ASHIE WILL FIGHT QUAYE IF THE MONEY IS RIGHT
Former WBO Africa lightweight champion, George “Red Tiger” Ashie, says he will only fight national champion, Sheriff Quaye, for a $15,000 purse after the latter challenged him to a slugfest.
NAMIBIA’S JARMANN RETURNS NOV. 23
Namibia’s WBA Pan African super-welterweight champion Anthony Jarmann will be back in action against South Africa’s John Bopape during the Fox Sports African Boxing tournament in Durban on November 23. Jarmann, who in June won the vacant WBA Pan African title in Mbabane, Eswatini (Swaziland) from Salehe Mkalekwa of Tanzania, takes on Bopape over…
DONAIRE BELIEVES HE WILL BEAT SOUTH AFRICA’S TETE
Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire Jr. feels good to be a world champion again, following his WBA “super” bantamweight title victory over Ireland’s Ryan Burnett in the quarterfinals of the World Boxing Super Series bantamweight tournament.
COMMEY TO FIGHT CHANIEV FOR WORLD TITLE ON FEB. 2
It’s on! Ghana’s Richard Commey will battle for the vacant IBF world lightweight title when he meets Russia’s Isa Chaniev on February 2nd at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas.
BOXERS STRIVE TO SAVE BENONI
A new boxing facility, situated in Bedford Avenue in the Benoni CBD, aimed at empowering and providing hope and an opportunity to local boys and girls who wish to become amateur and/or professional boxers, opened on the weekend.
GUERRERO, ARREOLA TO RETURN TO RING ON WILDER-FURY DEC. 1 CARD
Former multiple-division world champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero and former heavyweight title challenger Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola will make their ring returns as part of an exciting night of undercard action presented by Premier Boxing Champions Saturday, December 1 live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.
STANLEY CHRISTOUDOULOU HONORED AT SOUTH AFRICA SPORTS AWARDS
At the 13th Annual SA Sport Awards held in Bloemfontein on Sunday veteran referee and judge Stanley Christoudoulou received the Steve Tshwete Life Achievers Award.
MIKEY GARCIA PLANS TO TAKE ERROL SPENCE JR. DOWN!
Five-division champion Sugar Ray Leonard did the unthinkable on April 6, 1987, un-retiring after a nearly three-year absence (35 months) and rising from 147 pounds to dethrone southpaw Marvin Hagler as 160-pound champion. Leonard said a victory by Mikey Garcia (39-0, 30 KOs) over left-handed IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence (24-0, 21 KOs) would…
KEITH THURMAN: I’M BACK AND I WANT MY WBC BELT!
Unbeaten WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman will end a 22-month ring absence against title challenger Josesito Lopez on January 26 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on Fox at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT.
PBC & FOX ROLL OUT HUGE SCHEDULE FOR EARLY 2019
LOS ANGELES – FOX Sports and Premier Boxing Champions today announced eight televised world title fights in the first three months of the new deal, featuring eight world champions and more than two dozen of the world’s best boxers going toe-to-toe.