TEVIN FARMER DECISIONS A TOUGH JONO CARROLL
Tevin Farmer was the first Philadelphian to defend a major title in his hometown since Bernard Hopkins brought home his middleweight championship nearly 16 years prior.
ZARIKA WINDS DOWN CAMP FOR PHIRI
WBC world super bantamweight champion, Fatuma Zarika is set to jet back to Kenya on March 16, ahead of her highly anticipated title bout against Zambia’s Catherine Phiri.
NGEBIYANA, NQOTHELE MEET FOR VACANT SOUTH AFRICA TITLE
Sabelo Ngebiyana and Sikho Nqothole meet in a return match for the vacant South African junior-bantamweight title at the Orient Theatre in East London on Sunday afternoon.
RAWLINGS GIVES SOUND ADVICE TO COMMEY
Former Ghana President Jerry John Rawlings has called for a concerted national effort to offer boxing and other popular sports the needed support to enable athletes to excel.
KEVIN LERENA: READY FOR ARTUR MANN
Kevin Lerena (21-1, 9 KOs) says he is fully focused on Artur Mann (15-0, 8 KOs) as ‘The KO Kid’ puts his IBO World Cruiserweight title on the line against the German challenger on Saturday at the Emperors Palace in Johannesburg.
WATCH: SPENCE, GARCIA MAKE WEIGHT FOR TONIGHT’S BLOCKBUSTER!
ARLINGTON, Texas – One weigh-in down, one to go. Errol Spence Jr. and Mikey Garcia made weight Friday afternoon for their 12-round, 147-pound title fight Saturday night at AT&T Stadium. The 29-year-old Spence, of DeSoto, Texas, stepped on his state commission’s scale at 146¼ pounds, slightly more than Garcia. The 31-year-old Garcia (39-0,…