NAMIBIA AIMS HIGH AT AFRICA YOUTH GAMES
A team of about 200 athletes competing in 15 different sport codes will represent Namibia at the third African Youth Games that start in the Algerian capital, Algiers next week.
DESERT RUMBLE RETURNS AUGUST 3
The Dome Swakopmund will once again be in the Namibian boxing spotlight when the country’s premier sport and lifestyle facility plays host to the third edition of Desert Rumble on 3 August.
NIGERIA’S OKEKE DEFEATS SENEGAL’S BA
Chinedu Okeke, a Nigerian boxer, has emerged champion in an intercontinental bout against a Senegalese opponent, Abdulkareem Ba (Sniper), in a fight watched by the officials of the Nigeria Boxing Board of Control (NBBofC), led by Remilekun Aboderin, its secretary general.
BROOKLYN AMATEUR SETS SIGHTS ON OLYMPICS
An amateur boxing champion from Brooklyn is aiming to take a jab at the 2020 summer Olympics.
GAMBIA’S MICHAEL BAHSOON APPOINTED CO-PRESIDENT OF WBU AFRICA
Gambia-based Michael Bahsoon has been appointed one of the top bosses of World Boxing Union Africa.
RISING CONTENDER LADARIUS MILLER TO FACE DENNIS GALARZA ON AUG. 3
Rising contender Ladarius Miller (16-1, 5 KOs) will face Dennis Galarza (16-3, 9 KOs) a 10-round lightweight match that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on Bounce Friday, August 3 from Sam’s Town in Las Vegas.
MIKAEL LAWAL CONTINUES TO CLIMB THE RANKINGS
British cruiserweight prospect Mikael Lawal (6-0, 4 KOs) continues his rise up the professional ranks on Saturday, July 14 at the Baden Arena in Offenburg when he meets Istvan Kun (7-10-1, 4 KOs) on the Zeuge-Fielding undercard.
NAOYA “MONSTER” INOUE CONFIRMED FOR WBSS, SEASON II
Three-weight World Champion, Naoya Inoue, is ready to compete for the Muhammad Ali Trophy in the bantamweight edition.
LAWSON-VAN HEERDEN SEMIFINAL SET FOR AUG. 25
Evander Holyfield’s The Real Deal Sports and Entertainment and Lee Baxter Promotions in association with Louisville Top Knotch and the World Boxing Council, are proud to announce that the semi-final round of The Jose Sulaiman World Invitational Tournament will take place on Saturday, August 25th in Toronto, Canada.
GOtv BOXING NIGHT RETURNS JULY 29
Reigning African Boxing Union (ABU) lightweight champion, Oto “Joe Boy” Joseph of Nigeria, will defend his title on 29 July at GOtv Boxing Night 15 scheduled to hold at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Obafemi Awolowo (formerly Liberty) Stadium, Ibadan.