Former African boxing champion Larry Ekundayo has launched a passionate appeal to Nigerians to help salvage his career. Ekundayo suffered a broken hand in his last World Boxing Organisation (WBO) intercontinental bout against Gary Corcoran which the Nigerian controversially lost. Ekundayo, a 35-year-old welterweight, told Completesportsnigeria.com that his career is hanging in the…
In what may have been the most bizarre weigh-in altercation ever, the son of undefeated WBO World Middleweight Champion Billy Joe Saunders threw a punch and kicked the groin region of the number-2 ranked Willie Monroe, Jr. This only added more fuel to the fire of Monroe, as the champion has continuously tried to…
Lineal Middleweight Champion Canelo Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) and WBC/WBA/IBF/IBO Middleweight Champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) held the final press conference leading up to their highly anticipated clash on Sept. 16 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the co-main event, Joseph “JoJo” Diaz, Jr. (24-0, 13 KOs) of South…
Watch a recap of the Canelo-Golovkin press conference ahead of Saturday’s middlweight championship bout. Canelo vs. Golovkin takes place Saturday, Sept. 16 live at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT on HBO Pay-Per-View.
The much-anticipated bout between Braimah ‘Bukom Banku’ Kamoko and Samir Bastie has been postponed to October 21. The bout initially scheduled for September 31 has been moved because the major TV partner needs more time to promote the fight. An official statement from the promoter, Alex Ntiamoah of Box office promotions, reads: ‘’The…
The name of Litha born and bred Andile Mofu has emerged as a favourite to replace the banned African Boxing Federation (AFBC) president Kelani Bayor. Bayor was slapped with a three-year ban by International Amateur Boxing Association (Aiba) for his role in the chaotic African Amateur continental boxing championships in Congo Brazzaville in June.…
The stage is set for the African Boxing Union lightweight champion, Stanley “Edo Boy” Eribo to defend his belt in a fresh bout. Eribo has been scheduled to battle Tanzania’s Ramadhani Shauri on October 1, 2017 at the 12th edition of the GOtv Boxing Night in the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Surulere…
The President of the Nigerian Boxing Board of Control (NBB of C), Rafiu Ladipo believes the nation’s pugilists now have a brighter future, going by the huge amount of cash at stake for the 12th edition of the GOtv Boxing Night. Fighters in the 12th GOtv Boxing Night will earn N12 million as prize…
LONDON (Reuters) – Olympic boxing’s governing body, AIBA, has banned African confederation head Kelani Bayor for three years for allegedly provoking the crowd at the continental championships in Brazzaville last June. Bayor is an AIBA vice-president and executive committee member as well as chairman of Togo’s national Olympic committee. “The Disciplinary Commission found that a…
Check out Eric Armit’s comprehensive report in The Week In Boxing – September 12, 2017!