Kenya’s Elizabeth Andiego surprised Mongolia’s powerhouse Munkhbat Myagmarjargal in the women’s middleweight preliminary match to give Kenya their first win at the ongoing India Open International. Andiego, whose boxing career almost ended with a motorbike accident two years ago, fought with precession to win the bout on points. Andiego became the first Kenyan woman…
Rwandan athletes are not popular when it comes to the Olympics or Commonwealth Games; the reason is that the country has never won any medal in either competition. But Jean Pierre Cyiza (pictured) hopes to make Rwanda famous for boxing at least in the future before he hangs his gloves. At the age…
The national boxing team will miss the Commonwealth Games scheduled for April 4-15 in Queensland, Australia, the National Olympic Committee (RNOSC) president, Ambassador Valens Munyabagisha has confirmed. Boxing was among the five disciplines that had been selected for the games – others are; athletics, cycling, beach volleyball and Para power lifting. However, according…
Kenya will send a 14-member team to the India Open Boxing tournament as they aim to hone their boxers preparations for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. A training camp is currently underway at Ruaraka Grounds in Nairobi, with 28 boxers being put through their paces prior to the event in India. The…
Ghana’s Abdul Wahid Omar says his focus is on reaching the medal zone of the 2018 Commonwealth Games which would be held in April in Australia and he is very sure of clinching a medal. Speaking to Yours Truly at the Bukom Boxing Arena, before the national team, the Black Bombers moved to Cape…
NAIROBI (Xinhua) — Kenya’s boxing team hopes to end their 14-year jinx and win their first gold medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in April. The 2010 Commonwealth silver medalist Benson Gicharu said the country has potential, and only needs a little bit more in training and skills to make their mark at…
Terry Edwards, a top British Amateur boxing coach, is expected in Ghana on Sunday, January 21, to train the Ghana Amateur Boxing team, the Black Bombers ahead of Gold Coast 2018. Terry, who would be engaged in various activities geared towards improving technical quality of boxing in the country, would make the Black Bombers…
A total of 24 men and five women boxers are reprensting the national boxing team, the Black Bombers, as they continue their non-residential camping at the Accra Sports Stadium. The team, under coaches Ofori Asare and Akai Nettey, are busy preparing for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia in April. According to…
The Boxing Association of Kenya chairman, John Kameta, has urged the government and the National Olympic Committee of Kenya to offer support to his federation as they start preparations for the Commonwealth Games set for Gold Coast, Australia, from April 4-15. Speaking to Citizen Digital, Kameta said they are planning to have the team…
Dar es Salaam — Amateur boxers expecting to feature in the Commonwealth Games have to at least participate in one international competition before hand, Tanzania Olympic Committee (TOC) has said. Speaking on Saturday at the joint meeting that brought together representatives of the government, TOC and sports bodies that expect to represent the country…