LAWRENCE OKOLIE RETURNS JULY 6 AGAINST JACK MASSEY
Lawrence Okolie will defend his British and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles against Jack Massey at the Manchester Arena on Saturday July 6, live on Sky Sports.
IT’S OFFICIAL: WILDER-ORTIZ II SET FOR SEPTEMBER
It’s official: undefeated WBC World Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder has announced that his next bout will be a rematch versus the dangerous Luis Ortiz, most likely on September 28 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
WATCH: JOSHUA HOLDS PUBLIC WORKOUT
Undefeated WBA/IBF/WBO World Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua held a public workout in downtown Manhattan ahead of Saturday’s bout.
VIP PROMOTIONS TO BROADCAST LIVE AFRICAN BOXING EVENT IN UK
Boxing fans from the UK get the chance to watch something a bit different this Friday (May 31), when VIP Promotions broadcast another night of African boxing, live and completely FREE on vipboxing.tv (7pm UK time).
RAYTON OKWIRI RETURNS JUNE 8
Olympian Rayton Okwiri believes his African Boxing Union (ABU) title shot on June 8 at Charter Hall will open up bigger doors to global opportunities.
THE WEEK IN BOXING – MAY 29, 2019
Check out Eric Armit’s comprehensive fight reports in The Week in Boxing – May 29, 2019:
ANTHONY JOSHUA ARRIVES IN BIG APPLE FOR SATURDAY’S SHOWDOWN
Undefeated unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua made his grand arrival in New York City ahead of Saturday’s showdown versus Andy Ruiz Jr. at Madison Square Garden, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK.
ELVIS MOYO CLAIMS ROBBERY AGAINST ARNOLD GJERGJAJ
South Africa-based Zimbabwean heavyweight Elvis Moyo’s saw his six-bout winning streak halted via unanimous decision loss to Arnold Gjergjaj in Sporthalle, Switzerland, on Saturday.
CHARLES MANYUCHI STOPS PABLO ACOSTA IN FIVE
Zimbabwe’s Charles Manyuchi showed he is still very much in the game, subduing Argentine opponent Pablo Ezequiel Acosta via a fifth-round TKO at the Harare International Conference Centre.
NAMIBIA’S NAKATHILA CALLS OUT NEW CHAMPION
The WBO Africa 130lb. champion, Jeremiah Nakathila, says he is ready to dethrone Jamel Herring of his WBO junior lightweight world title.