LAWRENCE OKOLIE STOPS DILAN PRASOVIC IN THREE ROUNDS, RETAINS TITLE
Lawrence Okolie made predictably easy work of Dilan Prasovic in the first defense of his WBO cruiserweight title on the Joshua-Usyk undercard.
PROBELLUM SIGNS MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH GHANA’S BOX OFFICE PROMOTIONS
Major global boxing and media company Probellum is pleased to announce a multi-fight, multi-year deal co-promotional agreement with Ghana’s Box Office Sports.
KENYA TO SEND 13 BOXERS TO NOVEMBER AIBA WORLD BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Kenya will send 13 pugilists to the forthcoming 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships slated for Serbia later in the year, Hit Squad head coach Benjamin Musa has revealed.
SHERVANTAIGH KOOPMAN WINS SOUTH AFRICA JUNIOR MIDDLE TITLE
Shervantaigh Koopman completely dominated from the opening bell against defending champion Simon Dladla to win the South African junior middleweight title on a seventh-round stoppage at Emperors Palace near Kempton Park on Saturday night.
VIDEO: ANTHONY JOSHUA VS. OLEKSANDR USYK
Oleksandr Usyk was heavier Friday for the biggest bout of his career than any of his first 18 professional fights. Anthony Joshua still outweighed him by nearly 19 pounds at O2 Arena in London.
VIDEO: DEONTAY WILDER SAYS, “I JUST WANT TO BEAT TYSON FURY’S A–!”
Former longtime heavyweight world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder vowed revenge during a virtual press conference Wednesday, as he previewed his highly anticipated heavyweight trilogy grudge match against WBC and lineal heavyweight world champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury taking place Saturday, October 9 on ESPN+ PPV and FOX Sports PPV from T-Mobile Arena…
OFFICIAL WEIGHTS FOR FRIDAY NIGHT’S SHOBOX CARD
Exciting rising bantamweight prospects Ja’Rico O’Quinn (14-0-1, 8 KOs) and Saul Sanchez (16-1, 9 KOs) both made weight Thursday, a day ahead of their 10-round main event on ShoBox: The New Generation this Friday, September 24, live on SHOWTIME at 10:35 p.m. ET/PT from the unique outdoor setting on Main Street in the Rose District…
TWO SOUTH AFRICA TITLE FIGHTS AT EMPEROR’S PALACE SATURDAY NIGHT
In a double header at Emperors Palace, near Kempton Park, on Saturday there will be two South African titles on the line, with Cowin Ray meeting Frank Rodrigues for the vacant South African super middleweight title and, in the main event, Simon Dlada defending his South African junior middleweight title against Shervantaigh Koopman.
FLAME NANGOLO TO HEADLINE NEXT MONTH’S AC BOXING BONANZA IN WINDHOEK
Local boxing prospect Flame ‘Special One’ Nangolo will next month seek to maintain his perfect winning streak when he takes on Gustaf Petrus in the main fight of the AC Boxing Promotions bonanza set for the Nampower Convention Centre in the capital.
VIDEO: CANELO AND PLANT COME TO BLOWS AT HEATED PRESS CONFERENCE
Boxing’s consensus No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, Mexican superstar and unified WBA/WBC/WBO Super Middleweight World Champion Canelo Álvarez and undefeated IBF Super Middleweight World Champion Caleb “Sweethands” Plant met for an intense stare down that turned into a scuffle Tuesday at a press conference previewing their historic and highly anticipated undisputed super middleweight championship showdown.