ANTHONY JARMANN GETS NEW OPPONENT
NAMIBIA’s Anthony Jarmann has a new rival in Salehe Mkalekwa of Tanzania for the WBA Pan African super-welterweight title fight in Mbabane, Swaziland on June 1.
PBC ON FS1 RETURNS THIS SATURDAY
Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer and there’s no better way to kick off the season than with three hours of boxing as Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes delivers a night of action Saturday, May 26 from the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi.
LEO SANTA CRUZ MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES
Featherweight world champion Leo Santa Cruz hosted a media workout in Los Angeles Tuesday as he prepares for his world title rematch against four-time world champion Abner Mares Saturday, June 9 live on SHOWTIME from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
THE WEEK IN BOXING – MAY 22, 2018
Check out Eric Armit’s comprehensive report in The Week in Boxing – May 22, 2018!
OKORODUDU DEMANDS ARREARS FROM SPORTS MINISTRY
Former national boxing great Jerry Okorodudu has pleaded with the sports ministry to pay him his salary arrears. Okorodudu, who represented the country at the Los Angeles ’84 Olympic Games, claimed he is being owed nine months’ salary by the ministry.
DHARRY DEFEATS MOJICA ON UPRISING PROMOTIONS CARD
RONSON Frank’s Uprising Promotions, in association with the New Mexican Promotions, returned to New York on Friday night, taking a loaded roster of action fights to Club Amazura in Jamaica, Queens, NY.
GEORGE ASHIE SIGNS WITH MTK GLOBAL
Ghana’s recently crowned WBO Africa lightweight champion, George ‘Red Tiger’ Ashie has officially began a 3-year management stint with Dubai based leading boxing management firm, MTK Global after formally signing up in Accra today.
MONARCH PROMOTIONS PLANS BIGGER BOXFEST IN LAGOS
Thrilled by the reception his maiden boxing extravaganza received in April, Monarch Promotions Chief Executive Officer, Prince Stanley Williams, has promised a bigger and better promotion subsequently.
JOHN KOUHEDA FACES KERRY FOLEY THIS SATURDAY
Ghana-based Togolese boxer, John Koudeha remains focused on his bid to make history in faraway Australia this Saturday when he fights outside Ghana for the first time in his professional career.
JOSHUA: I’M GOING TO F*** WILDER UP BAD!
WBA, IBF & WBO world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs) has issued a warning to Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs), who holds the WBC world heavyweight crown.