NAMIBIA’S JONAS JUNIAS ADVANCES TO SEMIFINALS AT AFBC
Namibia’s Jonas Junias advanced to the semi-final stage of the African Boxing Championships (AFBC) in Brazzaville, Congo.
UGANDA ADVANCES TO MEDAL BRACKET AT AFBC
KAMPALA — Bombers captain Musa ‘Chicago’ Shadir (light welter) is yet to contend with the agonising quarterfinal defeat to Namibia’s Jonas Junius at the African Confederation Boxing Championship (AFBC) Thursday night. Shadir, 20, looked a very improved boxer in the last one year and oozed confidence throughout the build-up to Africa’s most prestigious amateur…
KENYA ADVANCES TO MEDAL BRACKETS AT AFBC
Three Kenyan boxers – light flyweight Shaffi Bakari, lightweight Nick Okoth and middleweight John Kyolo – have reached the medal brackets in the ongoing African Confederation Boxing Championship in Congo Brazzaville. The trio will compete in Saturday’s semi-finals. Bakari faces Matias Hamunyela (Namibia), Okoth will square it out with Mohamed Hamout (Mauritius) while Kyola…
NIGERIA’S OWOLABI LAWAL DEFEATED IN AFBC QUARTERFINALS
Nigeria’s Owolabi Lawal hit a wall on Friday night at the 2017 African Confederation Boxing Championship (AFBC), taking place in Brazzaville, Congo. That wall was Morocco’s Mohamed Hamout. Hamout defeated Lawal 5-0 on points in the quarterfinals of this highly-competitive tourney. Lawal’s loss comes as a surprise. He’d soundly defeated Angola’s Manuel Gomes…
SEAN GARCIA: FINAL AMATEUR BOXING BOUT
Sean Garcia will compete in his final amateur boxing bout and tournament tonight. The six-time amateur national champion will compete in the Roy Jones Jr. National Invitational held in Las Vegas. Garcia, a senior at Silverado, is the younger brother of professional and undefeated fighter Ryan Garcia, who is signed with Golden Boy…