GOtv BOXING NIGHT TO RETURN APRIL 2
BOXING fans in Nigeria and across Africa will, on April 2, watch GOtv Boxing Night, the continent’s premier boxing show return with two World Boxing Federation (WBF) title bouts.
KENYA BOXING TEAM TARGETS AFRICA ZONE 3 TITLE
The Kenya national boxing team coach Musa Benjamin has said they aim to win the Zone 3 title when the tournament gets underway on Saturday in Democratic Republic of Congo.
AIBA ASIAN FORUM: ASIA TO HOST BOXING TOURNAMENT IN MAY 2021
The AIBA Asian Forum, where 32 countries participated, took place virtually on the 15th of March. During the Forum the AIBA leadership and the NFs of the continent discussed a number of crucial issues, including the new AIBA Constitution, new committees and reforms, the event calendar, the development plan for the continent and the communication…
GBA TO HOLD ELECTIONS FOR PRESIDENT, ZWENNES TO STEP DOWN
Three names have emerged as potential aspirants to succeed Peter Zwennes as president of the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA).
LIBYAN BOXERS PREPARE FOR AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Boxing, considered as a ‘savage’ sport and banned since the 1970s by former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, is making a comeback in the country. A camp for the Libyan Boxing Team is being held in Tunisia for a period of three weeks, in preparation for Africa Zone Three Boxing Championships in Kinshasa on March…
EMANUEL NAVARRETE TO DEFEND TITLE APRIL 24
Mexican great Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete is set to kick off his 2021 campaign by reviving a long-standing pugilistic rivalry. Navarrete will make his first defense of the WBO featherweight world title Saturday, April 24 against Puerto Rican contender Christopher “Pitufo” Diaz at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Fla. In the co-feature, super middleweight Edgar…
BRENDON DENES TO FACE HASSAN MWAKINYO IN TANZANIA
AFTER capturing the WBC Africa welterweight title in Namibia, rising boxing star Brendon Denes will with continue his ascendancy when he battles for the Africa Boxing Union (ABU) super welterweight title in Tanzania later this month.
VERGIL ORTIZ FACES MAURICE HOOKER SATURDAY NIGHT, WANTS CRAWFORD NEXT
Vergil Ortiz Jr (16-0, 16 KOs) has WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford, in his sights as his primary target for his next fight should he get past Maurice Hooker (27-3-1, 18 KOs) this Saturday night on DAZN.
BOXING LEGEND MARVIN HAGLER DEAD AT 66
Marvelous Marvin Hagler stopped Thomas Hearns in a fight that lasted less than eight minutes yet was so epic that it still lives in boxing lore. Two years later, Hagler was so disgusted after losing a decision to Sugar Ray Leonard — stolen, he claimed, by the judges — that he never fought again.…
ESTRADA DECISIONS GONZALEZ IN DISPUTED OUTCOME
Even Juan Francisco Estrada seemed surprised to hear Michael Buffer announce that he had won yet another rematch Saturday night.