Former champion Anthony Dirrell and 168-pound contender Avni Yildirim continued to exchange words at a heated weigh-in on Friday before they battle this Saturday 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.
There will be plenty of fight action at Emperors Palace near Kempton Park, South Africa on Sunday afternoon when Golden Gloves Promotions present three title fights, an IBO Africa, WBA Pan Africa, All Africa and three undercard matchups.
From the moment Tyson Fury and promoter Frank Warren announced their alignment with Top Rank and ESPN, each passing day has suggested the troubling news of a rematch with Deontay Wilder looking less and less likely to occur in the near future.
The weights have been made for “Asamoah Gyan Fight Night 2,” set for this Saturday, February 23 at Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra, Ghana.
Former IBF welterweight world champion Joshua Clottey’s ring return on March 8 in Ghana is not motivated by money but rather a hunger to regain the championship, he tells Joy Sports.
Former champion Anthony Dirrell and 168-pound contender Avni Yildirim exchanged words at a heated final press conference on Thursday before they battle this Saturday 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.
Former two-time super middleweight champion James DeGale and former world title challenger Chris Eubank Jr. faced off at the heated final press conference on Thursday for their 12-round showdown that headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING this Saturday, February 23 live on SHOWTIME (3:45 p.m. ET/12:45 p.m. PT) from The O2 in London.
Moruti Mthalane has welcomed the news that the IBF Championship Committee has ordered him to make the mandatory defence of his IBF flyweight title against No 1 contender Japanese Masayuki Kuroda in May.
The Nairobi County Boxing Association (NCBA) three-day intermediate championships kick off on Thursday at Pumwani Social Hall.
Former super welterweight world champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara will look to reclaim a piece of the 154-pound crown when he challenges WBA champion Brian Castaño on Saturday, March 2 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.