Undefeated WBC World Featherweight Champion Rey Vargas is ready to resume his career—just under new management. The long-reigning undefeated junior featherweight titlist is in advanced talks to sign a multi-fight agreement with Premier Boxing Champions (PBC), two sources with intimate knowledge of discussions have informed BoxingScene.com. A time frame for Vargas’ debut under the…
Claressa Shields made history yet again by claiming the WBC and WBO 154-pound world championships with a dominating unanimous decision over Ivana Habazin Friday on SHOWTIME from Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City.
Undefeated welterweight sensation Jaron Ennis scored his 15th consecutive knockout with a dominating fourth round TKO over the durable Bakhtiyar Eyubov.
Olympian and professional boxer Rayton Okwiri is the surprise inclusion in the provisional national men and women’s boxing team for the Africa qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
South Africa’s Kevin Lerena will face Germany’s Firat Arslan on February 22 at the EWS Arena in Goepingen, Germany. A win could mean a shot at the WBA World Cruiserweight title versus Ryad Merhy. Lerena currently holds the lightly-regarded IBO world cruiserweight belt. The 49-year-old Arslan (47-8-3, 32 KOs) is rated at #16…
National boxing coach Anthony Konyegwachi says he hopes the Nigeria Boxing Federation will be able to accommodate a large contingent of boxers for next month’s Boxing Olympic qualifiers in Senegal. Konyegwachi, speaking in a chat with brila.net, said he hopes the boxers will also be ready ahead of time and revealed that some foreign…
Undisputed middleweight world champion Claressa Shields and former welterweight champion Ivana Habazin met face-to-face at the official weigh-in before their long-awaited showdown for the vacant WBC and WBO 154-pound world titles this Friday, January 10 live on SHOWTIME from Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J.
The World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Global super flyweight crown is up for grabs when Ghana’s Jessie Manyo Plange lock horns with John Chuwa of Tanzania on January 31 at Bukom Boxing Arena.
A squad of 27 boxers has been named by the National Boxing Federation of Kenya (BFK) ahead of the Africa 2020 Olympic Games qualifiers.
The owners of the newly formed Power-Power Development and Boxing Academy said they will embark on a national tour aimed at identifying talented boxers to help them compete at international events in the near future.