THE WEEK IN BOXING – AUGUST 29, 2017
Check out Eric Armit’s comprehensive report in The Week In Boxing – August 29, 2017!
UGANDA BOXING FEDERATION CRIES FOUL
KAMPALA (Xinhua) — The Uganda Boxing Federation said on Monday that it is going to lodge a complaint to the AIBA after it failed to include its key boxer in the draws of the on-going World Championships in Hamburg, Germany. Kenneth Gimugu, president Uganda Boxing Federation told Xinhua that the International Boxing Association (AIBA) eliminated…
WATCH: CANELO & GOLOVKIN’S MEDIA WORKOUT!
It’s going down on September 16 and middleweight supremacy is on the line! WBC/WBA/IBF World middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 KO’s) will square off against two-division titlist and boxing superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KO’s) at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Both fighters held their media workouts on Monday…
KENYA’S JOHN KYALO LOSSES AT AIBA CHAMPIONSHIP
Kenya’s John Kyalo was overwhelmed by Benjamin Whittaker of England, who beat him on unanimous 5-0 points in their International Boxing Association (AIBA) World Championships middleweight bout in Hamburg, Germany on Friday night. Kyalo was making his debut in the championships along with compatriot light flyweight Shaffi Bakari who was scheduled to face homeboy,…
ELVIS MOYO STOPS BERNARD ADIE IN FOUR!
Zimbabwe heavyweight boxer Elvis “The Bulawayo Bomber” Moyo put on a stunning show for local fans to regain his World Boxing Federation (WBF) All-Africa Heavyweight title with a fourth-round stoppage of Kenyan Bernard Adie at the Harare International Conference Centre on Friday night. In the main event of the maiden Kwesé Sports Boxing Explosion,…
LUSANDA KOMANISI TO FACE JHACK TEPORA ON SEP. 23
Filipino knockout artist Jhack Tepora will take on South African Lusanda Komanisi on September 23 for the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) intercontinental featherweight belt in East London South Africa’s eastern coast. Tepora is coming off a successful WBO Oriental super bantamweight title defense against Indonesian Yon Armed, whom he defeated by a first…
50-0! MAYWEATHER STOPS MCGREGOR IN 10
LAS VEGAS (Aug. 27, 2017) – Future Boxing Hall of Famer Floyd “Money” Mayweather ended his historic career in style on Saturday night with a convincing 10th-round technical knockout victory over UFC mega-star Conor McGregor in the main event of a four-fight SHOWTIME PPV event from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The 40-year-old Mayweather,…
YORDENIS UGAS DEFEATS THOMAS DULORME IN A WAR!
LAS VEGAS – Welterweight contender Yordenis Ugas (20-3, 9 KOs) took home a unanimous decision victory over Thomas Dulorme (24-3, 16 KOs) despite being knocked down in Mayweather vs. McGregor preliminary action presented by Mayweather Promotions on FOX and FOX Deportes Saturday night from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Both men looked to establish their jab in round one but…
MAKABU DISPATCHES AJIBU IN FOUR
Ilunga ‘Junior’ Makabu took care of latest opponent Mussa Ajibu with minimum fuss as the former WBC cruiserweight title challenger record a 21st career win with a fourth round TKO at Rainbow Towers Conference Centre in Harare, Zimbabwe. The 29 year-old made it two wins from two comeback bouts since the Congan lost out…
DEREVYANCHENKO STOPS JOHNSON
MIAMI, OK. (August 25, 2017) – Sergiy Derevyanchenko (11-0, 9 KOs) remained unbeaten as he stopped Tureano Johnson (20-2, 14 KOs) in the 12th and final round of their middleweight world title eliminator that headlined a special Friday night edition of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes…