GHANA’S EMMANUEL LARTEY NO LONGER OPPONENT FOR OTTO WALLIN
New York-based Swedish heavyweight Otto Wallin will not fight Ghana’s Emmanuel Larttey July 26 in the headliner of Boxing Insider Promotion’s bill at the Tropicana in Atlantic City.
IBA RESPONDS TO ASBC STATEMENT
The International Boxing Association (IBA) responds to the official statement issued by the Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) calling for an Extraordinary Congress at the end of August and warns that World Boxing has not been officially recognised by the IOC or any other organisation.
ZIMBABWE TO HOST IBA CHAMPIONS’ NIGHT
IBA President Umar Kremlev met with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa and agreed to the organisation of a sporting event that would showcase some of the country’s young talent.
VIDEO: GERVONTA DAVIS SHINES AGAIN, KNOCKS OUT FRANK MARTIN IN EIGHT
Gervonta “Tank” Davis may not only be the face of boxing, he might also be the world’s best fighter.
VIDEO: DAVID BENAVIDEZ OUTPOINTS OLEKSANDR GVOZDYK IN 175-POUND DEBUT
Undefeated two-time world champion David “El Monstro” Benavidez didn’t miss a beat in his 175-pound debut, soundly outboxing and out-slugging former world champion Oleksandr “The Nail” Gvozdyk to win a 12-round unanimous decision (116-112, 117-111, 119-109) and the Interim WBC Light Heavyweight World Title.
UNDEFEATED PHUMELELE CAFU JOINS FORCES WITH NATHAN COLIN
South African junior bantamweight champion Phumelele Cafu has linked up with trainer and manager Colin Nathan.
VIDEO: ZHILEI ZHANG FLATTENS DEONTAY WILDER IN FIVE ROUNDS
Zhilei Zhang scored the biggest win of his career Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and might have effectively ended former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s run in the process.
JANIBEK ALIMKHANULY TO DEFEND MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLES JULY 13
Kazakhstan’s middleweight king is gearing up to defend his unified crown against an unbeaten contender seeking to claim his throne. Janibek “Qazaq Style” Alimkhanuly will put his WBO and IBF world titles on the line against New Zealand’s Andrei Mikhailovich on Saturday, July 13, at Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort in Las…
TEAM GHANA BOXING TO MISS OLYMPICS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS
Team Ghana boxing will not compete in boxing at the Olympic Games for the first time in 20 years after last hope Dr Ornella Sathoud lost her women’s round 16 bout in the last World Boxing Qualifying Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand.
VIDEO: DMITRY BIVOL RETURNS WITH KO WIN
For the first time in 10 fights, Dmitry Bivol scored a stoppage win Saturday with a sixth-round TKO of Malik Zinad to retain his WBA light heavyweight title in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. And now, Bivol (23-0, 11 KOs) will move onto an Oct. 12 undisputed light heavyweight championship fight vs. Artur Beterbiev in Riyadh,…