim titles,
Niyomtrong retained his WBA Super Championship in Thailand
Thammanoon Niyomtrong returned to the ring and landed a third round TKO against compatriot Siridech Deebok to retain his Minimumweight Super Championship at the Chang Arena, in Buriram, in his native Thailand, on Tuesday. With a long inactivity due to
WBA mourns the passing of Tony Curtis
The World Boxing Association (WBA) regrets the passing of Antonio Curtis, an important man for the sport who did a great job as a matchmaker and promoter throughout his boxing career. Curtis was well known in the California area, specifically
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
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
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
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
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