The Nov. 4 heavyweight title match between WBC champion Deontay Wilder and Cuban destroyer Luis “King Kong” Ortiz was expected to provide much-needed clarity as to just how good the unbeaten sluggers truly are. Instead, Wilder (38-0, 37 KOs) will likely need to find yet another last-minute replacement opponent for the Barclays Center in…
The ugly war of words between Namibia’s leading boxing promoter Nestor ‘Sunshine’ Tobias and boxer Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda has escalated to disquieting levels, with Tobias dragging Ambunda to court over breach of contract. As earlier reported, the melee between Namibia’s multiple award-winning boxing promoter Tobias (pictured right, next to Ambunda) and the country’s…
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) wants its Kenyan affiliate to conclude the on-and-off elections Friday “in the sole interest of the Olympic movement and athletes in Kenya.” Consequently, IOC President Thomas Bach has dispatched former South Africa Olympic Committee head Sam Ramsamy to oversee Friday’s National Olympic Committee of Kenya (Nock) elections at Nairobi’s…