The national boxing team, the Bombers, entered camp Monday, April 24 to put their entire concentration on how to get positive results in the forthcoming Africa Boxing Championship. A group of pugilists is set to represent Uganda at the continental showpiece set start May 27 in Congo Brazzaville. The team will reside at…
Rwanda Amateur Boxing Association (RABA) will send pugilists to the African Confederation Boxing Championships (AFBC), scheduled from May 27 to June 4 in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. RABA president, Vicky Kalisa, revealed that they had two options, either to send the boxers for the East African Games in Uganda or the African Confederation Boxing…
There is plenty of action for boxing fans over the coming weekend, with tournaments in Johannesburg and Brakpan on Friday night and in East London on Sunday. South Africa’s IBO flyweight champion, Moruti Mthalane 34, who has a record of 32-2; 21 makes the third defence of his belt when he faces 23-year-old unbeaten…
LONDON (April 27, 2017) – Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko came face-to-face on Thursday at the sprawling Sky Headquarters in London as the two 6-foot-6 giants participated in a final press conference for Saturday’s blockbuster heavyweight world championship event. SHOWTIME will televise the fight LIVE at 4:15 p.m. ET/1:15 p.m. PT from sold-out Wembley…
Kevin Johnson (30-7-1, 14 KOs) says he will break Kubrat Pulev (24-1, 13 KOs) down and make him quit when they meet for the WBA Intercontinental Heavyweight title on Fridaynight at the Arena Armeec in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Undefeated IBF Champion Anthony Joshua hosted a media conference call to give his thoughts on Saturday’sheavyweight blockbuster between him and long-reigning kingpin Wladimir Klitschko live on SHOWTIME® (4:15 p.m. ET/1:15 p.m. PT) from sold-out Wembley Stadium in London. The British sensation Joshua (18-0, 18 KOs) and Klitschko (64-4, 54 KOs) will unify the heavyweight…
New York, NY (4/26/17) – On Thursday, May 18, DiBella Entertainment’s popular Broadway Boxing series will make its long-awaited return to New York for the first time in almost a year with a special edition, one-time-only event, held at Brooklyn’s historic Paramount Theater at Long Island University. Brooklyn’s undefeated female sensation Heather “The Heat” Hardy…
Robert Helenius (24-1, 15 KOs) looked in great shape as he met with the Finnish media today in Helsinki at an open training session ahead of his WBC Silver World Heavyweight title fight against Dereck Chisora (26-7, 18 KOs) on May 27 at the Hartwall Arena. The 33 year-old from Porvoo holds a controversial…
TUNICA, MS (April 25, 2017) – Welterweight contender Yordenis Ugas (19-3, 9 KOs) scored a dominant second round stoppage of Nelson Lara (17-8, 7 KOs) in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes Tuesday night from the Fitz Tunica Casino & Hotel in Tunica,…
BROOKLYN – Shawn Porter scored a ninth round stoppage of Andre Berto to become the WBC’s mandatory challenger to unified welterweight champion Keith Thurman in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, Saturday night on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. With the convincing victory, Porter potentially earns a…