THE newly elected Chairman of Nigeria Boxing Board of Control (NBBofC), Dr. Rafiu Ladipo and former African Boxing champion, Joe Lasisi have paid a condolence visit to the Challenge Elewura Ibadan family home of late boxing champion, Dele Jonathan who died last month. They were almost in tears as they signed the condolence register…
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – May 14, 2017 – On Saturday, Kal Yafai thrilled his hometown fans in Birmingham, England, and made the first the defense of the WBA Super Flyweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Suguru Muranaka. The bout headlined another tremendous day of action AWE-A Wealth of Entertainment. “I am…
At the Eastern Michigan Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan, former three division world champion James “Lights Out” Toney (77-10-3, 47 KOs), 48-years-old, returned to the ring to pick up a sixth round knockout win over 41-year-old Mike Sheppard (24-21-2, 10 KOs). The fight was pretty even, until Toney put the ‘lights out’ in the…
Aguas Buenas, PR- In an intense bell-to-bell battle held at the Coliseum Samuel ‘Sammy’ Rodríguez de Aguas Buenas, World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion Cindy ‘Checkmate’ Serrano (26-5-3, 10KO’s), managed to win a unanimous decision victory over Mexican challenger Paola ‘La Fiera’ Torres (10-2-1, 3KO’s), defending for the first time his crown. Serrano, who…
Top junior lightweight prospect OMAR “Super O” DOUGLAS, (17-2-0, 12 KO’s)) looks forward to returning to action in the near future following two, very close and highly controversial decision losses. A fighter inside and outside the ring, the 26-year-old Douglas has dusted himself off from disappointment and looks forward to a fast return to battle.…
PHILADELPHIA–This past Friday night, Christopher Brooker won a workmanlike eight-round unanimous decision over veteran Oscar Riojas in a super middleweight bout that highlighted a seven bout card at a jam packed SugarHouse Casino. The card was promoted by King’s Promotions. Brooker was very solid throughout as he tried to work on in the…