One of South Africa’s most successful cruiserweights, IBO cruiserweight champion Kevin Lerena, who has made six defenses of his IBO belt, is scheduled to meet Patrick Fitzgerald Ferguson from Spokane, Washington in a catchweight bout, with a limit of 96kgs scheduled for ten rounds, on the bumper Golden Gloves Promotions bill to be held at…
From America to Australia, Ghana boxing has earned the respect of fight fans all over. Names like Azumah Nelson, Ike Quartey, Joshua Clottey and many more were able to emerge from the tiny West African nation to establish themselves as elite fighters on the international stage. Despite the lack of a current world…
Unified welterweight world champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. and two-division world champion Danny “Swift” Garcia previewed their highly anticipated FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View event during a virtual press conference Tuesday as they prepare to square off Saturday, December 5 from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Spence was joined during the event by his…
WBO global junior lightweight champion Jeremiah Nakathila defended his title via second-round TKO over Immanuel Andeleki.
Ryan Garcia and Luke Campbell are once again forced to play the waiting game. A planned interim title fight between two of the leading lightweight contenders is officially on hold after England’s Campbell (20-3, 16KOs) tested positive for COVID-19. Representatives from Golden Boy Promotions—Garcia’s promoter and the lead for the event—and Campbell’s career-long promoter…
Kenya’s Fatuma ‘Iron Fist’ Zarika is set to make a comeback in nearly 12 months since losing the World Boxing Council (WBC) super bantamweight title in a unanimous decision to homegirl Yamileth Mercado in Mexico. Zarika, whose record stands at 32 wins (17KOs), 13 loses and two draws and who had a training stint…
Contrary to reports that jailed Nigerian heavyweight boxer Ike Ibeabuchi has regained his freedom, Stan, his younger brother said his brother is far from becoming a free man.
Mikael Lawal once lived on the streets in Nigeria but now he is eyeing up glory in the cruiserweight division after winning Ultimate Boxxer. Lawal has survived living on the streets in Nigeria and being beaten by his father. But fighting through the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns was still not easy for the ambitious…
President of the Ghana Amateur Boxing Federation, George Lamptey is hoping the Black Bombers can secure more Olympic slots at the upcoming Olympic qualifying event in France.
Top heavyweight contender Luis “King Kong” Ortiz (32-2, 27 KOs) impressed in his ring return Saturday night, knocking out Alexander “The Great” Flores (18-3-1, 16 KOs) in the first round of their FOX PBC Fight Night main event and on FOX Deportes from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.