ZIMBABWE’S World Boxing Federation (WBF) Africa champion Elvis Moyo will be hoping for a winning return to the boxing ring when he takes on South African heavyweight champion Ruan Visser in a 10-round international non-title fight at Time Square in Pretoria this Saturday.
Amateur boxing faces a breakaway threat ahead of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo after its international federation elected a president accused of ties to organized crime.
Richard Commey captured the IBF lightweight title last weekend with a win over Isa Chaniev in Frisco, Texas, but his plans for a unification bout have been postponed.
Gervonta Davis gained a lot of weight during his lengthy layoff, but he said he had little difficulty shedding a lot of it once he began training.
Local top boxing star Jeremiah “Low Key” Nakathila and his promoter Nestor Tobias of the MTC Nestor Sunshine Boxing & Fitness Academy has turned down an opportunity to fight for the IBO Junior Lightweight World Title.
When former super-featherweight champion Rocky Lockridge retired from boxing in 1991, his greatest foes were out there beyond the ring, waiting for him.
South African featherweight Lerato Dlamini has signed with MTK Global as he looks to convert his world ranking into a world title shot.
MTC Salute Boxing Academy will stage their first bonanza of 2019 at Rundu at the end of March, while one of their stable contenders, Sebastian Nathaniel will challenge for an international title next week.
WBA Super Featherweight World Champion Gervonta Davis and former world champion Hugo Ruiz went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference before they go toe-to-toe this Saturday night in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® from Dignity Health Sports Park, formerly StubHub Center, in Carson, Calif. and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Top rated heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte is still in shock that IBF, WBA, WBO world champion Anthony Joshua will be facing Jarrell Miller.