Boxing fans across Africa can look forward to some of the best combat sport action when ESPN Africa Boxing 18 takes place in Johannesburg and broadcasts live on ESPN on Thursday 30 June 2022, from 19:00 (CAT).
On Friday, Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin were in the same room for the first time since 2018, ahead of their trilogy bout on Sept. 17 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for Canelo’s undisputed super-middleweight titles.
South African welterweight champion Thulani Mbenge returns to action after being out of the ring for a year when he faces Idd Pialari from Tanzania at The Gallery in Sandton, Johannesburg, on Thursday, June 30.
National boxing head coach Benjamin Musa is confident that Kenyan boxers, both male and female will deliver medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Two former world champions will battle for one more shot at title glory. Mexico’s Elwin “La Pulga” Soto and South African two-weight world champion Hekkie “The Hexecutioner” Budler will collide in a 12-round WBC light flyweight title eliminator this Saturday, June 25, at Palenque Fex in Mexicali, Mexico.
Former unified heavyweight champion Andy “The Destroyer” Ruiz Jr. and top contender Luis “King Kong” Ortiz will meet in a much-anticipated 12-round WBC Heavyweight Title Eliminator headlining a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View on September 4 in a Labor Day Weekend clash from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
SHOWTIME SPORTS® and Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) today announced that Jake “The Problem Child” Paul will take on longtime nemesis and undefeated pro boxer Tommy “TNT” Fury, and Amanda “Real Deal” Serrano will defend her Unified Featherweight World Title against power-punching Argentine Brenda “La Pumita” Carabajal in co- main events at Madison Square Garden on…