SKY SPORTS/DAZN ANNOUNCE FALL SCHEDULE
Sky Sports announced its fall boxing schedule Tuesday, in addition to revealing the date for the Alexander Povetkin-Dillian Whyte pay-per-view rematch.
NIGERIA’S SADIQ UMAR HOSPITALIZED FOLLOWING TKO LOSS
British-Nigerian boxer, Sadiq Umar, has been hospitalized after his 12th-round defeat to Russian, Fyodor Chudinov, in a super middleweight bout.
TANZANIA TO HOST 2020 EAST AFRICA BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP
Tanzania will host this year’s Boxing Champion of Champions competition in December, with boxers from neighbouring countries also set to take part in.
FORMER WORLD CHAMPION ALAN MINTER DEAD AT 69
Legendary British boxer Alan Minter has died. On Wednesday, September 9, Minter passed away after a battle with cancer. He was 69 years old.
MEET 10-YEAR-OLD ASPIRING NIGERIAN BOXER: SULTAN ADEKOYA
There is an old evergreen piece that says ‘A man’s talent will surely make a way for him and set his seat among kings’ if diligently pursued. Well, I will show you a diligent lad who has gone through life’s herculean struggles in pursuit of his goal and ambitions. Meet Sultan Adekoya who has…
HEMANTA KALITA APPOINTED VICE CHAIRMAN OF ASIAN BOXING
Hemanta Kalita, the secretary of the Assam Amateur Boxing Association, has been appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Asian Boxing Confederation’s Youth commission.
AN AMERICAN DREAM GONE AWRY: THE STORY OF THREE BOXERS FROM GHANA
Every day, thousands of people from all over the world arrive on U.S. shores in search of fulfilling the American Dream. Such a practice is common among Ghanaian boxers, from the legendary Azumah Nelson to recent times where Richard Commey and Isaac Dogboe have established themselves on American soil.
ISAAC DOGBOE DISSES EMMANUEL TAGOE
It may have gone unnoticed to some but on Thursday, former WBO world super bantamweight champion Isaac Dogboe took a not-so-subtle dig at Ghanaian compatriot Emmanuel Tagoe on Twitter. “At long last the fake world champion has decided to go back to Miami to begin his camp. Who can guess who I’m on about?”…
CANELO VS. YILDIRIM WORLD TITLE BOUT HEADED TO SEP. 21 PURSE BID
Should present plans hold form, there is a great chance that boxing will forever remember the 21st day of September.
NACADA STEPS IN TO SUPPORT CONJESTINA ACHIENG’S REHAB
The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has plugged in to assist in the rehabilitation process of former boxing champion Conjestina Achieng who was admitted to the Mediva Wellness Centre in Thika last month.