OSEI-BONSU UPSETS AJOM, OTHER BOUTS POSTPONED
Nearly everyone on the Azumah Nelson Fight Night 5 card carried a pristine record, but it was Mother Nature who reminded us all that she carries the longest running undefeated streak.
LOMACHENKO STAKES CLAIM AS WORLD’S BEST, STOPS RIGO IN SIX
NEW YORK — History belongs to Vasyl Lomachenko, who painted a masterpiece against Guillermo Rigondeaux in the first-ever professional fight between two-time Olympic gold-medal winners. Lomachenko did as he pleased until Rigondeaux quit on his stool with an injured left hand after the sixth round of what had been an utterly one-sided fight before…
WATCH: LOMACHENKO & RIGONDEAUX MAKE WEIGHT
It’s on. Both Vasyl Lomachenko and Guillermo Rigondeaux hit the scales today ahead of tomorrow night’s showdown on ESPN and both fighters were good to go. This fight will mark the first time in boxing’s long history where two multiple Olympic Gold medal winners face-off in the ring. Rigondeaux was up on the scale…
FATUMA ZARIKA WANTS AMANDA SERRANO TRILOGY
After defending her WBC super bantamweight title against Zambia’s Catherine Phiri, Kenya’s Fatuma Zarika has set her sights on a third bout versus American Amanda Serrano. Zarika retained her title last weekend via ten-round unanimous decision against Phiri, the rugged former world champion. But it’s the two losses she suffered to Serrano, a premier…
BOTSWANA HOSTS WBC PAN AFRICAN TITLE BOUTS
The Professional Boxing Association of Botswana (PBAB) in partnership with Fox Sport Africa, will host six title bouts at the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC) tonight. Four bouts are internationals while the other two are for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Pan African titles. Boxers are from the hosts, Botswana, South Africa, Tanzania, Democratic…
IOC TO HALT FUNDING TO AIBA?
The International Olympic Council (IOC) is on the warpath. With Russia now banned from competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics for their state-sponsored violation of anti-doping laws, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) has similarly become an association of interest for the IOC. The Olympic discipline that has proved most profitable for Irish athletes, Inside…
AZUMAH NELSON FIGHT NIGHT — ROUND 5 MAY BE THE BEST YET
Azumah Nelson Fight Night – Round 5 ought to be called “The Battle of the Undefeateds.” From the opening bout to the main event, nearly every boxer on the card has yet to suffer a loss. Fight fans have grown accustomed to shows featuring one main event and a series of drab undercard bouts.…
IT’S GHANA VS. NIGERIA ON DECEMBER 13
West African Boxing Union (WABU) middleweight champion, Abolaji “Afonja Warrior” Rasheed, has vowed to Christmas for his challenger from Ghana, Arye Ayitteh. Afonja recently made this known when asked about his preparation as he defends his title when he faces Ayitteh at GOtv Boxing Night 13. The bout, which is one of the…
NESTOR TOBIAS UNHAPPY WITH NPBWCB VERDICT
Windhoek-Boxing promoter Nestor Tobias of MTC Nestor Sunshine Promotions says he is not happy with the response from the Namibia Professional Boxing and Wrestling Control Board (NPBWCB) on the outcome of a recent appeal submitted by him. Last month during the ‘No Mercy Part 7’ Boxing Bonanza in Windhoek, featherweight boxer Onesmus Nekundi, a…
THE WEEK IN BOXING – DECEMBER 5, 2017
Check out Eric Armit’s comprehensive report in The Week In Boxing – December 5, 2017!