JEREMIAH NAKATHILA: AFRICA’S NEXT STAR?
NESTOR Tobias hailed Jeremiah Nakathila as Namibia’s next boxing superstar after he destroyed Wilson Masamba of Malawi with a fourth round knockout on Friday evening.
NESTOR Tobias hailed Jeremiah Nakathila as Namibia’s next boxing superstar after he destroyed Wilson Masamba of Malawi with a fourth round knockout on Friday evening.
UK based Siesta Boxing Promotions have added another highly rated African fighter to the fast-rising team of potential challengers with the signing of unbeaten featherweight Sakaria Lukas.
Dmitry Bivol looked like he would knock out Isaac Chilemba early in their fight Saturday night. Bivol discovered looks can be deceiving.
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The USA Boxing Alumni Association has announced its second class to be inducted into its Hall of Fame, December 7, at the Radisson Hotel (215 S. Temple St.) in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Richard Commey spent more time walking to the ring than he did fighting in it. The IBF number one lightweight contender barely broke a sweat versus Yardley Cruz, ending affairs at 0:29 of the second round.
Eleider “Storm” Alvarez shocked the boxing world Saturday night at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, winning the WBO world light heavyweight championship with a seventh-round TKO over Sergey Kovalev.
Former world champion Andre Berto (32-5, 24 KOs) won a back-and-forth fight by split decision Saturday night against fellow former champion Devon Alexander (27-4-1, 14 KOs) in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX & FOX Deportes from NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
FORMER boxing champ Manelisi Mbilase has been brutally stoned to death in South Africa for allegedly robbing two women.
Lightweight contender Ladarius Miller (17-1, 5 KOs) won a competitive unanimous decision over Dennis Galarza (16-4, 9 KOs) in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on Bounce Friday night from Sam’s Town in Las Vegas.