KENYA BOXING MOURNS LOSS OF STEPHEN OKUMU
Local boxing has been thrown into mourning following the death of international boxing referee and judge Stephen “Vedo” Okumu on Monday morning.
FORMER AZUMAH NELSON RIVAL JEFF FENECH TO UNDERGO HEART SURGERY
Former three-weight world champion and International Boxing Hall of Famer Jeff Fenech spent the weekend in a Thailand intensive care unit thanks to an infected heart valve and now faces surgery.
HEARN: WILDER BEATS FURY IF THEY REMATCH
The second time is the charm, according to promoter Eddie Hearn. Hearn feels confident that WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will topple Tyson Fury in a planned rematch for February of 2020. Wilder and Fury fought to a controversial twelve round split draw in December 2018, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles,…
SIBUSISO ZINGANGE RETAINS WBA PAN AFRICAN TITLE
Sibusiso Zingange from Pretoria retained the WBA Pan African junior lightweight title with an eighth-round technical knockout win over Mziwodumo Paul Mangxilana at the Malamulele Boxing Gym in the Limpopo Province over the past weekend.
DE LA HOYA: I DIDN’T WANT CANELO TO FIGHT KOVALEV!
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, who guides the career of Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, admits that he didn’t recommend that his boxer move up by two weight classes to fight WBO world champion Sergey Kovalev.
VIDEO: GOLOVKIN ESCAPES DEREVYANCHENKO VIA CONTROVERSIAL DECISION
After 12 rounds of their brutal battle at Madison Square Garden Saturday night, Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and Sergiy Derevyanchenko raised their hands and staggered to their corners exhausted and stained with blood.
JARON ENNIS LOOKS SENSATIONAL AGAIN, IS HE THE FUTURE WELTERWEIGHT KING?
Unbeaten welterweight Jaron Ennis scored yet another knockout in his return to national television Saturday on SHOWTIME with a third round TKO of Demian Fernandez at Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center in Flint, Mich.
FREDRICK LAWSON RETURNS WITH DECISION VICTORY
Ghana’s Fredrick Lawson is back in the win column, following a six-round unanimous decision win over Carlos Winston Velasquez.
VUYANI BUNGU NOMINATED FOR INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME
Former world junior featherweight champion Vuyani Bungu is among the nominations for the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York.
WILDER TO FURY: NOW WE KNOW WHO SOLD OUR PAY-PER-VIEWS!
Undefeated WBC World Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder believes there is no doubt that he’s the bigger name compared to Tyson Fury.