
Anthony Cacace now WBA 'super' champ at 140lbs; Elnur Samedov also elevated
The World Boxing Association (WBA) has elevated both Anthony Cacace and Elner Samedov in the junior lightweight class
Elnur Samedov: record, next fight and profile →

The World Boxing Association (WBA) has elevated both Anthony Cacace and Elner Samedov in the junior lightweight class

The WBA Championship Committee has ordered junior lightweight champion, Anthony Cacace to make a mandatory defense against interim champion Elnur Samedov

Russian southpaw Elnur Samedov stopped John Lenon in the 11th round of a fight in Chelyabinsk to claim the interim WBA super featherweight title.

Ekaterinburg - TBRB #6 ranked super middleweight Pavel Silyagin (13-0, 6 KOs) shined in his tune-up bout against Colombian import Leonard Carrillo, stopping him in four one-sided rounds.

Ekaterinburg, Russia - 2016 Rio Olympics gold medalist Evgeny Tishchenko (11-1, 7 KOs) scored his second victory of 2022 with a one-sided drubbing of former IBF cruiserweight title challenger Artur Mann over ten rounds. Scores were: 100-88, 99-89 and 99-89 - for the Russian, who scored two knockdowns en route to his dominant win. Mann, three fights removed from his TKO 3 loss to then-IBF champion Mairis Briedis, is now 19-3, with 10 KOs.

German Titov and RCC Boxing Promotions continue their local activities with a solid fight card, scheduled for Sunday, December 11th, at the DIVS Arena in Ekaterinburg, Russia. The card consists of ten fights, which will feature both recent amateur standouts and well-established contenders.

In a shocker, Maxim Vlasov, a two-time world title challenger, who had never ever been stopped before, was both stopped and announced his very unexpected retirement after the shocking upset loss to quite unheralded compatriot Dilmurod Satybaldiev on May 27 in Omsk.

RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg - IBF #14 lightweight Elnur Samedov (12-1, 3 KOs) came out as the winner of a heated encounter versus previously undefeated Kiev-based Zoravor Petrosyan (now 12-1, with 5 KOs) in the main event of the evening, promoted by German Titov and the RCC Boxing Promotions in Ekaterinburg, Russia.

On Thursday, October 15, Britain’s Al Siesta of Siesta Boxing and his local partners continued their boxing activities, labeled “The KOld Wars” at the Falcon Club in Minsk, Belarus, with yet another successful installment.

Having fought just twice over the last two years, former IBF/IBO light welterweight champion Eduard Troyanovsky was in for a long night against limited but durable Czech Josef Zahradnik (11-4, 6 KOs) it seemed. Expectations were proved to be right on point as the Czech fighter showed resilience and determination not only to survive but also tried to gain some good luck.