INTRODUCING KENYA’S SHAFFI BAKARI
How young is too young to start by boxing? – Kenyan top boxer Shaffi Bakari narrates to Capital FM Sport his turbulent but fruitful journey to stardom which started in 2002.
GABF PREZ: ALL PROTOCOLS WILL BE FOLLOWED ONCE GHANA BOXING RESUMES
The President of the Ghana Amateur Boxing Federation (GABF), George Lamptey, has said that the association is coordinating with the Ministry of Sports to oversee the successful return of boxing when contact sports resume.
SULEIMAN TETTEH, SAMUEL TAKYI MOURN LOSS OF JOHN COMMEY
The Captain of the Black Bombers team, Suleiman Tetteh, has described the demise of John Commey as a blow to the amateur boxing family and the sport as a whole.
GABF: NO BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR GHANA AMATEUR BOXING FOR THREE YEARS
The president of the Ghana Amateur Boxing Federation (GABF), George Lamptey, has shockingly revealed that the government has failed to pay their budget for the last three years. According to him, government’s failure to pay their budget had made it difficult for them to execute developmental programs across the country. Mr. Lamptey said,…
NICK OKOTH VOWS TO CHANGE PECKING ORDER
Nick ‘Commander’ Okoth, the Hit Squad captain, was over the moon after qualifying for next year’s Tokyo Olympic Games.
ATHANUS NZAU SAYS BOXERS SHOULD TURN PRO EARLY
Retired extrovert pro Athanus Nzau is calling on boxers to consider joining paid ranks while still young and energetic.
NIGERIA BOXERS PONDER FUTURE AMID PANDEMIC
Nigerian amateur boxers say they may dump the amateur ranks under the supervision of the Nigeria Boxing Federation for their professional careers due to poor treatment, as effects of the coronavirus pandemic bite hard on them.
KENYA BOXING: BOXERS RESORT TO ODD JOBS
That Covid-19 pandemic has turned financial taps dry in most sports disciplines across the globe is no doubt. From golf caddies to tennis bigwigs with bottomless pockets, the sporting industry is facing economic recession. Kenya’s leading boxers –especially those without formal employment –are battling financial constraints. Most of them work in Kenya Defence…
RAYTON OKWIRI TARGETS OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS
Former Africa Boxing Council professional middleweight champion Rayton Okwiri is keen to stage a good show in the world Olympic qualifiers in Paris, France, later this year. After he snubbed a chance offered by Kenya Professional Boxing Commission (KPBC) to take part in World Boxing Council fights to give preference to the 2020 Tokyo…
SIMPIWE VETYEKA RETURNS TO BOXING TO TRAIN AMATEURS
Simpiwe “V12” Vetyeka is living proof that when one door closes, another opens. His fruitful boxing career – which saw him become the first local boxer to unify titles in 2013 – came to an abrupt end in 2018 when he was hit by a passing vehicle while opening the door of his own…