VIDEO: TYSON FURY STOPS TRAINING, DOUBTS JOSHUA BOUT IS NEXT
Tyson Fury’s heavyweight unification fight against Anthony Joshua is not a done deal, Fury said in an interview on Friday.
VIDEO: VERGIL ORTIZ JR. STOPS MAURICE HOOKER IN SEVEN ROUNDS
Rising contender Vergil Ortiz Jr. (17-0, 17 KOs) scored a knockout victory against Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (27-2-3, 19 KOs) to capture the WBO International Welterweight Title at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
UNBEATEN RISING WELTERWEIGHT JARON “BOOTS” ENNIS TO RETURN APRIL 10
Rising welterweight star Jaron “Boots” Ennis faces his most difficult test in pursuit of a world title shot as he headlines his first SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® against former world champion Sergey Lipinets. These formidable contenders meet in a 12-round, crossroads fight with welterweight world title implications on Saturday, April 10 live on SHOWTIME at…
HEKKIE BUDLER CATCHES BAD BREAK AS FIGHT IS CALLED OFF
Lady luck, it seems, has kicked former multiple world champion Hekkie “The Hexecutioner” Budler in the teeth again.
GOtv BOXING NIGHT TO RETURN APRIL 2
BOXING fans in Nigeria and across Africa will, on April 2, watch GOtv Boxing Night, the continent’s premier boxing show return with two World Boxing Federation (WBF) title bouts.
KENYA BOXING TEAM TARGETS AFRICA ZONE 3 TITLE
The Kenya national boxing team coach Musa Benjamin has said they aim to win the Zone 3 title when the tournament gets underway on Saturday in Democratic Republic of Congo.
AIBA ASIAN FORUM: ASIA TO HOST BOXING TOURNAMENT IN MAY 2021
The AIBA Asian Forum, where 32 countries participated, took place virtually on the 15th of March. During the Forum the AIBA leadership and the NFs of the continent discussed a number of crucial issues, including the new AIBA Constitution, new committees and reforms, the event calendar, the development plan for the continent and the communication…
GBA TO HOLD ELECTIONS FOR PRESIDENT, ZWENNES TO STEP DOWN
Three names have emerged as potential aspirants to succeed Peter Zwennes as president of the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA).
LIBYAN BOXERS PREPARE FOR AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Boxing, considered as a ‘savage’ sport and banned since the 1970s by former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, is making a comeback in the country. A camp for the Libyan Boxing Team is being held in Tunisia for a period of three weeks, in preparation for Africa Zone Three Boxing Championships in Kinshasa on March…
EMANUEL NAVARRETE TO DEFEND TITLE APRIL 24
Mexican great Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete is set to kick off his 2021 campaign by reviving a long-standing pugilistic rivalry. Navarrete will make his first defense of the WBO featherweight world title Saturday, April 24 against Puerto Rican contender Christopher “Pitufo” Diaz at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Fla. In the co-feature, super middleweight Edgar…