THE BOXING WORLD MOURNS THE LOSS OF ROGER MAYWEATHER
Floyd Mayweather, along with the boxing world, mourns the death today of his uncle, former world champion and legendary trainer Roger Mayweather, after a long battle with diabetes.
ANTHONY JOSHUA’S NEXT BOUT FACES DELAY
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn is considering pushing back Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev over continued fears surrounding the spread of coronavirus.
INTRODUCING THE FIRST FEMALE BOXER OLYMPIAN FROM BOTSWANA
A young Botswana boxer has defied the odds in a male dominated sport, at twenty-three year-old Sadie Kenosi recently became the first boxer in the world to book her spot in July’s Olympic Games in Tokyo.
MATCHROOM TO POSTPONE BOXING EVENTS
Piecing the pugilistic puzzle back together due to the coronavirus outbreak will take some time for Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn.
MARCOS MAIDANA PLANS COMEBACK
The return of former two-division world champion Marcos René ‘Chino’ Maidana, initially scheduled for April 18 against former kickboxing champion Jorge ‘Acero’ Cali, was postponed as a preventive measure for the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the promoter reported.
WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE HIT SQUAD OF KENYA BOXING?
Kenya’s “Hit Squad” which participated in the Africa Olympic boxing qualifiers in Dakar, Senegal, on February 20 to 28 returned home with only two pugilists making the cut.
TYSON FURY FACING AN EIGHT-YEAR BAN FROM BOXING
Undefeated WBC World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury could face an eight-year ban from boxing if found guilty of tampering with the initial UK Anti-Doping investigation into his positive test for a banned steroid.
UPCOMING PBC EVENTS CANCELLED
Due to the growing concerns over COVID-19, Premier Boxing Champions scheduled events for March and April have been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a later date.
OLYMPIC BOXING QUALIFIERS SUSPENDED AS VIRUS SPREADS
The European, Americas and final world qualifying boxing tournaments for the Tokyo Olympic Games were suspended on Monday after falling victim to the coronavirus outbreak sweeping the globe.
TOP RANK CANCELS MORE SHOWS
Bob Arum announced Monday that all of his promotional company’s cards scheduled for the remainder of March and all of April have been postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic.