By Robert Coster Belgica Pena, CEO of Shuan Boxing Promotions, the top promoter in the Dominican Republic, has announced a televised closed-door event with the tentative date of May 30th. “Our boxers depend on being active to be able to economically sustain themselves and their family,” declared Belgica. “We are going through tragic, terrible times but we want our boxers ...
Leo Santa Cruz spoke with World Boxing Association (WBA) President, Gilberto Jesús Mendoza, on Instagram Live. Mendoza talked to the WBA Featherweight and Super Featherweight Super Champion about many interesting points, including his plan to face Gervonta Davis in his next fight. “We’re focused on the fight against Gervonta Davis. The negotiation was very advanced, but with this situation it ...
By Joe Koizumi The hard-working liaison conference of the Japan Boxing Commission (JBC) and the JPBA (Japan Professional Boxing Association, the union of 282 club owners including newly licensed) has decided today (Wednesday) that all shows scheduled through June will be completely canceled due to the still growing coronavirus outbreak here. The conference previously called off all cards through May, ...
Finally! Bufalo Boxing Promotions, headed by former two-division world champion Rosendo “Bufalo” Alvarez, has announced a live boxing card scheduled for Saturday at the Alexis Arguello Sports Center in Managua, Nicaragua. The main event will feature super featherweight Robin Zamora (15-7, 8 KOs) against Ramiro Blanco (18-7-3, 10 KOs). They previously fought last October with Zamora winning by TKO2. ESPN ...
The World Boxing Association (WBA) held a special directorate meeting in order to discuss several points of interest for the organization, including the possibility of returning to boxing activity, even if it’s behind closed doors. Headed by its president, Gilberto Jesús Mendoza, the members of the directorate met virtually to evaluate different aspects and mechanisms to activate boxing in the ...
WBC lightweight champion in recess Devin Haney commented on a possible fight with WBA, WBO and WBC franchise lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko during an interview with 78SPORTSTV. “I will never lose to a white boy in my life,” proclaimed Haney. “I don’t care what nobody else says. Can’t no white boy beat me any day of the week. Fight a ...
By David Finger Fightnews.com® is sad to report the passing of one of boxing’s most esteemed referees: Eddie Cotton of New Jersey. Cotton died on the morning of April 17th of COVID-19 after having been hospitalized for over a week. Cotton was highly regarded in the boxing community having refereed hundreds of high profile fights since the early 1990s. He ...