IBA, an amateur commission, crown a professional ‘world champion’ in a WBA eliminator

Russian junior welterweight-cum-welterweight Khariton Agrba, 14-0, won something called the IBA Pro world title at welterweight at the IBA Champions Night in Samara on November 4 by beating Argentinian Gabriel Sosa (27-0) over ten. It was scored 99-91 (twice) and 98-92. 

The IBA pro fights are a hybrid of professional boxing and Olympic boxing but in this case the fight was also, according to some sources, billed as a WBA eliminator. 

Agrba is No. 14 in the latest WBA ratings at 140lbs.

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WBC junior bantamweight champion Asley Gonzales, 16-2, defends against Mary Romero, 10-6, at Universum’s big show at the Grand Elysee Hotel in Hamburg on December 12. It will be held in conjunction with the WBC convention.

On a long evening with several WBC belts up for grabs, Gonzalez-Romero is the sole world title fight.

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Austrian Daniel Nader, founder, President and head coach at the Bounce Boxing Club, has passed away at the age of 42 after a serious illness.

Nader built Bounce to a club with over 1,000 members promoting shows with both professional and amateur boxing.

Daniel’s younger brother Marcos went 25-3-1 as a pro winning the EU and Austrian titles.

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German Olympic boxing star Nelvie Tiafack is about to turn pro – but it won’t be in Germany, nor will a German promoter guide him, reported BILD. Tiafack won a bronze medal in the 2024 Olympics in Paris at super heavyweight.

The 25-year-old Tiafack is reportedly heading for the UK but the name of his promoter was not divulged.

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There were no bidders today in Rome for the fight for the vacant EBU Silver title between Swedish champ Pezhman Seifkhani, 18-1, and his Italian counterpart Eduard Giustini, 17-3.

The EBU has set November 13 as the new deadline for purse bids or agreements.