If not for the global health crisis, the selected members of the 2020 United States Olympic Boxing team would be in Tokyo right now in anticipation of the Summer Olympics. Instead, the USA Boxing Olympic Qualification team along with a number of hopefuls have reported to a second straight training camp in Colorado Springs,…
Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko wants one more world title before it’s all said and done.
Tyson Fury is very confident in his ability to defeat his domestic rival Anthony Joshua in a unification battle of heavyweight champions.
That Covid-19 pandemic has turned financial taps dry in most sports disciplines across the globe is no doubt. From golf caddies to tennis bigwigs with bottomless pockets, the sporting industry is facing economic recession. Kenya’s leading boxers –especially those without formal employment –are battling financial constraints. Most of them work in Kenya Defence…
Another tournament is being eyed by the World Boxing Organization. Given the current struggles to establish a mandatory challenger in the lightweight division, the San Juan, Puerto Rico-headquartered sanctioning body is in the process of ordering a box-off between the four highest rated available contenders. The decision was made by the WBO brass after…
Future business conducted by Efe Ajagba will take place under new management. The unbeaten heavyweight prospect has become the latest to join the growing stable of high-powered boxing manager James Prince. The news was announced by both parties through their respective social media platforms amidst an otherwise slow boxing weekend. “Welcome to the…
In the hunt to secure a mandatory challenger for its lightweight title, the World Boxing Organization will be pleased to learn that the next two contenders in line have already hit the ground running. BoxingScene.com has been informed that representatives for Emmanuel Tagoe and Denis Berinchyk have opened dialogue in discussion for a hoped-for…
Ryan Garcia is at odds with Golden Boy Promotions yet again. The popular, unbeaten lightweight contender can’t help but wonder whether his promoters have the same confidence in him as Garcia has in himself. Garcia reportedly wants to fight Luke Campbell next for the WBC’s interim 135-pound championship, but he also has the option…
Former Africa Boxing Council professional middleweight champion Rayton Okwiri is keen to stage a good show in the world Olympic qualifiers in Paris, France, later this year. After he snubbed a chance offered by Kenya Professional Boxing Commission (KPBC) to take part in World Boxing Council fights to give preference to the 2020 Tokyo…
Ngozika Ekwelum, a former African Heavy Weight Boxing Champion, has been discharged from the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Enugu, after a successful treatment of cancer of the bladder.