The COVID-19 pandemic has affected boxing in Nigeria much like it has the rest of the sporting world. As at Tuesday, May 12, the country has recorded 4,787 confirmed cases with 158 casualties and 959 recoveries. Nevertheless, the nation’s leading promoters are resolute in the face of adversity. Despite the fight business grounding…
Last month promoter and trainer Nestor Tobias named his top 10 Namibian boxers of all time and this time he lists the country’s top 10 prospects. In boxing, the term prospect refers to an upcoming boxer that has the potential to become a star in the sport. Key to the boxer realising that…
Jeison Rosario trusts that his promoter, Sampson Lewkowicz, will make the right fight for him next. Rosario hopes, however, that he’ll face Jermell Charlo in his first fight following the COVID-19 pandemic. Rosario wants nothing more than to prove that his upset of Julian Williams wasn’t anything resembling a fluke. Facing Charlo would…
Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has joined the fight against the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, by making a significant donation to those fighting on the front line.
Dr. Samuel Armah Quaye could have followed in his family’s footsteps and pursued a career in table tennis instead of one in boxing.
Jimmy Glenn was one of boxing’s most beloved figures. He had a career that spanned more than 70 years as an amateur boxer and trainer, but on Thursday fans got the crushing news from his son Adam that the longtime fighter had died from COVID-19.
When Pat Patrick won his first five professional fights in sensational style he was regarded as one of South Africa’s finest prospects.
Namibia’s unified world super lightweight champion Julius ‘Blue Machine’ Indongo, who was last scheduled to face Kazakhstan fighter Daniyar Yeleussinov for a 10-round welterweight fight at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, USA, remains upbeat and focused on life post Covid-19.
The recent passing of his beloved uncle has prompted Floyd Mayweather Jr. to carry out a new legacy, while also ensuring that history doesn’t repeat itself.
Leonard Ellerbe is confident Gervonta Davis will be able to make the 130-pound limit without having any issues at the weigh-in for his fight against Leo Santa Cruz.