ASTANA – The Astana Arlans and Cuba Domadores, the two most decorated teams in the series, will contest July 15 for the World Series of Boxing (WSB) champion’s title. The final match of the seventh season will be hosted in Astana Arena during EXPO 2017 and welcome fans from throughout the world. The contest…
LAS VEGAS (June 21, 2017) – Unbeaten Eddie Ramirez (17-0, 11 KOs) earned a split-decision victory over Erick Bone (16-5, 8 KOs) in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes Tuesday night from Sam’s Town live in Las Vegas. Representing Chicago, Ramirez controlled…
ORANGE, Calif. (June 20, 2017) – Junior lightweight Michael Dutchover (4-0, 4 KOs), a highly accomplished amateur and recently turned professional, highlights Friday night’s “Path to Glory” undercard from the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, Calif. Watch Dutchover vs. Carrizoza and the rest of the 6-fight card on TB Presents: Path To Glory, live streaming…
ACCRA, GHANA (June 16, 2017) – Namibia’s Walter “The Executioner” Kauntondokwa lived up to his moniker, improving to 15-0 (14 KO’s) with a fifth round KO of Ghana’s Obodai Sai (32-3, 24 KO’s). Bukom Boxing Arena was packed with Ghanaians hopeful to see native son Sai emerge victorious with the WBO & IBF Africa…
Jesse James Leija is one of the few boxers who enjoyed a smooth transition to life outside the ring. And he’s done it by not staying too far from it. Leija Battah Promotions is a mainstay in the sport, having worked with everyone from the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) series to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. But…
The Rwanda Amateur Boxing Federation (RABA) was angered by the news that the Rwanda amateur boxing team cancelled travel plans to Brazzaville, Congo, for this year’s African Boxing Continental Championships. Originally, Rwanda Amateur Boxing Association (RABA) had planned to send a team of four boxers namely; Zakariya Niyonagize (55kg), David Nsabimana (57kg), Jean Pierre…
BoxingAfrica.com recently spoke to Namibia’s Paulus Moses one-on-one. The former WBA World lightweight champion (39-3, 24 KO’s) has quietly been one of the best fighters that Africa has produced. And he’s on a mission to regain another world title. If last April’s stoppage of Crispn Moliati is any indication, Moses hasn’t lost a step. …
BROOKLYN (June 19, 2017) – Four-division world champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner and three-division world champion Mikey Garcia went face-to-face for the first time Monday before they battle in one of the premier matchups of the summer that headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Saturday, July 29 live on SHOWTIME. Broner vs. Garcia is presented by Premier…
The Ghana amateur boxing team, the Black Bombers, will not compete in the African Boxing Championship in Brazzaville, Congo. The Bombers’ absence at these important games is the result of the government’s failure to deliver money allocated to the team for this event. Ghana’s Youth & Sports ministry, headed by Isaac Kwame Asiamah, failed…
Andre Ward solidified his position as the world’s best fighter, pound for pound, with a stunning – and controversial – eighth round TKO of Sergey Kovalev. Ward retains the WBA, IBF & WBO light heavyweight belts he took from Kovalev last November via disputed decision. The rematch was equally controversial. In the days…