The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has announced a late date change for the African Championships, which were initially scheduled to begin on Saturday, May 27, in the Republic of Congo’s capital Brazzaville. The event has now been pushed back, with action set to take place between June 17 and 25. It is the sole…
Kenya could miss out on the Africa Boxing Championships in Brazzaville, Congo next month due to lack of funds, Boxing Association of Kenya president, John Kameta has revealed. In the meantime, BAK is making an urgent appeal to the Deputy President, HE Hon. William Ruto, to personally intervene in this matter and help the…
Spend a day in Patrick Johnson’s office and you’re liable to meet every kind of character Ghana boxing has to offer. From the movers and shakers in suits to boxers down on their luck, all take turns sitting in one of his office chairs. It’s that calm, affable persona that endears him to those…
Evander Holyfield arrived in Nigeria yesterday ahead of the exhibition boxing match against former Lagos State Governor Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode lauded the achievements of five-time world cruiserweight and heavyweight boxing champion, describing him as the greatest living boxer of all times. Governor Ambode, who spoke at Lagos House…
As the May 31st Congress for the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) election approaches, Anthony Kermah has some advice for those soon to be in power. Kermah, CEO of Landmark Promotions, believes it’s time for the sport’s power brokers to pivot and return to that which initially brought prominence to Ghana boxing. “Judging from…
The 2017 African Boxing Championship scheduled to begin in Brazzaville on 27 May, will now take place from 17-25 June. The Local Organising Committee (LOC) in charge of the tournament cited the decision was taken in order to ensure that the tournament meets the high standards demanded from such a prestigious competition. The…
The Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) has set up the Isaac Aryee Fund, a fund to solicit financial support for former national champion Isaac Aryee. Aryee was involved in a near-fatal vehicle accident on May 3rd, when his motorcycle was hit by a Mamprobi police car. Although the Youth & Sports ministry was able to…
FORMER undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion, Evander Holyfield is expected to arrive Nigeria on May 23 ahead of Lagos Charity Boxing Bout slated for May 25, 2017 against Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as part of the celebrations of Lagos at 50. The Nigeria Boxing Board of Control, NBB of C led by its president, Dr.…
Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF) Coach Tony Konyegwachie has said that the country’s boxers to the African Boxing Championship will leave for the event on May 25. Konyegwachie said yesterday in Abuja that the competition in Congo-Brazzaville would begin on May 27. The coach also said the boxers were currently in a closed camp in…
OTJIWARONGO–When we think of boxing we usually think of the greats, like the late Muhammad Ali, like Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard and recently Floyd Mayweather, to mention only a few, but no woman’s names immediately come to mind. However, somewhere deep in the northern regions of Namibia, there’s a very passionate and upcoming…