WBC World female super bantamweight champion Fatuma Zarika is embarking on an intensive training program in Las Vegas, Nevada, ahead of her title defense on December 2nd. Zarika left her native Kenya for the USA on Tuesday to prepare for her showdown in Nairobi versus former WBC champion Catherine Phiri of Zambia. Zarika is…
SAN ANTONIO (September 20, 2017) – Fight week in San Antonio officially kicked-off as Yunier Dorticos and Dmitry Kudryashov went face-to-face Wednesday at the final press conference before their Saturday, September 23 World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight quarterfinal showdown taking place at the Alamodome. Also in attendance Wednesday were once-beaten cruiserweights Keith Tapia and…
Wilder-Ortiz is on! Undefeated WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder will make his sixth title defense when he meets hard-hitting Cuban southpaw Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions on Saturday, Nov. 4 live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™. Tickets for the…
The “Prince” is back. Former WBO Africa bantamweight king Immanuel Naidjala of Namibia is ready to return to the top of the food chain among African bantamweights today. The 32-year old Naidjala (pictured right) is set to challenge undefeated South African Mzuvukile Magwaca on October 6 for the IBF Inter-continental title at the ICC…
What has happened to the proposed showdown between IBO World lightweight champion Emmanuel “Game Boy” Tagoe and WBA fifth-ranked contender Argenis Mendez? Initially slated for August 26, the bout was then moved to September 2nd. That date has also been cancelled and a new one hasn’t been announced, leaving more than a few fans…