As is often the case in Ghana sports, boxing has been handed the short end of the stick. At least when compared to a sport like football, which often receives the bulk of Ghana government funding despite having brought the country far less international glory than the sweet science. The latest example of…
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Vanessa Wanjera packs a punch. The 14-year-old Kenyan took up boxing two years ago but she already has big dreams.
Amateur boxer Samuel Takyi of Ghana, says he’s struggling to make ends meet as he prepares for the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
Daniel Larbie, father and trainer of boxing prodigy, Prince ‘The Buzz’ Larbie, has predicted a world title for his son by age 19.
Africa Boxing Championships lightweight gold medalist Nick Okoth is a man on a mission.
For Shaffi Hassan Bakari, boxing started as a passive activity and later a beloved sport. Now, his punches are aimed at a much more bigger dream – representing Kenya on an Olympic podium.
POWER-POWER Development & Boxing Academy’s partnership with British digital broadcaster DFM will elevate Namibian grassroots boxing, says the boxing establishment’s chairperson Risto Ashikoto.
The South Africa boxing board has moved swiftly in preparing gyms to put in place appropriate systems and practices to comply with health and hygiene measures to mitigate all risks of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Three Kenyan boxers – light flyweight Shaffi Bakari, lightweight Nick Okoth and middleweight John Kyolo – have reached the medal brackets in the ongoing African Confederation Boxing Championship in Congo, Brazzaville.
Boxers selected in Kisumu last season in a provisional squad for the African Olympic qualifiers in Dakar, Senegal have been urged to continue keeping fit ahead of the second selection for Olympics qualifiers.