PATRICK BONYEME COPING WITH COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Looking after 25 professional boxers, pertaining to food and rent, has become a mammoth task for boxing manager and promoter Patrick Bonyeme.
BRONER WANTS $10 MILLION FOR NEXT FIGHT OR HE’LL BECOME A RAPPER
Former four division champion Adrien Broner (33-4-1, 24 KOs) is still without any particular comeback plans.
THE STORY OF SPIDER MOEKETSI
An unsung boxing mentor of both amateur and professional boxers, Spider Moeketsi (72), continues to live the dream to unearth champions. This has become a reality having thus far guided two boxers from his town of Kroonstad to boxing glory.
FATUMA ZARIKA WANTS A REMATCH VERSUS YAMILETH MERCADO
Kenya’s most successful professional boxer, Fatuma Zarika, says she has unfinished business with current World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Yamileth ‘Yeimi’ Mercado despite the talk about the Mexican reneging on a rematch agreement.
NICK OKOTH HAS A FIGHTING FAMILY HISTORY
Tokyo Olympics-bound boxer Nicholas ‘Commander’ Okoth could be the only Kenyan pugilist to have qualified so far for the world’s biggest sporting extravaganza.
MEMORABLE MOMENTS: JOSHUA CLOTTEY
It’s been said that boxers don’t retire from boxing; boxing retires them.
THE GOLDEN SIX OF SOUTH AFRICA BOXING
Six South Africans have won Olympic gold medals since the country participated in boxing at the Games from 1920. They were world-beaters who did their country proud – among the very best of all the truly outstanding sports stars the country has produced.
UK-BASED LARRY EKUNDAYO EAGER TO FIGHT IN NATIVE NIGERIA
United Kingdom-based welterweight Larry Ekundayo says he is eager to defend his IBF European Welterweight title in his native Nigeria.
LOMACHENKO-LOPEZ COULD BE A GO FOR SEPTEMBER
Bob Arum offered Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez interim bouts recently. Lomachenko could’ve fought an opponent other than Lopez in June. Lopez would’ve been able to face someone other than Lomachenko in July. Neither lightweight champion was interested in any bout but theirs, thus their promoter hopes to put it together for September.…
ERROL SPENCE JR. VS. DANNY GARCIA RUMORED FOR THE FALL
According to reports, undefeated unified world welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. will make his ring return versus two-divsion world champion Danny Garcia sometime in the fall.