THE WEEK IN BOXING – AUGUST 1, 2017
Check out Eric Armit’s comprehensive report in The Week In Boxing – August 1, 2017!
NICK OKOTH WANTS GOLD AT THE AIBA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Kenya’s stylish lightweight boxer Nick Okoth will be going for gold at the forthcoming 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships slated to throw off on August 25 in the city of Hamburg, Germany. Okoth, who has been shaping up at St Teresa’s church gymnasium over the past two weeks, said his main objective will be…
IT’S OFFICIAL: RICHARD COMMEY JOINS DIBELLA ENTERTAINMENT
New York City (August 1, 2017) – DIBELLA ENTERTAINMENT has signed top rated lightweight contender RICHARD COMMEY (25-2, 22 KOs), of Accra, Ghana, to an exclusive promotional contract it was announced today by its President LOU DIBELLA and Commey’s manager MICHAEL AMOO-BEDIAKO.
NIGERIA’S HOGAN JIMOH DIES, AGE 61
Nigeria’s Hogan Jimoh died on Sunday evening at a private hospital. The former lightweight contender collapsed at his residence in Lagos, Nigeria, and was taken to the hospital. He was 61-years-old. Hogan “Atomic Bomb” Jimoh was a popular fighter during the 1970’s. Born in Ilorin, Nigeria, on December 29, 1955, he made his pro…