RICHARD COMMEY: WHAT’S NEXT FOR GHANA’S NEW WORLD CHAMPION
Talk about a statement. On Saturday night, Richard Commey (28-2, 25 KOs) steamrolled Isa Chaniev (13-2, 6 KOs) in two brutal rounds to win the vacant IBF lightweight world title.
KOVALEV GETS REVENGE VERSUS ALVAREZ, REGAINS WORLD TITLE
Sergey Kovalev boxed his way to redemption Saturday night.
LIBERIA’S FREDDY KIWITT EYES WBO EUROPEAN TITLE
When the Liberian-German-born Freddy ‘Pretty Boy’ Kiwitt enters the ring at the York Hall Bethnal Green in London later this month, the sky would be the limit depending how easily he is able to knock out the impressive Irish boxer, Paddy Gallagher for the World Boxing Organization’s European Welterweight title.
JOSEPH AGBEKO TO DEFEND AFRICA TITLE FEB. 15
Two-time former world champion Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko is set to defend his WBO Africa bantamweight title against Shabani Hashimu Zuberi on Friday, February 15, at the Aborigines Beach Resort in Keta.
WARE UPSETS ELLIS VIA MAJORITY DECISION
DeAndre Ware rose to the occasion and scored the biggest win of his career with an upset majority decision over previously undefeated Ronald Ellis in the main event of ShoBox: The New Generation Friday on SHOWTIME from Main Street Armory in Rochester.