This all changed in 1982 when Kim Duk-Koo tragically passed away from the injuries he sustained during a 14th-round knockout loss to 'Boom Boom' Ray Mancini for the WBA lightweight crown.

Nick Ball makes the second defence of his WBA featherweight title against veteran Irish southpaw TJ Doheny, who is looking to ...

It’s understandable if other news drowned out the fact that the May 2 fight between Ryan Garcia and Rolando Romero will somehow be for the WBA’s vacant, secondary welterweight title.

Turki Alalshikh has responded to the claim that the new boxing title created in partnership with TKO will not have the same impact as the WBA. Alalshikh stated that they do have a belt that is ...

Oleksandr Usyk, who holds the WBC and WBO belts, is also recognised as the WBA 'super' champion, while Pulev holds a WBA title following a points win over Mahmoud Charr in December. The Bulgarian ...

While answering questions in his comment section, the topic of championship belts in boxing came, specifically in relation to the four major sanctioning bodies: the WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO.

Davis retained his WBA lightweight belt after referee Steve Willis arguably ... Under the unified rules of boxing, when a combatant's knee touches the canvas following a punch, a count should ...

An article on the WBA’s website has attempted to defend Steve Willis following the referee’s decision to not award a knockdown during the controversial draw between Gervonta Davis and Lamont ...

With 17 weight classes in boxing and four major sanctioning bodies that bestow world titles, keeping track of who holds each of the belts can be ... Daniel Dubois WBA: Oleksandr Usyk** WBC ...

boxing has been dominated by a handful of sanctioning bodies, creating a landscape where multiple belts often dilute the meaning of true championship status. When someone suggested adding it ...