Hot welterweight contender Jaron Ennis (24-0, 22 KOs) is ready to hit the ground running in 2020, as he makes his first ring appearance since October of last year. Ennis will face once-beaten Brooklyn-based contender Bakhtiyar Eyubov. The contest will be the co-featured attraction to the junior middleweight bout between Claressa Shields and former…
Unbeaten featherweight Rilwan “Real Show Boy” Lawal (8-0, 4 KOs) will face Fatai ‘Prince’ Nurudeen (6-7, 3 KOs) for the vacant National and West Africa featherweight titles on January 26 at Rowe Park Centre in Lagos, Nigeria.
The national boxing league dubbed “Fist of Fury” will return on Friday, January 31, at Bukom Boxing Arena. “Fist of Fury” is comprised of three boxing leagues, which includes juvenile boxing, amateur boxing and a professional championship fight night. Boxers who are interested in competing in this year’s event have started registration with…
WBC Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. will defend his 126-pound crown against unbeaten mandatory challenger Tugstsogt “King Tug” Nyambayar Saturday, February 8 live on SHOWTIME from PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and will see former…
Uganda will be represented by thirteen boxers in different weight categories at the Africa Olympics Boxing Qualifiers that will take place in Dakar, Senegal, next month. The team was selected following the completion of the qualifiers at MTN Arena Lugogo on Sunday evening. The event was graced by Uganda Boxing Federation president Moses…
Unbeaten top prospect Michel Rivera will take on veteran contender Fidel Maldonado Jr. in a 10-round lightweight duel as part of FS1 PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Saturday, February 1 from Beau Rivage Resort Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. The action will also include unbeaten prospect Omar Juarez in a super lightweight showdown…
Middleweight contender Habib Ahmed of Ghana will continue his quest for another world title shot when he faced America’s Rob Brant January 11 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
WBA/IBF/WBO World Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua is not overly concerned with the scenario of having to drop one of his world titles in the right scenario. Last month in Saudi Arabia, Joshua reclaimed his belts with a dominant twelve round unanimous decision over Andy Ruiz in their anticipated rematch. Now Joshua has two…
Long before football started bringing laurels to the country, boxing placed the country’s name on the world map. However, by the turn of the century, the sport was dead and buried. But like the biblical Jesus waking up of Lazarus from the grave, Flykite CEO, Jenkins Alumona came up with a vision of reviving boxing,…
ONE-TIME world title contender Jonas Sultan returns to South Africa and takes on unbeaten South African prospect Ricardo Malajika on Feb. 29, 2020 for the vacant International Boxing Federation (IBF) Intercontinental super flyweight belt at the Emperor’s Palace in Johannesburg. This is a very crucial fight for the 28-year-old Sultan, because a win should…