AIBA ANNOUNCES DETAILS FOR CONTINENTAL FORUMS
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has announced that its second continental forum of 2021 is to be held for the Americas on Sunday February 21.
OLYMPIC QUALIFYING EVENTS WILL GO AHEAD IN MAY AND JUNE
The Americas and European Olympic qualifying events will go ahead in May and June respectively, although the final world qualifier for the Tokyo Games this summer has been scrapped.
EMMANUEL TAGOE PARTS WAYS WITH ASAMOAH GYAN’S BABY JET PROMOTIONS
Lightweight contender Emmanuel Tagoe has been relieved of his promotional and managerial contract with Baby Jet Promotions.
SOUTH AFRICA’S MZIMASI MNGUNU DEAD AFTER LONG BATTLE WITH ILLNESS
CAPE TOWN – South Africa is mourning the death of legendary boxing trainer and manager Mzimasi Mnguni. Mnguni passed away after a long illness after suffering a stroke in 2014 which left him paralysed from the waist down following a car accident in East London in 2012. Mnguni produced a plethora of…
CASTANO BEATS TEIXERA TO WIN WBO 154LB. TITLE, CHARLO UNIFICATION NEXT?
Brian Castano demonstrated for 12 rounds exactly why the challenger was such a heavy favorite against defending champion Patrick Teixeira on Saturday night.
UPSET: MAURICO LARA STOPS JOSH WARRINGTON TO WIN FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE
Mauricio Lara scored the biggest win of his career by miles tonight, going to London to knock out and upset Josh Warrington in a Matchroom main event on DAZN.
VIDEO: JOJO DIAZ AND SHAVKATDZHON RAKHIMOV BATTLE TO A MAJORITY DRAW
Joseph “Jojo” Diaz Jr. was fighting for his future against Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov on Saturday night at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif., because he came in 3.6 pounds overweight and was forced to relinquish his IBF junior lightweight title.
VIDEO: RICHARD COMMEY STOPS JACKSON MARINEZ IN SIX
Former IBF World Lightweight Champion Richard Commey proved to be too strong and too powerful for Jackson Marinez.
VIDEO: RICHARD COMMEY, JACKSON MARINEZ ON WEIGHT FOR TONIGHT’S SHOWDOWN
Former lightweight world champion Richard Commey and rising boxer Jackson Marinez both made weight for tonight’s main event showdown on ESPN, live from Las Vegas. Ghana’s Commey and Marinez, who hails from the Dominican Republic, are both coming back off losses. Commey weighed 136-pounds. Marinez came in at 135.5.-pounds for this non-title affair. …
HE’S BACK! ADRIEN BRONER RETURNS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Former four-division world champion and must-see attraction Adrien “The Problem” Broner will end his two-year hiatus from boxing when he faces Jovanie Santiago in a 12-round super lightweight bout Saturday, February 20 live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. in a Premier Boxing Champions event.