Undefeated WBC World Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder was named the Boxers’ Representative and Ambassador for Peace through Sport by Pope Francis during a private ceremony at Scholas Occurentes headquarters in Vatican City on Friday.
Vasiliy Lomachenko might’ve been the least impressed person inside Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. The three-division champion commended Teofimo Lopez for winning a lightweight world title. Lomachenko also acknowledged Lopez’s power, which was on full display during his second-round stoppage of Richard Commey. Other than that, Lomachenko wasn’t wowed by what Lopez…
Former heavyweight world champion Leon Spinks is in the intensive care unit at a Las Vegas hospital due to complications from prostate cancer, his family confirmed Friday evening. Spinks, 66, was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this year. The cancer has since spread to his bladder, according to the family statement posted on Twitter:…
Kenya’s Rayton “Boom Boom” Okwiri defended his Africa Boxing Union (ABU) middleweight title on Saturday night at Charter Hall, Nairobi. Okwiri claimed a unanimous point victory against stubborn Augustine “Big Ben” Matata from the Democratic Republic of Congo in a 10-round bout that left fans on the edge of their seats. Okwiri, 33,…
Tyson Fury has split with his trainer, Ben Davison, less than two months before his rematch with Deontay Wilder. “Tyson and myself had to make decisions which resulted in our working relationship coming to an end,” Davison tweeted on Sunday. “We remain friends and he will smash the dosser.” Fury later revealed that…