GOtv BOXING NIGHT 21 TO BE HELD IN LAGOS
Flykite Productions, the organisers of Gotv Boxing Night on Tuesday said it has concluded plans to hold the 21st edition of the show in Lagos.
JOSEPH AGBEKO TO LAUNCH BOXING MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
Two-time former world bantamweight champion Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko is set to launch The New Generation Mentorship Program to tap and develop young fighters through the Joseph Agbeko Foundation in collaboration with Aborigines Promotions.
CLARESSA SHIELDS FACES MARIE-EVE DICAIRE MAY 9
Undefeated three-division world champion Claressa Shields will attempt to become the first boxer in the four-belt era to become an undisputed world champion in two weight divisions when she faces unbeaten IBF Super Welterweight Champion Marie-Eve Dicaire in a 154-pound unification bout on Saturday, May 9, live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) from…
DAVID BENAVIDEZ TO DEFEND WORLD TITLE IN APRIL 18 HOMECOMING
Undefeated WBC Super Middleweight World Champion Davíd “El Bandera Roja” Benavidez will defend his title on Saturday, April 18 in his hometown of Phoenix, Ariz. against former world title challenger Roamer Alexis Angulo, live on SHOWTIME from Arizona Federal Theatre headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event.
USYK-CHISORA SET FOR MAY 23 IN LONDON
Ukrainian pound-for-pound star Oleksandr Usyk will face British favourite Derek Chisora in a colossal Heavyweight clash at The O2 in London on Saturday May 23, live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and DAZN in the US.
SOUTH AFRICA BOXERS SCRAMBLE TO QUALIFY FOR THE OLYMPICS
South Africa will send six amateur boxers to France in May in what will be the world qualifiers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics – the sports ministry has confirmed.
DAVID NYIKA REACHES FINALS AT OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS
New Zealand amateur boxer David Nyika has won through to the final of the Asia-Oceania Olympic qualifying tournament in Jordan.
EMMANUEL “GAMEBOY” TAGOE TO FIGHT IN THE U.S. ON MARCH 19
Ghanaian lightweight contender Emmanuel “Gameboy” Tagoe (31-1, 15 KOs) battles Filipino veteran Rey “The Technician” Perez (24-11, 8 KOs) Thursday, March 19, at the Showboat Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The bout will headline DiBella Entertainment’s acclaimed Broadway Boxing series, celebrating its 17th year, and live-streamed exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the…
VIDEO: EFE AJAGBA SHOWS GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN BIG WIN
Efe Ajagba promised to exhibit better defense and patience. He delivered on both counts—without sacrificing offense—breaking veteran Razvan Cojanu down until the fight was mercifully stopped at 2:46 of the ninth round. Last December, Ajagba was floored Iago Kiladze during a moment where he left himself wide open. The undefeated heavyweight from Nigeria would…
WBC SILVER FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT CALLED OFF
The World Boxing Council (WBC) silver featherweight title fight between Namibia’s ABU featherweight champion, Nathanael Kakololo and current holder, South Africa’s Lerato Dlamini scheduled for March 8 in South Africa, has been called off.