The 2017 African Boxing Championship scheduled to begin in Brazzaville on 27 May, will now take place from 17-25 June. The Local Organising Committee (LOC) in charge of the tournament cited the decision was taken in order to ensure that the tournament meets the high standards demanded from such a prestigious competition. The…
FORT MITCHELL, AL. — It’s not easy being #1 at anything. But for the last year we’ve had the number one amateur boxer in Georgia and Alabama right in our backyards. Money Powell IV is a name that might ring a bell to you. We’ve covered him in his quest for gold in the…
The Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) has set up the Isaac Aryee Fund, a fund to solicit financial support for former national champion Isaac Aryee. Aryee was involved in a near-fatal vehicle accident on May 3rd, when his motorcycle was hit by a Mamprobi police car. Although the Youth & Sports ministry was able to…
ORANGE, Calif. (May 22, 2017) – Top featherweight prospect Ruben Villa (6-0, 4 KOs) continues to impress early in his professional career. Villa, a southpaw fighting out of Salinas, Calif., picked apart Anthony de Jesus Ruiz (2-3, 2 KOs) to win by fifth round technical knockout. Villa, who was naturally bigger than Ruiz, unloaded…
New York, NY (5/22/17) – On Saturday, June 3, DiBella Entertainment will return to the Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino, in Mashantucket, CT, for the latest exciting installment of its popular Broadway Boxing series, presented by Nissan of Queens, Azad Watches, OPTYX, and Christos Steak House. The card will feature a bevy of New…