After eight years of toiling in anonymity, one of Ghana boxing’s best kept secrets may be on the verge of a breakthrough. Bantamweight contender Jesse Manyo Plange is closing in on a world title shot. But first, he may have to get past Reymart Gaballo in a fight currently under negotiation. Plange (20-0-1,…
The Top Rank/Terence Crawford relationship took a turn, it seems, when an attorney representing Crawford sent a letter to promoter Bob Arum airing out grievances.
Deontay Wilder is determined to get the last word on his fight with Tyson Fury. Wilder has doubled down on his claim that Fury cheated in order to win the WBC heavyweight title back in February, saying on the “Last Stand Podcast with Brian Custer” on Monday that he wasn’t the better fighter. …
The Mojisola Ogunsanya Memorial/GOtv Boxing Night Gym in Lagos has admitted its first crop of boxers, numbering 14 boxers, who are billed to fight at GOtv Boxing Night 21 scheduled to hold on November 27, checked into the international standard boxing facility on Saturday.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, is taking all of the necessary precautions to ensure that his fighter’s mandatory defense goes through as scheduled. Joshua will satisfy his mandatory obligation on December 12, when he faces Kubrat Pulev in the UK. The fight was originally scheduled as a…
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has finally made his choice. The long-awaited decision on a next date and opponent has finally been made, as Guadalaraja’s Alvarez (53-1-2, 36KOs) has settled on arguably the most dangerous option. The pound-for-pound king will next face Liverpool’s Callum Smith (27-0, 19KOs), with their super middleweight championship to take place December…