MORUTI MTHALANE THE FAVORITE TO WIN ANOTHER MAJOR AWARD
Reigning IBF World Flyweight Champion Moruti “Baby Face” Mthalane is being tipped for the most sought-after Boxer of the Year award.
Reigning IBF World Flyweight Champion Moruti “Baby Face” Mthalane is being tipped for the most sought-after Boxer of the Year award.
Kenya boxing icon Conjestina Achieng needs more rehab and a change of scenery, this is according to celebrated sports journalist Carol Radull. Taking to her Instagram account on visiting the ailing former Women’s International Boxing Federation (WIBF) Middleweight titleholder at her family home in Yala, Siaya County, Radull stated that Achieng’s rehabilitation plan needs a…
September 12 is no longer a realistic date for the next fight of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, according to Eddie Hearn, who says that he believes the Mexican modern-day legend could wait until November to box next in the hope that some fans will be able to attend.
Over 14 months had passed between Isaac Dogboe’s previous fight, a second straight loss to Emanuel Navarrete, and his ring return last Tuesday against Chris Avalos in Las Vegas. But he may not have to wait very long to get back into the ring again.
Nick ‘Commander’ Okoth, the Hit Squad captain, was over the moon after qualifying for next year’s Tokyo Olympic Games.
Willie Savannah, a stalwart of the Houston boxing scene as a gym owner, trainer and manager, who discovered Juan Diaz and led him to the unified lightweight world title, died on Sunday. He was 85.
Former junior lightweight boxer Grashino Yancy passed away early Sunday morning from a gunshot wound, according to the New York Daily News.
As boxing’s top brass pull strings to get the sport up and running again, small-to-mid-tier promoters, like New York’s Joe DeGuardia, are still sidelined twiddling their thumbs.
The salt-and-pepper beard, the jovial gravel voice and the big, echoing, wall-rocking laugh were ubiquitous. Naazim Richardson was everywhere. The trainer, the mentor, the father, could be found dispensing all kinds of wisdom from how to duck a left hook to how to eat right. He was a Philadelphia treasure—and beyond that a boxing…
Retired extrovert pro Athanus Nzau is calling on boxers to consider joining paid ranks while still young and energetic.