It’s on. Both Vasyl Lomachenko and Guillermo Rigondeaux hit the scales today ahead of tomorrow night’s showdown on ESPN and both fighters were good to go. This fight will mark the first time in boxing’s long history where two multiple Olympic Gold medal winners face-off in the ring. Rigondeaux was up on the scale…
After defending her WBC super bantamweight title against Zambia’s Catherine Phiri, Kenya’s Fatuma Zarika has set her sights on a third bout versus American Amanda Serrano. Zarika retained her title last weekend via ten-round unanimous decision against Phiri, the rugged former world champion. But it’s the two losses she suffered to Serrano, a premier…
The Professional Boxing Association of Botswana (PBAB) in partnership with Fox Sport Africa, will host six title bouts at the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC) tonight. Four bouts are internationals while the other two are for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Pan African titles. Boxers are from the hosts, Botswana, South Africa, Tanzania, Democratic…
The International Olympic Council (IOC) is on the warpath. With Russia now banned from competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics for their state-sponsored violation of anti-doping laws, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) has similarly become an association of interest for the IOC. The Olympic discipline that has proved most profitable for Irish athletes, Inside…