FOLLOWING IN THE CONTENDER’S FOOTSTEPS
HAVERHILL — The son of the late Haverhill boxing great Jeff Fraza, who was on TV reality show “The Contender,’’ is following in his dad’s footsteps.
NEW VENUE FOR FIJI’S WEEKLY AMATEUR PROGRAM
THE Raiwai Boxing Club has opened the doors of the Raiwai Youth Hall to be the official venue for amateur boxing programs in the Central Division. This was confirmed after the signing of a formal agreement document in Domain, Suva, on Wednesday. Central Amateur Boxing president Pio Rova said this was a positive…
DAR BOXERS MAY SKIP BRAZZAVILLE TOURNEY
The national amateur boxing team’s participation in this year’s Africa Confederation Championships and East Africa Championships hangs in the balance. With the continental championships nearly two weeks away, the Boxing Federation of Tanzania (BFT) is yet to raise Sh46 million for the competition. Tanzania is among countries that have confirmed their participation in…
GARY RUSSELL JR. & BROS. WORKOUT QUOTES
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. (May 11, 2017) – Featherweight world champion Gary Russell Jr. hosted a media workout Thursday along with his brothers and rising prospects Gary Antuanne Russell and Gary Antonio Russell before all three brothers enter the ring on Saturday, May 20 live from MGM National Harbor in Maryland. Coverage on SHOWTIME is…
ROBERT EASTER TO DEFEND TITLE AGAINST DENIS SHAFIKOV ON JUNE 30
TOLEDO, OH (May 11, 2017) – Unbeaten lightweight world champion Robert Easter (19-0, 14 KOs) will defend his title in his hometown when he takes on mandatory challenger Denis Shafikov (38-2-1, 20 KOs) in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on Bounce live from the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio on Friday, June 30.…
SAM SHEEDY IN SEARCH OF BIG NAME OPPONENT
After coming through a hard night against Nigeria’s Abolaji Rasheed to win the Commonwealth middleweight belt, Sheffield’s Sam Sheedy is on the hunt for a big-name opponent. In a tougher than expected contest, Sheffield’s Sheedy, 18-2 (4), outpointed his spirited opponent to claim the vacant title in his home city’s Bramall Lane venue on…
BLACK BOMBERS PREP FOR AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CONGO
Twenty-four members of the Ghana national amateur boxing team, the Black Bombers, are continuing their non-residential camping and preparations for the 2017 Africa Boxing championship with daily training at the Accra Sports Stadium. The team consists of 20 men and four women. They have been training for three weeks ahead of the stiff competition,…