South Africa’s Simphiwe Khonco retained his IBO strawweight belt for the second time when he scored a wide unanimous 12-round points decision over the rugged Filipino Lito Dante at Emperors Palace near Kempton Park on a cold Saturday night. The scores were 119-109 twice and 118-110. The 30-year Khonco (47.20 kg) dominated from…
There was plenty of hot action at the Blairgowrie Recreation Centre in Randburg on Sunday afternoon when five of the scheduled seven bouts ended inside the distance. In the main event Rofhiwe Maemu blasted out Prince Ndlovu inside two rounds to win the vacant African Boxing Union (SADC) featherweight title. After a quiet…
Floyd Mayweather will have a full itinerary when he embarks on his week-long trip to West Africa. This is the centerpiece to his health initiative, called Boxing Meningitis Away From Africa. The boxing legend-turned-promoter is set to arrive with his 18-person team in Nigeria on June 12th, where he will stay through June…
The Central Amateur Boxing Association of Fiji Amateur Boxing is hoping to discover more hidden talents in the sport in future with their boxing promotion. The association is hosting a program after every two weeks and they have seen an increase in the number of clubs coming for the fights. “More clubs are…