IT’S ON! ASHIE, QUAYE MAKE WEIGHT FOR SUNDAY’S BATTLE FOR BUKOM
We have a fight! The much-anticipated Battle for Bukom clash between George ‘Red Tiger’ Ashie and Robert ‘Stopper’ Quaye is set for Sunday night in Accra’s Bukom Boxing Arena.
VIDEO: JOSE RAMIREZ OUTPOINTS JOSE PEDRAZA
Jose Ramirez returned to the friendly Central Valley confines and got back on track. Ramirez defeated former two-weight world champion Jose Pedraza by unanimous decision (116-112 3x) Friday evening at Save Mart Center in the junior welterweight main event.
KUDAKWASHE CHIWANDIRE RECEIVES HERO’S WELCOME IN ZIMBABWE
New WBC super bantamweight interim gold champion Kudakwashe Chiwandire was close to tears at the Robert Mugabe International Airport upon returning home to a rousing welcome.
MARTINEZ OVERWEIGHT FOR CHOCOLATITO BOUT, SUBJECT TO SAME-DAY WEIGH-IN
Julio Cesar Martinez still has a fight but with plenty of work left ahead. The WBC flyweight titlist failed on two official attempts to make the 115-pound contracted limit for his scheduled 12-round junior bantamweight fight with legendary former four-division champion Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez. Martinez weighed 116.4 on his second try, nearly two hours…
KENYA’S JOSHUA WASIKE WANTS REMATCH WITH CONGO’S CHIPATEAU
Hit Squad heavyweight Joshua Wasike is yearning for a rematch against Dimuntu Chipateau at the upcoming Africa Zone 3 Championship primed for April in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
VASANOC SEEKS NOMINEES FOR VANUATU BOXING ASSOCIATION INTERIM COMMITTEE
The Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (VASANOC) has issued a call for nominations to serve on an interim Vanuatu Amateur Boxing Association (VABA) Executive Committee.