NAMIBIA PRO BOXING IN TROUBLE…HALTED?
WINDHOEK – The hits keep coming for the serially-troubled Namibia Professional Boxing and Wrestling Control Board (NPBWCB).
ANTHONY JOSHUA RESPONDS TO STEROIDS/PED CLAIMS
Jarrell Miller has questioned the size and strength of IBF, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. Miller, who himself tested for a banned substance in kickboxing competition, is not convinced that Joshua is an “all-natural” fighter.
LOMACHENKO-CROLLA SET FOR APRIL 12
After thrilling Big Apple audiences in his last three bouts, Vasyl “Loma” Lomachenko is ready to bring his lightweight world titles to the City of Angels.
JARRELL MILLER: FURY IS THE POPULAR ONE IN THE UK NOW, NOT JOSHUA
Anthony Joshua has promised Jarrell Miller he will “strip him of his soul” when he defends his world heavyweight titles as he responded to taunts from his US challenger he was a “posh” champion.
WATCH: EUBANK STUNS DEGALE, JOYCE BATTERS STIVERNE
Chris Eubank Jr. earned a career-defining victory with a hard-fought unanimous decision over British rival and former two-time world champion James DeGale in a super middleweight grudge match Saturday on SHOWTIME from The O2 in London.
DIRRELL DEFEATS YILDIRIM, WINS WBC WORLD 168LB TITLE
Anthony Dirrell (33-1-1, 24 KOs) defeated Avni Yildirim (21-2, 12 KOs)by technical split decision (96-94 X 2 for Dirrell, 98-92 for Yildirim) for the vacant WBC Super Middleweight World Championship in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes from the Armory in Minneapolis.
NAVARRETE-DOGBOE 2 FINALIZED, HEADED TO MAY
Ghana’s Isaac Dogboe (20-1) will have a shot at revenge against Emmanuel Navarrete (26-1) this spring.
LIBERIAN-BORN FREDDY KIWITT WINS WBO EURO TITLE
London – Freddy ‘Pretty Boy’ Kiwitt, the Liberian–born German boxer has been crowned the World Boxing Organization’s European Welterweight champion following his majority decision Friday night against the Irish boxer Paddy Gallagher at the York Hall Bethnal Green in London.
TAGOE OUTCLASSES GUSEV, CALLS OUT LOMACHENKO
Emmanuel “Gameboy” Tagoe easily outpointed Vyacheslav Gusev over 12 rounds at Accra’s Bukom Boxing Arena, then proceeded to call out WBA and WBO lightweight world champ, Vasily Lomachenko.
WATCH: HEATED DEGALE VS. EUBANK JR. WEIGH-IN
The long-awaited grudge match between Chris Eubank Jr. and James DeGale is officially upon us.