THE WEEK IN BOXING – MAY 7, 2018
Check out Eric Armit’s comprehensive report in The Week in Boxing – May 7, 2018!
IS DEVIN HANEY THE NEXT FLOYD MAYWEATHER?
SHOWTIME Sports delivers a behind-the-scenes look into the life and training camp of blue-chip prospect Devin Haney as he prepares for the toughest test of his career against Mason Menard in the main event of ShoBox: The New Generation this Friday, May 11, live on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET/PT from 2300 Arena in Philadelphia,…
JOHANNESBURG TO HOST INAUGURAL SOUTH AFRICA BOXING CONVENTION
Boxing SA‚ the national department of Sport and Recreation South Africa and the African Union Sport Council Region 5 (AUSC Region 5) will host the inaugural Southern African Boxing Convention (SABC) this month‚ BSA chief executive Tsholofelo Lejaka has announced.
JOE MENSAH: NIGERIA DOESN’T HAVE A BOXING GYM CURRENTLY
Veteran boxing coach Joe Mensah talks about the state of the Nigeria’s boxing facilities (or lack thereof) and more in this interview.
KAMBOSOS DESTROYS FORERO IN U.S. DEBUT
Mashantucket, CT (5/6/18) – On Saturday night, DiBella Entertainment returned to the Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino, in Mashantucket, CT, with another action-packed installment of its popular Broadway Boxing series, presented by Nissan of Queens, Azad Watches, OPTYX, Christos Steak House, and Gagliardi Insurance. The entire card was streamed on Live.DBE1.com, part of the…
GOLOVKIN DESTROYS MARTIROSYAN IN A MISMATCH
CARSON, California – Vanes Martirosyan at least tried Saturday night, but he lasted just about as long as Gennady Golovkin’s last hopeless opponent at StubHub Center.
BOXING ASSOCIATION OF KENYA TO HOLD ELECTIONS NEXT MONTH
The Boxing Association of Kenya (BAK) will hold its long overdue elections next month after the federation has amended its current constitution, the federation’s president John Kameta has said.
BELLEW DEMOLISHES HAYE IN REMATCH
O2 Arena, London – In their long-awaited rematch, Tony Bellew (30-2, 20 KOs) likely retired former two division world champion David Haye (28-4, 26 KOs), who went down three times before he was stopped in the fifth round.
ISAAC DOGBOE WINS GHANA WRITERS’ SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe was named Ghana’s Sports Personality of the Year by the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) at their 43rd annual awards last night in Accra.
WATCH: GOLOVKIN VS. MARTIROSYAN WEIGH-IN RESULTS
The weights have been made for Saturday night’s middleweight showdown between world champion Gennady Golovkin and challenger Vanes Martirosyan. Here are the official weights with the video below: