Former top trainer Elias Tshabalala has taken out a promoters licence after being out of boxing for some time, and trading as Fantastic 2 Boxing Promotion will stage his first tournament at the KwaThema Community Hall in Springs, Ekurhuleni, on Sunday, June 9.
In 1985, Bash Ali made history as the first cruiserweight boxing champion out of Africa. 34 years after achieving that feat, the Nigerian is set to walk into the ring once again – and this time he’s looking to enter the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest boxer to challenge for a world title.
Eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao and unbeaten welterweight world champion Keith Thurman, plus unbeaten super middleweight champion Caleb Plant and unbeaten Mike Lee went face-to-face Tuesday in New York at a press conference to preview their respective showdowns on Saturday July 20 and presented by Premier Boxing Champions and FOX Sports from the MGM Grand Garden…
From a high of 1988 when welterweight Robert Napunyi Wangila won Kenya and Africa her first gold medal in boxing at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the game of boxing in Kenya has hit rock-bottom.
Ghana’s Emmanuel “Gameboy” Tagoe (30-1, 14 KOs) is now the number-one contender in the WBO lightweight division.
South Africa-based World Boxing Federation (WBF) All-Africa heavyweight champion, Elvis Moyo, was expected to fly to Switzerland last night for his maiden European fight.
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Heavyweight contender Tyson Fury has long claimed that he wants the rematch with WBC world champion Deontay Wilder. Wilder is not convinced of his intentions.
As officially reported last week, Manny Pacquiao will get back into the ring on July 20 to face unbeaten welterweight champion Keith Thurman in what could be a highlight fight of the summer.
AIBA, the embattled amateur boxing federation faces an Olympic inquiry on Monday fearing it could be punished for forcing out a longtime IOC member as its president.