CANELO SUSPENDED FOR SIX MONTHS, WILL RETURN IN SEPTEMBER
The Nevada State Athletic Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to extend Canelo Alvarez’s temporary suspension to six months at its monthly meeting in Las Vegas.
UGANDA PREPS FOR AFRICA YOUTH BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP
The Uganda Boxing Federation (UBF) has summoned a squad of 20 boxers for non-residential training in preparation for the Africa Youth Boxing Championship due in Morocco next month.
NAMIBIA BOXING BOARD UNDER FIRE
Windhoek — The ever-troubled Namibia Professional Boxing and Wrestling Control Board (NPBWCB) is again at the centre of an ugly brewing storm after it emerged that the control board bypassed its own rules and went ahead to sanction Salute Boxing Academy’s boxing bonanza without receiving payment.
FRAMPTON-DONAIRE PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
NEW YORK (April 18, 2018) – Former world champions Carl Frampton and Nonito Donaire took questions from the media at Wednesday’s final press conference at the Europa Hotel in Belfast, Ireland two days ahead of their clash for the interim WBO Featherweight Title this Saturday. The main event bout from SSE Arena in Belfast, will…
OKLAHOMA BOXERS ADVANCE TO NATIONAL GOLDEN GLOVES
TULSA — The Oklahoma State Golden Gloves Team competed against their Kansas counterparts Saturday, March 31 in Wichita at the Kansas-Oklahoma Regional Golden Gloves Championship. Among competitors were two Edmond residents.
DUKE MICAH PRIMED FOR A STIFF CHALLENGE ON SATURDAY
Undefeated bantamweight contender Duke Micah is primed and ready for the biggest fight of his career. Micah will take on Frenchman Yoann Boyeaux this Saturday, April 21, at the King’s Theatre in Brooklyn, New York.