MENAYOTHIN OUTPOINTS KONCKO, IMPROVES TO 54-0
Wanheng Menayothin continues to plead his case as the best to ever do it. That day may never come, but so far neither has the one where his strawweight title reign comes to an end.
CITY OF BALTIMORE DECLARES OCTOBER 26 GERVONTA “TANK” DAVIS DAY, HOLD PARADE
The City of Baltimore and Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young declared October 26 Gervonta “Tank” Davis Day following a parade Saturday up Pennsylvania Avenue to honor their hometown boxing hero.
LUBIN-GALLIMORE & EASTER-GRANADOS FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
Top super welterweight Erickson “Hammer” Lubin and all-action Nathaniel Gallimore went face to face two days before they square off in the main event this Saturday night live on SHOWTIME from Santander Arena in Reading, Pa. Thursday’s press conference also featured former world champion Robert Easter Jr. and veteran contender Adrian “El Tigre” Granados,…
ERASTUS UUTONI CALLS FOR NAMIBIA BOXING BOARD TO REPAIR IMAGE
Namibia boxing must win back the trust of the public if the sport is to flourish, sports minister Erastus Uutoni said on Wednesday.
TRAINING CAMP NOTES: DEONTAY WILDER
WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder is deep into training camp as he prepares for his blockbuster rematch against Cuban slugger Luis “King Kong” Ortiz taking place Saturday, November 23 in the FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View main event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Recently, Wilder showed his…
CHRIS EUBANK JR. RETURNS DEC. 7 VERSUS MATT KOROBOV
Middleweight star Chris Eubank Jr. and top contender Matt Korobov will square off in the co-main event on Saturday, December 7 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, in a Premier Boxing Champions event. Eubank and Korobov will meet for the Interim WBA Middleweight Title.
NKULULELO MHLONGO WINS SOUTH AFRICA TITLE
South African junior middleweight champion Nkululeka Mhlongo won the South African middleweight title when he stopped Walter Dlamini in the fourth round at Time Square in Menlyn, Pretoria, on Sunday.
INTERNATIONAL BOXING PROGRAM TO COME TO CAMBODIA
A Cambodian television station, Town Full HDTV, said on Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with MAS Fight to bring an international boxing program to Cambodia.
NIGERIA’S EFE AJAGBA PULLS OUT OF SATURDAY’S BOUT
Nigerian heavyweight contender Efe Ajagba 11-0 (9 KOs), has withdrawn from Saturday’s fight against Jack Mulowayi (7-1-1, 3 KOs) after injuring his back in training last week.
EASTER-GRANADOS CO-FEATURES ON LUBIN-GALLIMORE CARD
Former world champion Robert Easter Jr. and all-action veteran Adrian “El Tigre” Granados will go toe-to-toe this Saturday, October 26 in a crucial super lightweight showdown as both fighters look to insert themselves into the title picture with a win live on SHOWTIME from Santander Arena in Reading, Pa.