GAMBIA’S BADJIE DEFEATS SENEGAL’S NDIAYE
All Africa Boxing Board of Control (AABBC) super middleweight champion Foday Badjie retained his title after stopping Senegal’s Saliou Ndiaye in the 4th round on Saturday.
CRAWFORD: I’M THE BEST FIGHTER IN THE WORLD
WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford views himself as the best pound for pound fighter in the sport.
RICHARD COMMEY SET TO RETURN IN JUNE
Newly-crowned International Boxing Federation (IBF) World lightweight champion, Richard Oblitey Commey, could make his first title defense in June, four months after his triumph over Isa Chaniev.
WATCH: FREDRICK LAWSON’S STUNNING TKO DEFEAT
Few saw it coming. In a stunning upset, Fredrick Lawson of Ghana suffered a fourth-round TKO loss to Mexico’s Juan Ruiz Saturday night at 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
RYAN GARCIA DEMOLISHES JOSE LOPEZ IN TWO ROUNDS
It’s already been a wild year just three months in for Ryan Garcia, who hadn’t even yet stepped foot in the ring prior to Saturday.
SA, GUATENG TITLE BOUTS END IN DRAWS
Both the fights between Thato Bonokoane and Innocent Matengu for the vacant South African featherweight title, and the clash between Brandon Thysse and Linda Ntshingila for the vacant Gauteng junior-middleweight title ended in draws, at the packed to capacity Kagiso Memorial Hall and Recreation Centre in Krugersdorp on Saturday night.
KASH ALI SUSPENDED FOR BITING DAVID PRICE
Heavyweight Kash Ali’s luck has gone from bad to worse. The British Boxing Board of Control has announced that Ali’s boxing license has been suspended pending a hearing. Ali was disqualified for biting David Price during Saturday’s heavyweight bout.
BUKOM FIST OF FURY DRAWS HUGE CROWD AT ABEKA
Week 9 of the exciting Bukom Fist of Fury Boxing League saw it move from James Town to Abeka Manste Agbonaa, drawing many boxing fans to the venue.
MOHAMED MOUSTAHSANE APPOINTED NEW AIBA
LONDON, March 29 (Reuters) – Amateur boxing’s governing body (AIBA) appointed Moroccan Mohamed Moustahsane as interim president on Friday, replacing Gafur Rahimov who stepped aside a week ago.
BONOKOANE, MANTENGU CLASH FOR SOUTH AFRICAN BELT
Thato Bonokoane, rated at No 2, and Innocent Mantengu, the No 1 contender in the most recent Boxing South Africa ratings, meet in a match-up for the vacant South African Junior Featherweight title at the Kagiso Memorial Hall and Recreation Centre on Saturday afternoon.