RISING KENYAN MATHU VICTORIOUS
Nairobi’s Charter Hall came alive when 17-year-old Murang’a boxer David Mathu defeated Ethan Maina of Police as the “National Open Boxing Championship” entered its second day.
SOUTH AFRICA BOXERS EYE ALL-AFRICA BERTH
Boxers around the southern Africa region are trading punches at the Africa Zone IV Boxing Championship running in Botswana capital Gaborone until Saturday.
KENYA STILL FACING UNCERTAINTY OVER ALL-AFRICA GAMES
Uncertainty surrounds the composition of Kenya’s boxing team to the All Africa Games in Rabat, Morocco in August after two camps organised parallel qualification events.
ZOLANI TETE INJURED, WITHDRAWS FROM NONITO DONAIRE BOUT SATURDAY NIGHT
WBO World Bantamweight Champion Zolani Tete (28-3, 21 KOs) has suffered a shoulder injury and won’t be able to face WBA Super World 118lb champion Nonito Donaire (39-5, 25 KOs) this Saturday night on April 27 in the semifinal of the World Boxing Super Series tournament at the Cajun Dome, Lafayette, Louisiana.
GENNADY GOLOVKIN PARTS WAYS WITH TRAINER ABEL SANCHEZ
Former unified middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin took to social media and dropped a bombshell – the boxer has decided to part ways with longtime trainer Abel Sanchez.
DEVON ALEXANDER-IVAN REDKACH SET FOR JUNE 1
Devon Alexander’s upcoming showdown with Ivan Redkach now has a home as well as a chief support.
SHAWN PORTER PRAISES DANNY GARCIA, MOTIVATED TO FACE ERROL SPENCE JR.
Shawn Porter was in attendance Saturday night in Carson, Calif. when Danny Garcia stopped Adrian Granados in 7 one-side rounds in a Premier Boxing Champions main event on FOX.
JOHN KOUDEHA WINS AFRICA MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE
Togo’s John Koudeha (16-0, 13 KOs), who resides in Ghana, won the IBF African Middleweight belt after a fourth-round TKO over Victus Kamevor at the Aborigines Beach Resort at Keta in the Volta region.
MANNY PACQUIAO-KEITH THURMAN CLOSING IN ON JULY 20 BOUT
Manny Pacquiao vs. Keith Thurman has been in the rumor mill recently, and now it looks like we might be getting close to real news on that.
RANCES BARTHELEMY MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES
Former two-division world champion Rances Barthelemy and France’s Mohamed Mimoune continued preparations for their respective showdowns at a media workout in Las Vegas Tuesday before they step into the ring this Saturday, April 27 live on SHOWTIME from The Chelsea inside of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.