DICKSON CITY — Boxing promoter Doug Long likes to make his cards unique. From hosting bouts at a dance hall at Rocky Glen Park, to putting a ring on Franklin Avenue in downtown Scranton, to renting a circus tent for an outdoor show in Pottsville, Long has not shied away from trying something new.…
Top Rank on ESPN will kick off its 2018 season with a sensational Super Bowl weekend world championship event. GILBERTO “Zurdo” RAMÍREZ, Mexico’s super middleweight champion with the matinee idol looks, defending his world title. Ramírez (36-0, 24 KOs), from Mazatlan, Mexico, will make his third defense of his World Boxing Organization (WBO) super…
SLOANE, IOWA. (Feb. 1, 2018) – Undefeated super middleweight prospects Ronald Ellis and Junior Younan made weight on Thursday for their 10-round main event matchup /Friday on ShoBox: The New Generation live on SHOWTIME® (10p.m. ET/PT) from WinnaVegas Casino Resort in Sloane, Iowa. Younan (13-0, 9 KOs), a former amateur standout, is a highly-touted prospect from Brooklyn taking a major step-up in class…
The newly elected Uganda Amateur Boxing Federation executive has set the wheels in motion ahead of this year’s Commonwealth Games. The federation’s top brass has named an 18 member squad and is settling for nothing less than the proverbial KO in the games. The eighteen-strong squad, whose names were submitted to the Commonwealth…
EDMONTON, Canada (January 31, 2018) – The ultra-entertaining World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) semifinals-round concludes this Saturday, when undefeated world champions Murat “Iron” Gassiev (25-0, 18 KOs) and Yunier “The KO Doctor” Dorticos (21-0, 20 KOs) throw-down in a unification fight, at Bolshov Ice Dome in Adler, Russia. Like all WBSS action, the Gassiev-Dorticos…
PHILADELPHIA (January 31, 2018) – Philadelphia-native and two-division world champion Danny “Swift” Garcia has thrived in the underdog role several times throughout a career that has seen him defeat a slew of top champions. Just like Garcia triumphed over Amir Khan and Lucas Matthysse in two of his greatest wins, Garcia’s hometown Philadelphia Eagles will…
The MTC Nestor Sunshine Boxing and Fitness Academy launched its annual Independence boxing bonanza in the capital this morning. Uniquely titled “The Legacy Fight” in honour of Namibia’s three Presidents, the fight will celebrate and honour their legacies by displaying world class boxing with a whopping 14 fights on the card. World acclaimed Trainer…
Namibia is a country rich in natural resources. Paulus “The Hitman” Moses is one of her many treasures.
JOHANNESBURG, (Xinhua) — The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) on Tuesday announced a strong team to take part in the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia. The team was announced at a press conference in Johannesburg. The 2018 Commonwealth Games will take place on April 4-15. South Africa will compete…
Kenya’s Elizabeth Andiego surprised Mongolia’s powerhouse Munkhbat Myagmarjargal in the women’s middleweight preliminary match to give Kenya their first win at the ongoing India Open International. Andiego, whose boxing career almost ended with a motorbike accident two years ago, fought with precession to win the bout on points. Andiego became the first Kenyan woman…