FORMER youth and community worker Liz Norris has been appointed on to the board of England Boxing. Mrs. Norris is an integral member of Radcliffe Elite Amateur Boxing Club and also works as a social inclusion co-ordinator for GreaterSport. The 40-year-old has set up Street Shakers and, along with Radcliffe Elite founder Ady…
Back-to-back Olympian Benson Gicharu is content with amateur boxing and has no plans to join the bare-chested game anytime soon. Gicharu, who qualified for two consecutive Olympics in London and Rio said despite requests from several managers and promoters to join pro ranks, he is sticking with amateur boxing. Gicharu skipped the second leg of…
Seventeen boxers from Prisons and DTC Boxing clubs will take part in a boxing tournament hosted by the Booysen Boxing Club in Johannesburg, South Africa on May 20, 2017. The team of three women and 14 men was invited by the DSCUD boxing, a local boxing club that promotes professional and amateur boxers. …
Louisville, KY – May 12, 2017 – Four-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield and his company Real Deal Sports & Entertainment announced today that he will kick off his “Real Deal Championship Boxing” series on Saturday, June 24, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, KY, in partnership with locally based Top Knotch Boxing and Kentucky Venues. The undercard at…
PARIS (May 12, 2017) – French Olympian and 2016 super heavyweight gold medalist Tony Yoka will make his highly-anticipated pro debut on Friday, June 2 as he faces unbeaten Travis Clark (12-0, 8 KOs) from Le Dome – Palais Des Sports de Paris and live in France on Canal Plus at 7:30 p.m. CET. …
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – May 12, 2017 – Kal Yafai believes he can build something special in Birmingham and wants to unify the Super-Flyweight division as he prepares to make the first defense of his WBA title against Suguru Muranaka at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham on Saturday LIVE on AWE- A Wealth of Entertainment…