Ghana’s Ebenezer Tetteh is the new WBO Africa junior heavyweight champion after scoring a second-round KO over Burkinabe Boniface Kabore on Saturday night at Unity Park in Achimota, Accra. The 27-year-old Tetteh moves his record to an impressive 15-0 (12 KO’s). Kabore, 35, didn’t offer much resistance and was unable to capitalize on Tetteh’s…
Garcia-Lipinets is on! Undefeated three-division world champion Mikey Garcia and unbeaten IBF Junior Welterweight World Champion Sergey Lipinets went face-to-face for the first time Monday at a press conference in Los Angeles to discuss their main event showdown on Saturday, Feb. 10 live on SHOWTIME (10:15 p.m. ET/PT). The matchup of top-5 ranked junior welterweights…
LAS VEGAS, NV – Uzbekistani superstar and 2016 Olympic Silver Medalist, Shakhram Giyasov, has landed in the United States, and will settle in Las Vegas, NV, to start his pro career. As a professional, Giyasov will campaign in the welterweight division, where he was a sensational amateur standout. At age 24, Giyasov who stands…
Johannesburg – Reappointed Boxing SA (BSA) board chairperson, Dr. Malefetsane Peter Ngatane, regards his new role as an important one in the administration of professional boxing in the country. The 63-year-old medical doctor from Dube in Soweto says he is determined to steer his team towards perpetuating the ideals of the previous BSA board…