ZAB JUDAH RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL AFTER BRAIN BLEED
Former two-division world champion Zab Judah was released from Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, New York, on Monday, Star Boxing announced.
OKWIRI DEFEATS ITABA TO WIN VACANT ABU BELT
Newly crowned Africa Boxing Union (ABU) middleweight champion Rayton Okwiri believes he is now ready to work his way up the list of contenders in his quest for global titles.
BLACK BOMBERS’ PARTICIPATION IN ZONE 2 TOURNEY IN LIMBO
Ghana’s national amateur boxing team, the Black Bombers, may not participate in a Zone 2 tournament in Cape Verde after they failed to confirm their participation due to financial constraints.
BAK PREPPING BOXERS FOR AFRICAN GAMES IN MOROCCO
Boxing Association of Kenya intends to use the first leg of the National Boxing League set for Mwingi on June 13-15 to select a provisional squad to face either Mauritius or Uganda to prepare for African Games in Morocco in August.
WATCH: GOLOVKIN STOPS ROLLS IN FOUR
In front of a Madison Square Garden crowd of 12,357, former world middleweight champion Gennadiy “GGG” Golovkin knocked out Steve Rolls with a left hook in the fourth round.
JOSHUA CLOTTEY WANTED BY POLICE FOR ASSAULT
According to reports, former IBF World Welterweight Champion Joshua Clottey is wanted by the police for assaulting a football player.
WATCH: LENNOX LEWIS DISCUSSES HEAVYWEIGHT UPSETS
Former three-time world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis knows all about heavyweight upsets. Lewis, a 1988 Olympic gold medalist, burst onto the boxing scene in 1992, when he shocked onlookers with a second-round KO of the favored Donovan “Razor” Ruddock.
VALDEZ OUTPOINTS SANCHEZ, RETAINS WORLD TITLE
Oscar Valdez successfully defended his WBO World Featherweight title a sixth time, winning a 12-round unanimous decision over Jason Sanchez at Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nevada.
GOLOVKIN & ROLLS MAKE WEIGHT FOR TONIGHT’S SHOWDOWN
A day ahead of the highly-anticipated return of pound-for-pound Kazakh superstar Gennadiy “GGG” Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KOs) against undefeated Top-10 contender and Toronto native Steve Rolls (19-0, 10 KOs), the fighters tipped the scales on Friday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.
NIGERIA & KENYA AMONG TOP NATIONS TO ILLEGALLY STREAM JOSHUA-RUIZ
Data from privacy firm Muso has revealed that more than 13 million people worldwide streamed the boxing match between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr illegally.