The Takeover is back. Teofimo Lopez, the former lightweight king, is now a junior welterweight force to be reckoned with. Lopez knocked out Pedro Campa in the seventh round Saturday evening in front of a sold-out crowd of 3,553 at Resorts World Las Vegas.
Two Ghanaian fighters will be up for gold medals at the Commonwealth Games when they mount the ring in the final at the NEC Arena in Birmingham on Sunday.
Welterweight contender Vergil Ortiz, Jr. overcame a slow start and the early movement of Michael McKinson to break down the British underdog and win by knockout in the early moments of the ninth round on Saturday at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
Michael Conlan returned home to Belfast and got back on the winning track. Conlan, who lost a featherweight title bid in March, defeated Miguel Marriaga by unanimous decision in the 10-round featherweight main event Saturday at The SSE Arena.
Tanzanian amateur boxing star Kassim Mbundwike secured another boxing medal on Thursday night at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
The Kenya boxing team, Hit Squad’s campaign at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has officially ended.