GHANA’S GEORGE ASHIE RETURNS AUG. 24 IN THE UK
Ghana’s George ‘Red Tiger’ Ashie is primed to make a statement on the international stage when he faces Ireland’s Stephen Ormond in the UK on August 24.
FORMER AMATEUR STANDOUT BEATS DISEASE, RETURNING AS A PRO
Elvis Medrano was once one of the best amateur fighters in the nation and his future path was clear. He was ranked number 10 in the country, won the Washington, D.C. Golden Gloves, and was close to qualifying for the U.S. Olympic team.
ERIC ARMIT’S SNIPS & SNIPES – JULY 5, 2018
Catch up on all the latest boxing whispers with Eric Armit’s Snips & Snipes – July 5, 2018!
BERTO VS. ALEXANDER SET FOR AUG. 4
Former 147-pound world champions Andre Berto (31-5, 24 KOs) and Devon Alexander (27-4-1, 14 KOs) will battle in a 12-round showdown that headlines a stacked night of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes live in prime time on Saturday, August 4 from NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
CARL LOKKO TO LEAVE DUKE MICAH CAMP, RETURN TO GHANA
Lawrence Carl Lokko, who guided some of Ghana’s finest championship-caliber boxers this past decade, has decided to discontinue training undefeated bantamweight contender Duke Micah for personal reasons.
NONITO DONAIRE JOINS WBSS, SEASON 2
Filipino-American Nonito Donaire is ready for next season’s quest for the Muhammad Ali Trophy in the 118lb edition.
MORUTI MTHALANE PROMISES TO RETURN HOME A CHAMPION
Moruti Mthalane spoke a little and sweated a lot at his send-off in Johannesburg on Wednesday ahead of his bid to recapture the IBF flyweight crown in Malaysia next weekend.
IT’S NIGERIA VS. SENEGAL ON JULY 8
Chinedu Okeke, a Nigerian professional boxer, will be up against a Senegalese, Abdulkareem Ba (Sniper) in an Intercontinental Championship duel billed for Sunday, July 8, 2018 at the famous Iba Mar Diop Stadium in Dakar, Senegal.
DEFENDING SOUTH AFRICA’S BOXERS
Top boxing promoter Rodney Berman says skeptics are in danger of failing to enjoy the current successes of a number of SA boxers if they focus in harking back to the past.
SHOCKER: ANTHONY JOSHUA UPSET WITH WILDER OUTCOME!
It’s been a full week since the World Boxing Association ordered a mandatory fight between Anthony Joshua and Alexander Povetkin to be signed within 24 hours and WBN understands the contest is not yet inked for September.