ASHIE WINS WBO AFRICA BELT, AYITTEY POWERS A NO-SHOW
George Ashie of Ghana won the vacant interim WBO Africa lightweight title with a 12-round majority decision over South Africa’s Michael Mokoena at Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra, Ghana.
DOGBOE STOPS MAGDALENO, WINS TITLE IN A THRILLER
Ghana, you have a new world champion! Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe overcame a knockdown in the first to register three of his own, scoring an eleventh-round TKO over previously-undefeated Jessie Magdaleno.
LAWSON DEFEATS NASIYIWULA, ADVANCES TO QUARTERFINALS
Ghana’s Fredrick Lawson moved safely into the next round of the WBC World Invitational Tournament with a 10-round unanimous decision win over China’s Baishanbo Nasiyiwula.
MAGDALENO, DOGBOE MAKE WEIGHT FOR SATURDAY NIGHT RUMBLE
WBO world super bantamweight champion Jessie Magdaleno and undefeated challenger Isaac Dogboe both made weight ahead of Saturday night’s showdown at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, live on ESPN.