ANTHONY JOSHUA-ANDY RUIZ JR. NEAR FINALIZATION
A deal is nearly finalized for WBA/WBO/IBF World Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua to face against Andy Ruiz Jr on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
CHAUKE CLAIMS SOUTH AFRICA FLYWEIGHT TITLE
After a slow start Jackson Chauke came back to win the vacant South African flyweight boxing title when he stopped Thabang Ramagole at two minutes 54 seconds into the ninth round at a packed Orient Theatre in East London on Sunday afternoon.
JACOBS: I TOOK EVERYTHING ‘GGG’ HAD, CANELO IS NOT AS STRONG!
IBF middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs is confident that he will own two more world titles on Saturday. Jacobs will face WBC, WBA world champion Canelo Alvarez at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
ONGARE AND ONYANGO STEAL THE SHOW AT KENYA OPEN
Commonwealth Games silver medalist Christine Ongare and Nairobi light-heavyweight Joseph Onyango were the star attractions at the just concluded Kenya Open Championship at Charter Hall Nairobi.
ERROL SPENCE JR. OPENS UP ON TERENCE CRAWFORD, TOP RANK
LAS VEGAS – Errol Spence Jr. couldn’t help himself. The unbeaten IBF welterweight champion chastised promoter Bob Arum once Spence learned that the Terence Crawford-Amir Khan fight likely drew less than half the pay-per-view buys as his win against Mikey Garcia produced last month.
CANELO, DE LA HOYA: GOLOVKIN MUST WIN TITLE TO FACE CANELO AGAIN
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya supports the words of his star fighter, Canelo Alvarez, who recently stated that Gennady Golovkin would need to win a world championship in order to land a third fight against him.
BAK TO HOLD ELECTIONS MAY 28
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 28 – Sixteen County Associations including Kenya Police and Busia have passed a resolution to hold the long awaited Boxing Association of Kenya (BAK) elections at Kasarani’s Moi International Sports Centre on May 28.
PROGRAIS, DONAIRE ADVANCE TO WBSS FINALS
Regis Prograis and Nonito Donaire both produced masterclass performances to reach the finals of the World Boxing Super Series where the Ali Trophy awaits the winners.
BOTSWANA WINS SIX GOLD MEDALS AT AFRICA ZONE IV BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP
GABORONE — Botswanan boxers were crowned champions of the 2019 Africa Zone IV boxing championship here on Saturday afternoon.
WATCH: NIGERIA’S AJAGBA BLUDGEONS WALLISCH IN TWO, REMAINS UNBEATEN
Rising heavyweight Efe Ajagba made his Las Vegas debut a memorable if short one by destroying German veteran Michael Wallisch with a second-round stoppage.