FATUMA ZARIKA LANDS IN MEXICO FOR SATURDAY’S SHOWDOWN
WBC World Female Super Bantamweight Champion Fatuma Zarika is confident she will retain her title when she rematches Mexican Yamileth Mercado in Chihuahua, Mexico, on Saturday.
BENAVIDEZ-YILDIRIM COULD TAKE PLACE JAN. 25
David Benavidez and Avni Yildirim have a fight date—and their handlers already have a hunger for the matchup.
ELLERBE: WILDER ON TRACK TO TAKE OVER HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION!
Over the past two weeks, undefeated WBC World Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder and Cuba’s Luis Ortiz have held separate media days for their upcoming showdown Saturday, November 23rd. Ortiz is training in Las Vegas while Wilder is training at home in Alabama. The bout takes place at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada,…
DEVIN HANEY VS. JAVIER FORTUNA PURSE BID ORDERED
BoxingScene.com has been advised that WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney (24-0, 15 KOs) has been ordered to make a mandatory defense against Javier Fortuna (35-2-1, 24 KOs).
DUKE MICAH HAS NEW OPPONENT FOR DECEMBER 7
BoxingAfrica.com has learned that undefeated bantamweight Duke Micah has an opponent for his December 7 bout at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
DELFINE PERSOON BEATS HELEN JOSEPH BY DECISION
Delfine Persoon is back in the winner’s circle—and eager to avenge her most recent defeat. The former lightweight titlist dropped down one division for her latest ring adventure, picking up an interim junior lightweight title after decisively outpointing Helen Joseph over 10 rounds Monday evening in West Flanders, Belgium.
NAMIBIA PROMOTERS HOPE NEW BOARD WILL EMPHASIZE TEAMWORK
Some of the Namibia’s boxing promoters said that although they welcome the new board, a lot still needs to be done to satisfy boxing promoters, coaches and enthusiasts in the country.
SHAFIK KIWANUKA VOWS TO KO THAMSANQA DUBE
On November 29, Shafik Kiwanuka faces Thamsanqa Dube in his third professional fight. And Kiwanuka is promising a knockout, as he did his first two oppoents.
TEOFIMO LOPEZ: I HAVE TRICKS UP MY SLEEVE FOR RICHARD COMMEY!
Teofimo Lopez (14-0, 11 KO) says he’s got some tricks up his sleeves he’s going to unveil next month when he challenges IBF World Lightweight Champion Richard Commey (29-2, 26 KOs) in their fight on December 14.
ISAAC DOGBOE CALLS FOR CARL FRAMPTON MATCH IN 2020
Isaac ‘Royal Storm’ Dogboe has called out Irish fighter, Carl Frampton, for a fight early next year after their supposed November 30 bout was cancelled due to an injury he sustained.