OLYMPIC BOXING QUALIFIERS SUSPENDED AS VIRUS SPREADS
The European, Americas and final world qualifying boxing tournaments for the Tokyo Olympic Games were suspended on Monday after falling victim to the coronavirus outbreak sweeping the globe.
TOP RANK CANCELS MORE SHOWS
Bob Arum announced Monday that all of his promotional company’s cards scheduled for the remainder of March and all of April have been postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic.
SAKARIA LUKAS BOUT CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
After initially planning to go through with boxing cards on Saturday and Tuesday nights in New York but without spectators, Top Rank on Thursday night canceled both events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, citing a lack of access to tests.
AZUMAH NELSON INDUCTED INTO NEVADA HALL OF FAME
An illustrious cast of boxing legends were inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame, including Ghana’s Azumah Nelson.
CHARLES MANYUCHI TO RETURN APRIL 4
Middleweight contender Charles Manyuchi of Zimbabwe will take on Uganda’s Muhamad Sebyala Saturday, April 4, at the Harare International Conference Centre.
SATURDAY’S PBC EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
Due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19, this Saturday’s Premier Boxing Champions event at MGM National Harbor in Maryland, headlined by James Kirkland vs. Marcos Hernandez and promoted by TGB Promotions, will be postponed until a later date.
OLYMPIC BOXING QUALIFIERS IN ARGENTINA CANCELLED
Boxers from the Americas, including Jamaica’s team of eight competitors, suffered a major setback last Wednesday when the Local Organisation Committee in Argentina announced a cancellation of the qualifying tournament for the Tokyo Olympics.
BOXING EVENTS TO GO ON IN SPITE OF CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Televised boxing cards Saturday night in New York City and Oxon Hill, Maryland, still will be contested before fans.
NAMIBIA’S SAKARIA LUKAS FACES BIG TEST SATURDAY NIGHT
Undefeated featherweight Sakaria Lukas of Namibia will make his U.S. debut versus former world champion Jessie Magdaleno this Saturday, March 14, at Madison Square Garden in New York.
JOSIE HARRIS, MOTHER OF 3 OF FLOYD MAYWEATHER’S CHILDREN, FOUND DEAD
Josie Harris, the mother of three of Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s children, was found dead Monday night at her home in Valencia, California, according to a TMZ.com report posted Wednesday morning.