USYK & GASSIEV FACE OFF IN MOSCOW
Ukraine’s Aleksandr Usyk and Russia’s Murat Gassiev exchanged words of respect at the final pre-fight press conference ahead of Saturday’s Ali Trophy Final at the Olimpiyskiy Sports Complex, Moscow.
QUILLIN, COLLAZO & CO. SPEAK TO THE MEDIA
Former world champions Peter Quillin and Luis Collazo were joined by WBA Women’s Super Middleweight Champion Alicia Napoleon at a media luncheon in Manhattan Thursday to discuss their respective showdowns taking place Saturday, August 4 from NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
ROBERT EASTER JR. TRAINING CAMP NOTES
IBF Lightweight World Champion Robert Easter Jr. has made the most of his inaugural training camp with Kevin Cunningham and will look to bring that same level of focus to the ring when he challenges WBC Lightweight World Champion Mikey Garcia Saturday, July 28 live on SHOWTIME from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles in an…
ABEL SANCHEZ: USYK WON’T SEE NINE!
Murat Gassiev’s coach Abel Sanchez has studied Aleksandr Usyk ahead of Saturday’s Ali Trophy Final in Moscow and predicts problems for the Ukrainian if he doesn’t improve from his performance in the semi-final against Mairis Briedis.
LESSONS FROM THE PROFESSOR
In honor of his 60th birthday, we present our 2017 story on The Professor, Azumah Nelson, from his humble beginnings in Ghana to bringing the tiny country glory all over the world. We hope you enjoy:
ZIMBABWE LEGEND LANGTON TINAGO DIES
Barely three months after pouring out his heart on being neglected in an interview with a local weekly, former Commonwealth Boxing champion and Zimbabwe boxing legend Langton “Schoolboy” Tinago has died without getting the recognition he had yearned for.
WATCH: ANTHONY JOSHUA, JARRELL MILLER NEARLY COME TO BLOWS!
Anthony Joshua and Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller had a fiery encounter and were separated in New York on Tuesday.
CLARY VS. GALAHAD IBF ELIMINATOR ORDERED
The Real Deal Boxing just celebrated it’s one year anniversary and now the company is proud to announce that the IBF has ordered a purse bid for The Real Deal Boxing’s Toka Kahn Clary (25-1, 17 KO) to face Kid Galahad (24-0, 15 KO) in a featherweight world title eliminator to be the mandatory title…
MARIO BARRIOS TRAINING CAMP NOTES
Unbeaten super lightweight contender Mario Barrios will look to deliver a sixth-consecutive knockout when he faces Jose Roman on Saturday, July 28 live on SHOWTIME from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
ZARIKA TO FACE MERCADO ON SEPTEMBER 8
Prolific Kenyan female boxer and World Boxing Council (WBC) Super bantamweight champion, Fatuma ‘Iron Fist’ Zarika was full of confidence as she prepared to leave the country last night for an intense training program in the United Kingdom