JERRY OKORODUDU DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL
Olympian and former Nigerian boxer, Jerry Okorodudu, was discharged from a hospital in Ikorodu, Lagos on Wednesday, after the intervention of sports minister Sunday Dare and retired boxers.
CARL FRAMPTON, MICHAEL CONLON RETURN WITH STOPPAGE WINS
Carl Frampton and Michael Conlan both registered stoppage wins on Saturday to keep them on course for world title bouts later this year, or in early 2021. Frampton, a former world champion at junior featherweight and featherweight, stopped Darren Traynor with a body shot in the seventh round of his first bout since November…
WBC CONVENTION NOTES
The WBC has moved to revert back to the days of strawweight after years of calling the lowest division ‘minimumweight’. It’s a case of minimumweight no longer. On the suggestion of Don Majeski, Strawweight brings back majesty to the division. Don proposed that this enhances the value of the championship. And the WBC`s Board of…
DEAL REACHED FOR LOMACHENKO-LOPEZ IN OCTOBER
The much-anticipated Vasiliy Lomachenko-Teofimo Lopez Jr. lightweight title unification fight has been agreed to.
MEMORABLE NIGHTS: IKE “BAZOOKA” QUARTEY
It’s been nearly 14 years since Issifu “Ike” Quartey last fought professionally. Yet the memories of his ring exploits are as strong as the jab that made him a star.
BENAVIDEZ-ANGULO FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
Undefeated WBC Super Middleweight World Champion David Benavídez joined his main event opponent, Alexis Angulo, and the rest of the fighters on this Saturday’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® tripleheader in a virtual press webinar on Wednesday in advance of their respective bouts that will take place live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) from the…
GABF: NO BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR GHANA AMATEUR BOXING FOR THREE YEARS
The president of the Ghana Amateur Boxing Federation (GABF), George Lamptey, has shockingly revealed that the government has failed to pay their budget for the last three years. According to him, government’s failure to pay their budget had made it difficult for them to execute developmental programs across the country. Mr. Lamptey said,…
NAVARRETE-MAGDALENO LIKELY FOR OCTOBER
Top Rank has won the purse bid for the bout between Emanuel Navarrete and Jessie Magdaleno for the vacant WBO featherweight title with a bid of $250,000, the organization announced.
LAWRENCE CARL LOKKO BREAKS SILENCE ON RICHARD COMMEY
Lawrence “Carl” Lokko, founder and lead trainer of the Bronx Boxing Club in Accra, Ghana, has kept silent now—until now. On Tuesday, August 10, Lokko appeared on The Tracker, hosted by Benjamin Nketsia on the Ghana terrestrial platform, Citi TV. The coach recalled how he got started in boxing, ultimately switched over to…
VIDEO: JAMAL JAMES WINS WAR WITH THOMAS DULORME TO CLAIM INTERIM 147LB TITLE
Top welterweight Jamal “Shango” James won an exciting unanimous decision over Thomas Dulorme to capture the Interim WBA Welterweight Title Saturday night in the main event of of FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes, from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.