HARRY SIMON, DINGAAN THOBELA AGREE TO AUG. 14 EXHIBITION BOUT
Two of Africa’s most iconic boxers, Harry Simon (Sr.) of Namibia and South Africa’s Dingaan “Rose of Soweto” Thobela, have done it all in the sweet science.
JERMALL CHARLO VS. JUAN MACIAS MONTIEL KICK-OFF PRESSER QUOTES
Unbeaten WBC Middleweight World Champion Jermall Charlo and hard-hitting 160-pound contender Juan Macías Montiel met face-to-face for the first time Tuesday during a kick-off press conference as they preview the main event of a special Juneteenth Day celebration in Charlo’s hometown of Houston Saturday, June 19 at Toyota Center headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event…
ELVIS MOYO TO SET UP GYM IN JOHANNESBURG
South Africa-based Zimbabwean heavyweight Elvis Moyo will open a gym to cater to boxers, mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters and bouncers in Lyndhurst, Johannesburg on June 1.
AIBA TO OFFER PRIZE MONEY AT ASIA CHAMPIONSHIPS
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) will pay prize money to medallists at the Asian Championships for the first time and has confirmed a total purse of $400,000 (£282,000/€327,000).
COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF WILDER AGAINST FURY, ORDERS THIRD FIGHT!
WBC World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury must honor a contractual clause for a third fight with Deontay Wilder, arbitration judge Daniel Weinstein ruled on Monday.
VIDEO: BRANDON FIGUEROA UPSETS LUIS NERY IN A WAR, NOW HOLDS TWO TITLES
Undefeated rising star Brandon “Heartbreaker” Figueroa scored a career-best victory and captured the WBC Super Bantamweight World Championship with a seventh-round knockout of unbeaten two-division champion Luis Nery Saturday night in the main event of action live on SHOWTIME from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California in a Premier Boxing Champions event.
VIDEO: JOSHUA BUATSI KNOCKS OUT DANIEL DOS SANTOS IN FOUR
Manchester – In a light heavyweight contest, Olympian Joshua Buatsi (14-0, 12 KOs) scored a brutal fourth round knockout of previously undefeated Daniel Blenda Dos Santos (15-1, 8 KOs).
WBC BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMP NORDINE OUBAALI FACES NONITO DONAIRE MAY 29
WBC Bantamweight World Champion Nordine Oubaali and future Hall of Famer Nonito Donaire will meet in a long-awaited championship showdown on Saturday, May 29 headlining action live on SHOWTIME® in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
RAYTON OKWIRI LANDS SPONSORSHIP, TO RETURN IN AUGUST
Africa Boxing Union (ABU) middleweight champion Rayton “Boom Boom” Okwiri will take a shot at the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) International middleweight title in August in Nairobi.
ISAAC DOGBOE VS. ADAM LOPEZ PROMISES TO BE A WAR
Isaac Dogboe has set his sights on another world title shot but his next opponent has the same aspirations.