No fewer than 14 boxers on the Nigeria Amateur Boxing team are currently in camp under the supervision of the national team coach, Anthony Konyegwachie, preparing for the Africa Championship set for June 17 to June 25 in Congo. Konyegwachie told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos that the event…
Floyd Mayweather’s visit to Nigeria and Ghana has been postponed indefinitely. A Twitter post from Mayweather suggests the trip will occur in the fall. The former five-division champ was set to arrive in Nigeria today. Reasons for his postponement are unclear. Nigeria’s organizers were informed that Mayweather didn’t receive flight clearance for his private plane.…
LANCASTER, CA. (June 12, 2017) – Former world champion Brandon Rios (34-3-1, 24 KOs) returned to the ring with a seventh round TKO of Mexico’s Aaron Herrera (23-7-1, 14 KOs) in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes Sunday night from The Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, California. “I…
Sparks will fly on June 16th when Africa’s two most powerful boxing nations square off. WBO Africa middleweight champion Walter Kautondokwa (14-0, 13 KO’s) of Namibia and WBO Interim Africa middleweight champion Obodai Sai (32-2, 24 KO’s) of Ghana will settle the score at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra, Ghana. The IBF Africa middleweight…