LOS ANGELES: A sequel to the most anticipated boxing event in years will arrive on Cinco De Mayo as Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) and WBC/WBA/IBF/IBO Middleweight World Champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) will clash in a historic and highly anticipated 12-round rematch Saturday, May 5. The event will…
Check out Eric Armit’s comprehensive report in The Week In Boxing – January 29, 2018!
Fernando David Saucedo was defeated by Emmanuel Tagoe last night, but the real losers were the loyal Ghana boxing fans who paid to watch. Tagoe dropped his overmatched opponent thrice en route to a strange tenth-round stoppage spurred by Saucedo’s chief second standing on the apron. Watch here: It was Tagoe’s first defense…
Sharif “The Lion” racks up another victory after a 10 round Lightweight showdown against Arturo Reyes, advancing Bogere’s record to 31-0 (20 KO’s). Both fighters took the first few rounds to warm up, Bogere was patient, while Santos remained calm, sizing Bogere up. Bogere kept a steady pace the entire fight peppering jabs to…
Zimbabwean Elvis Moyo continued the impressive resurrection of his career on Friday night, January 26, as he retained the World Boxing Federation (WBF) All Africa Heavyweight title on home ground at the City Sports Centre in Harare. Moyo, who returned to boxing last July after four years competing in MMA, made his first title-defense…
The new Interim President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), Gafur Rakhimov today pledged to bring transparency and good governance to AIBA in order to restore faith in the organization and show respect for Olympic values. At the AIBA Extraordinary Congress in Dubai following his appointment, Rakhimov (pictured left) said: “We must work closely…
Rwandan athletes are not popular when it comes to the Olympics or Commonwealth Games; the reason is that the country has never won any medal in either competition. But Jean Pierre Cyiza (pictured) hopes to make Rwanda famous for boxing at least in the future before he hangs his gloves. At the age…
Ghana’s Emmanuel “Game Boy” Tagoe and Argentina’s Fernando David Saucedo both made weight for Saturday night’s main event at Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra. Tagoe’s IBO World lightweight title will be on the line. The champion and challenger both weighed 135lbs, the division limit. Tagoe will be making the first defense of the…
Check out our full interview with Namibia’s premier boxing promoter as he discusses Paulus Moses’ world title shot, the issues with Julius Indongo, the state of Namibia boxing and much more!
Dubai: Representatives of more than 120 national boxing federations will assemble in Dubai next weekend for an Extraordinary Congress of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA), where they will discuss administrative reforms and pick a new chief to lead the organisation. Hosted by the UAE Boxing Federation (UAE BF) at the Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International…