KAMPALA (Xinhua) — The Uganda Boxing Federation said on Monday that it is going to lodge a complaint to the AIBA after it failed to include its key boxer in the draws of the on-going World Championships in Hamburg, Germany. Kenneth Gimugu, president Uganda Boxing Federation told Xinhua that the International Boxing Association (AIBA) eliminated…
Kenya’s John Kyalo was overwhelmed by Benjamin Whittaker of England, who beat him on unanimous 5-0 points in their International Boxing Association (AIBA) World Championships middleweight bout in Hamburg, Germany on Friday night. Kyalo was making his debut in the championships along with compatriot light flyweight Shaffi Bakari who was scheduled to face homeboy,…
WINDHOEK – Namibian boxers Jonas Junias and Mathias Hamunyela left for Germany on Monday evening to participate in the 2017 Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA) World Boxing Championships, scheduled for 25 August to 2 September. The two were granted national colours by the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) on Monday. They expressed confidence in…
The three-man Kenya amateur boxing team to the 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championship landed in Hamburg Germany on Monday bubbling with confidence. Captain Nick Okoth and head coach George Munuhe exuded confidence that the boys will perform well but hopes the official draw to be conducted at the Town Hall in Hamburg tomorrow, will…
Phumelele Cele from Witpoortjie Vikings Amateur Boxing Club competed in the South African Elite tournament recently. The tournament took place in the Eastern Cape and a number of top talented young boxers were invited. Phumelele, who has been impressive on the West Rand, had a difficult time in the preliminary round of the tournament…
The Kenya male boxing team is back in training ahead of the 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championship slated for August 25 to September 3 in Hamburg, Germany. The team that broke camp to participate in the August 8 General Elections regrouped on Friday at the Mathare Police Depot where preparations for the biennial amateur…
Sabitu Oladejo, Assistant Coach of Niger State Boxing Council, says the provision of requisite facilities for the sport will likely produce boxers of the likes of Floyd Mayweather Jnr. Oladejo this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja ahead of the upcoming showdown between Mayweather Jnr. and…
The All African Boxing Board of Control (AABBC) and Alpha Male Sports Entertainment played host to the first round of bouts last Saturday for a multinational boxing competition taking place in The Gambia. The four-nation competition brought together boxers from The Gambia, Senegal, Mali and Guinea Conakry at the Alpha Male Boxing Academy. …
Anthony ‘Can You Dig It?’ Yigit (19-0-1, 7 KOs) is set to make a historic defence of his European Super Lightweight Championship against Sandor Martin (29-1, 10 KOs) on Saturday, September 30 at the Solnahallen in Stockholm, Sweden. This fight will be the first time in over fifty years that the European title has been contested on…
Kenya’s stylish lightweight boxer Nick Okoth will be going for gold at the forthcoming 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships slated to throw off on August 25 in the city of Hamburg, Germany. Okoth, who has been shaping up at St Teresa’s church gymnasium over the past two weeks, said his main objective will be…