WBA super flyweight champ, Hugo Cazares (34-6-2, 24 KOs) looks to make the fifth defense of his title against long-shot challenger, Arturo Badillo (20-1, 18 KOs) at the Plaza de Toros Eduardo Fontanet in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico this Saturday night. Cazares, a native of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, has been a title holder at 115 lbs. since upsetting Japan's Nobuo Nashiro in May of … [Read more...]
Crisis on Infinite Earths: The WBA’s 32 World Champions
by Paul Magno It's hard to imagine a champion more deserving of singular honors than Juan Manuel Marquez. From his win over Joel Casamayor, victories over Juan Diaz, and dismantling of a supremely brave and motivated Michael Katsidis in the lightweight division, Marquez embodies what a champion should be. However, in the same division of the same sanctioning body, there's … [Read more...]
Cazares Retains Super Flyweight Title in Japan
WBA super flyweight champ, Hugo Cazarez (34-6-2, 24 KOs) successfully defended his belt against home town fighter, Hiroyuki Hisataka (19-9-1, 8 KOs) in Osaka, Japan earlier this morning. The defending champ registered a unanimous decision victory with scores of 117-111, 117-111, 116-112. The Boxing Tribune will make a video available of this contest as soon as it … [Read more...]