Boris van der Vorst has been elected as the first President of World Boxing at its inaugural Congress in Frankfurt. The Dutchman secured 63 percent of the vote against Elise Seignolle from USA Boxing and will serve an initial two-year term. In his inaugural Presidential speech following the election, Boris van der Vorst, said: “I […]
Stacy Prestage was the first Women’s International Boxing Federation (WIBF) world champion, but she did not have the belt that she won anymore because it was stolen. It was my mission to give her a WIBF belt. It is not the belt that was taken from her, but it is an authentic WIBF belt. It […]
The Lineal champion is considered the best of the best in each weight division, which is often passed down from when a boxer suffers a loss. Here, we will argue who was the New Zealand Lineal National women’s champion. This is of the opinion of the writer, and this lineal title is more hypothetical. When […]
The International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) continues to be resilient in the face of economic pressures of recent years. Following the tumultuous effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to the cancellation of on-site events, including the revered Annual Hall of Fame Weekend in 2020 and 2021, IBHOF made a triumphant return with the historic Trilogy Induction […]
Boxing’s two heavyweight world champions will finally meet to crown the one and only undisputed champion of the world. WBC champion Tyson ‘The Gypsy King’ Fury will fight WBO/IBF/WBA unified champ Oleksandr Usyk in a history-making showdown on Saturday, February 17, at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Fury and Usyk came face-to-face at a […]
O’Shaquie Foster (21-2, 12 KOs), the reigning WBC junior lightweight world champion, has signed a multi-fight promotional contract with Top Rank. A native of Orange, Texas, who trains out of Houston, Foster will make his Top Rank on ESPN debut in early 2024. “O’Shaquie Foster is a supremely talented champion in the prime of his […]
Golden Boy Promotions announced today the signing of the undefeated WBO #1, WBC #4 super lightweight Arnold Barboza Jr. (28-0, 10 KOs). Barboza Jr. will participate on the DAZN broadcast of the Ryan Garcia vs. Oscar Duarte card in Houston, Texas at Toyota Center on Saturday, December 2. Arnold Barboza Jr: “I’m ready for the big […]
These days, it’s the common thing to say that before the likes of Amanda Serrano, Claressa Shields, Katie Taylor and their peers broke the glass ceiling and took women’s boxing to a new level in terms of recognition, popularity and financial gain, fighters like Christy Martin, Lucia Rijker and Laila Ali fought tooth and nail […]
We have only had nine undisputed world heavyweight champions since 1970. That is a travesty, only nine undisputed world heavyweight champions in the last 54 years. Smokin’ Joe Frazier became the undisputed world heavyweight champion in February 1970 when he stopped WBA champion Jimmy Ellis in round 4. Frazier held every major belt of the […]