Claressa Shields made history yet again by claiming the WBC and WBO 154-pound world championships with a dominating unanimous decision over Ivana Habazin Friday on SHOWTIME from Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City.
Undefeated welterweight sensation Jaron Ennis scored his 15th consecutive knockout with a dominating fourth round TKO over the durable Bakhtiyar Eyubov.
Olympian and professional boxer Rayton Okwiri is the surprise inclusion in the provisional national men and women’s boxing team for the Africa qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
South Africa’s Kevin Lerena will face Germany’s Firat Arslan on February 22 at the EWS Arena in Goepingen, Germany. A win could mean a shot at the WBA World Cruiserweight title versus Ryad Merhy. Lerena currently holds the lightly-regarded IBO world cruiserweight belt. The 49-year-old Arslan (47-8-3, 32 KOs) is rated at #16…
National boxing coach Anthony Konyegwachi says he hopes the Nigeria Boxing Federation will be able to accommodate a large contingent of boxers for next month’s Boxing Olympic qualifiers in Senegal. Konyegwachi, speaking in a chat with brila.net, said he hopes the boxers will also be ready ahead of time and revealed that some foreign…