Jose Zepeda produced as expected Tuesday night. The sharp southpaw out-boxed late replacement Kendo Castaneda and won a unanimous decision in their 10-round welterweight fight in Las Vegas. Castaneda came to fight, but Zepeda comfortably beat him on the scorecards of judges Tim Cheatham (98-92), Dave Moretti (98-92) and Patricia Morse Jarman (97-93) in…
As is often the case in Ghana sports, boxing has been handed the short end of the stick. At least when compared to a sport like football, which often receives the bulk of Ghana government funding despite having brought the country far less international glory than the sweet science. The latest example of…
The Kenya boxing fraternity paid glowing tribute to long serving boxing administrator Francis Kaaria ‘Nchuri Ncheke’ as he was laid to rest on Friday at his home in Meru County.
The second leg of the 4@War tournament takes place on September 2 at Emperors Palace in conjunction with Golden Gloves Promotions, pending approval from Boxing South Africa (BSA).
Armed with two desirable options, Ryan Garcia has chosen the path he prefers to travel. Now comes the part of the involved promoters securing a deal to put this matter to bed altogether. The unbeaten lightweight contender has accepted an invitation by the World Boxing Council (WBC) to enter talks for an interim…
Former South Africa boxing promoter, Andile Sidinile, wants boxing to stop in his home country.
On Thursday, WBA Boxing reposted a video announcing that boxing legend Roberto Duran was discharged from the hospital and will continue his COVID-19 recovery at home. He is reportedly recuperating with his family and is in better health. A video of the 69-year-old was posted on Twitter and Instagram, with Duran giving a thumbs…
Ryan Garcia’s return to the boxing ring was in the works for an Independence Day showdown, but the 21-year-old ultimately balked at not being able to break the bank, and called out promoter Golden Boy and DAZN to deliver a better financial package.
During the 99th Convention of the World Boxing Association, the WBA President Gilberto Jesus Mendoza had a short meeting with Mr. Muhamed Moustahsane, the current President of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA).
As the lightweight division continues to take shape even in the current pandemic climate, there remains work to be done. Several moves have been made within the WBC 135-pound rankings, with a Diamond title fight set, an interim title fight was ordered and a voluntary defense was granted to its unbeaten world champion Devin…