Cruiserweight Wilberforce Shihepo of Namibia was game but outgunned by Russia’s Aleksei Papin as Papin scored an eighth-round TKO over Shihepo on Saturday night at the Floyd Mayweather Boxing Academy in Zhukovka, Russia.
After going through a complicated negotiation process for his next fight, Alberto ‘El Explosivo’ Machado is already training quietly in Los Angeles, California.
A battle of unbeaten welterweight prospects will headline a ShoBox: The New Generation tripleheader on Friday, July 20 live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT when Jaron Ennis (pictured) squares off against Armando Alvarez in the 10-round main event from WinnaVegas Casino in Sloan, Iowa.
It’s confirmed ahead of his 60th birthday that Africa’s greatest boxer Azumah Nelson will have another honour added to his countless accolades by the world’s premier boxing sanctioning body – The World Boxing Council (WBC).
It’s official. BoxingAfrica.com caught up with undefeated featherweight Sakaria Lukas of Namibia following today’s announcement of his shocking split from Nestor Tobias’ MTC Sunshine stable.