South Africa’s Bongani “Wonderboy” Mahlangu failed in his bid in a challenge against Patrick Kinigamazi from Rwanda for the World Boxing Federation junior lightweight belt when he lost on a majority 12 pound points decision at the Cirque de Noel in Geneva, Switzerland on Thursday night.
The 20th edition of GOtv Boxing Night (GOtv Boxing Night 20) is set for December 28 at Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos, Nigeria.
It was as shocking as it was swift. Teofimo Lopez ended Richard Commey’s reign in stunning fashion at Madison Square Garden in New York, stopping the Ghanaian at 1:13 of the second round to become the new IBF world lightweight champion. Few expected it to end so quickly. It was billed as a…
Vergil Ortiz emphatically closed out the 2019 Prospect of the Year race. The 21-year old welterweight delivered his most complete performance to date, dropping Brad Solomon three times en route to a 5th round stoppage Friday evening at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. Ortiz floored Solomon in round four and twice in…
It’s going down Saturday night at Madison Square Garden and we at BoxingAfrica.com have got you covered! In one of the most anticipated bouts this year, IBF World Lightweight Champion Richard Commey (29-2, 26 KOs) of Ghana defends his strap a second time versus dangerous mandatory challenger Teofimo Lopez (14-0, 11 KOs), a Honduran-American…
Tokyo and East London may be worlds apart, but for a pair of South Africa’s world champions the two cities will link them as they go in search of glory one week apart.
Vergil Ortiz Jr. (14-0, 14 KOs) will look to end the 2019 year with another spectacular knockout win when he defends his WBA Gold Welterweight Title against Brad “King” Solomon (28-1, 9 KOs) in a 12-round fight. The event will take place Friday, Dec. 13 at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. and…
Kenya’s Rayton ‘Boom Boom’ Okwiri is ready to defend his Africa Boxing Union (ABU) middleweight title on Saturday starting 6pm at Charter Hall, Nairobi.
IBF World Lightweight Champion Richard Commey of Ghana and mandatory challenger Teofimo Lopez faced off at Wednesday’s final press conference ahead of their showdown Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. The bout is the co-feature to a main event featuring WBO World Welterweight titlist defending his belt against Egidijus Kavaliauskas. The…
WBC international super flyweight silver and gold champion Aliu Bamidele Lasisi returns December 16 as he looks toward big things in 2020.