Two heated rivalries will come to a head Saturday, Sept. 10 in a historic championship doubleheader at the O2 Arena in London. The previously announced main event will see two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields, the WBC/WBA/IBF/Ring Magazine middleweight champion, aim to once again become undisputed at 160 pounds by facing longtime rival and…
Unbeaten lightweight contender Frank Martin will face slick Dominican sharpshooter Jackson Mariñez in the 10-round telecast opener live on SHOWTIME this Saturday, July 9 from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas in a Premier Boxing Champions event. Martin was originally scheduled to fight Ricardo Núñez, who was forced to withdraw due to visa issues.
Jenkins Alumona has been in the forefront of the country’s drive to revive boxing, as a sport and profession-+. His Flykite Promotions has been the leading boxing promoting outfit in Nigeria for more than 10 years, building fighters who have gone on to become continental champions.
The 2015 Africa Boxing Championships lightweight winner Nick Okoth and Commonwealth Games flyweight bronze medalist Christine Ongare will lead the boxing team to the 22nd Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, that run on July 27 to August 8.
Two-weight world champion Zolani Tete put himself within sight of another world title shot as he knocked out Jason Cunningham in the fourth round of the Commonwealth super-bantamweight title fight on the Joyce-Hammer bill at Wembley.
Joe Joyce wasn’t perfect but he was much too much for Christian Hammer. Joyce put his overmatched opponent down four times before the fight was stopped in the fourth round of a scheduled 12-rounder Saturday night at OVO Arena Wembley. The unbeaten heavyweight contender hadn’t been in the ring since he stopped Carlos…
Democratic Republic of Congo’s Emmany Kalombo was crowned the new IBF International Junior Middleweight champion with an impressive TKO win over Kenya’s Rayton Okwiri at ESPN Africa Boxing 18 in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 30.
South African welterweight champion Thulani Mbenge returned to action after being out for one year, to stop Idda Pialari from Tanzania at 1:54 into the second round at The Gallery in Sandton, Johannesburg, on Thursday night.
Managers of the Bukom Boxing Arena have asked the national amateur boxing team, Black Bombers, to make payment before getting access to use the facility ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Polish heavyweight star and Brooklyn fan-favorite Adam Kownacki, unbeaten rising star Gary Antuanne Russell and former two-division world champion Rances Barthelemy spoke of their fighting legacies and desire to make history while previewing their respective matchups during a virtual press conference on Thursday before they enter the ring on Saturday, July 30 live on SHOWTIME…