Moruti Mthalane has welcomed the news that the IBF Championship Committee has ordered him to make the mandatory defence of his IBF flyweight title against No 1 contender Japanese Masayuki Kuroda in May.
The Nairobi County Boxing Association (NCBA) three-day intermediate championships kick off on Thursday at Pumwani Social Hall.
Former super welterweight world champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara will look to reclaim a piece of the 154-pound crown when he challenges WBA champion Brian Castaño on Saturday, March 2 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Undefeated heavyweight Joe Joyce and former heavyweight world champion Bermane Stiverne sounded off at the final press conference on Wednesday for their 12-round showdown that opens a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader this Saturday live on SHOWTIME (3:45 p.m. ET/12:45 p.m. PT) from The O2 in London.
Unbeaten welterweight world champion Errol Spence Jr. and undefeated four-division world champion Mikey Garcia went face-to-face at a press conference in Arlington, Texas Tuesday as they previewed their showdown that headlines a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event on Saturday, March 16 from AT&T Stadium.
Former IBO Welterweight Champion Chris van Heerden is all set for a big year after inking a deal with world boxing juggernaut Top Rank.
Namibia’s super featherweight boxer Natanael Sebastian on Friday narrowly missed out on a lifetime opportunity to clinch the coveted vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) Pan-African Super Featherweight Title.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland: Amateur boxing’s governing body (AIBA) says it has made “incredible progress” towards sorting out its financial and governance issues after being warned that it could miss out on next year’s Olympic Games.
The eighth edition of the Bukom Fist of Fury Boxing League was held on Friday, February 15, at the fore court of the Osu Mantse Palace in the memory of two boxing officials who have passed on.
Tyson Fury has shaken up the heavyweight division again. The unbeaten British star stunned viritually everyone in boxing with an announcement early Monday morning that he and promoter Frank Warren have signed a multi-fight, co-promotional agreement with Bob Arum’s Top Rank Inc. and ESPN.