USA BOXING RETURNS WITH SHAKUR STEVENSON WIN
Shakur Stevenson’s debut at 130 pounds played out as expected Tuesday night.
Shakur Stevenson’s debut at 130 pounds played out as expected Tuesday night.
Chairperson of the Namibia Professional Boxing and Wrestling Control Board (NPBWCB), Dr Bernard Haufiku, said amending or either repealing the current Boxing Act of 1980 is top of his priorities, as the act is outdated and discriminatory.
He’s only boxed competitively for 171 rounds and never took part in a single amateur contest, yet South Africa’s Kevin Lerena (25-1) is on top of the world.
Former WBC light heavyweight champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk of Ukraine has announced his retirement from boxing at the age of 33.
Unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has suffered a left knee injury that will sideline him for at least the next four weeks, promoter Eddie Hearn told BoxingScene.com on Saturday.
Deontay Wilder has been uncharacteristically quiet for the past few months, but only needed a minute—literally—to let his voice be heard loud and clear.
One of Namibia’s most gifted fighters, Sakaria ‘Desert Storm’ Lukas, is intent on making his mark globally – especially after missing over two years on the sidelines due to a drawn-out contractual squabble.
World Boxing Council (WBC) World Super Bantamweight champion Fatuma Zarika of Kenya got her preparations for her title defence off to a winning start, knocking out Tanzanian Flora Machela in the first round of their lightweight bout on Saturday at Carnivore Gardens, Nairobi.
Three Kenyan boxers – light flyweight Shaffi Bakari, lightweight Nick Okoth and middleweight John Kyolo – have reached the medal brackets in the ongoing African Confederation Boxing Championship in Congo, Brazzaville.
Shakur Stevenson will kick off Top Rank’s extremely busy return to ESPN airwaves next Tuesday, June 9, with a main event fight against Felix Caraballo, with the two meeting behind closed doors at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas.