Sports drink distributor Rafimex General Trading Company Limited presented 10 cartons of Lucozade drinks and an undisclosed amount of money to members of Ghana’s amateur boxing team, the Black Bombers, last Friday in Accra. According to Mr. Sameer Thakkar, the Chief Executive Officer of Rafimex, the donation was to support a three-man boxing contingent…
New York, NY – July 10, 2017 – Evander Holyfield’s Real Deal Sports & Entertainment is bringing its Real Deal Championship Boxing series to New York City. The first installment is set to take place at the Hammerstein Ballroom, on Friday, August 11th, leading into the city’s Dominican Day weekend, as part of a multi-fight…
NEW YORK (July 10, 2017) – Undefeated super lightweight Kenneth Sims Jr. (12-0, 4 KO’s) is looking for a complete performance when he takes on Rolando Chinea (14-1-1, 6 KO’s) of Lancaster, Pa., as the two prepare to meet in an eight-round bout on ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, July 14 live on SHOWTIME…
The Guyana Boxing Association has been invited to send a team of pugilists to participate in the first ever Jamaica versus Guyana Goodwill Competition, scheduled for Kingston, Jamaica in early October. President of the Jamaica Boxing Association, Stephen ‘Bomber’ Jones, wrote to his Guyanese counterpart Steve Ninvalle, declaring his intention to commence the exchange program…
London, Copper Box – Wembley’s Gary Corcoran won the vacant WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title by eking out a close, and controversial, 12-round split decision over previously unbeaten Larry Ekundayo of Nigeria. The action was simply superb. Ekundayo was the boxer early on as Corcoran sought to close the gap. “The Natural” stood his ground…
Every amateur boxer dreams of turning professional one day. With every meticulous punch he throws, Vanden High School boxer Derry Noble draws closer to turning that dream into a reality. Last weekend, Noble captured the seventh national title of his dream-like amateur career by winning the 114-pound flyweight belt at the 2017 Junior…
With a fire burning in their bellies and acute focus, the team of fighters from Grafton Amateur Boxing Club are ready to bring home the gold from the Australian Amateur Boxing League Novice Titles at Woy Woy this weekend. Club coach Dean Cribb has gloved up a team of four fighters – Zac, Ryan…
The World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) is pleased to announce the seeding for the inaugural season of the Muhammad Ali Trophy, The Greatest Prize in Boxing. During tomorrow´s Draft Gala, the top four seeds will select their opponents from the four unseeded boxers. The live TV show (23:00 local, 5 PM ET) will be broadcasted…
Black Bombers coach Ofori Asare, the coach of Ghana’s national amateur boxing team, says that those involved with the sport in Ghana must take advantage of the 2017 Year of Africa initiative to increase their knowledge and skill in the sport. The Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA) is the world’s major amateur boxing…
LAS VEGAS (July 7, 2017) – In anticipation of the unprecedented showdown between legendary boxing champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather and UFC ® champion “The Notorious” Conor McGregor, the fighters will embark on a four-city international press tour beginning Tuesday, July 11 in Los Angeles where Mayweather and McGregor will square off for the very first…