BUKOM FIST OF FURY RETURNS FRIDAY IN ABEKA
The exciting Bukom Fist of Fury Boxing League is back this Friday, and according to the organizers the event would be held at Abeka, as the tournament moves round the suburbs of Accra.
WATCH: ISAAC DOGBOE DISCUSSES NAVARRETE REMATCH
Former WBO World Super Bantamweight champion Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe of Ghana is already in camp for his May 11 rematch versus current titleholder, Emmanuel Navarrete.
SUSPICION SURROUNDS 2016 OLYMPIC BOXING DECISIONS
Paris (AFP) – An internal investigation by amateur boxing’s world body AIBA has raised serious questions about the judging at the 2016 Rio Olympics, with particular suspicion falling on a French official, French newspaper Le Monde reported on Monday.
MIKEY GARCIA, WBC TO TALK TO DISCUSS 135LB TITLE STATUS
As Mikey Garcia continues to mull his next move in the ring, the brass at the World Boxing Council (WBC)—and presumably Luke Campbell as well—patiently await his decision.
WATCH: BOXER UNDER FIRE FOR FORCEFULLY KISSING REPORTER DURING INTERVIEW
After Saturday night’s knockout of Bogdan Dinu, Bulgarian heavyweight boxer Kubrat Pulev spoke to Vegas Sports Daily reporter Jennifer Ravalo for a short interview. He ended the session by holding Ravalo’s face, kissing her on the lips, and walking away.
KENYA’S OKWIRI CALLS OUT TANZANIA’S MWAKINYO
Olympian Rayton Okwiri says he desires to teach Tanzania Hassan Mwakinyo a boxing lesson should an opportunity presents itself.
ISAAC DOGBOE DISCUSSES NAVARRETE REMATCH, DIFFERENT PREPARATION
Former WBO World Super Bantamweight Champion Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe sat down with BoxingAfrica.com to discuss his upcoming May 11 rematch versus Emmanuel Navarrete, lessons learned from their first encounter and the changes made for this camp. Check it out!
JOSHUA CLOTTEY ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
March 8, 2019 — Fighting in front an adoring capacity crowd in Accra’s Bukom Boxing Arena, Joshua Clottey showed flashes of his old form as he delivered a sixth-round TKO over Tanzania’s Mfaume in a middleweight contest. Clottey would announce his retirement immediately afterward.
SOUTH AFRICA’S VAN HEERDEN VICTORIOUS IN RETURN
South Africa’s Chris van Heerden returned to action after being out for 11 months to score a six-round technical decision win over Mexico’s Mahonri Montes at The Hanger in Costa Mesa, California, on Saturday night.
LIPINETS STOPS PETERSON IN THRILLER, PETERSON ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
Former world champion Sergey Lipinets (15-1, 11 KOs) stopped former two-division champion Lamont Peterson (35-5-1, 17 KOs) in round 10 Sunday night in an action-packed welterweight showdown that headlined Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes from MGM National Harbor in Maryland.