UH OH! DILLIAN WHYTE & EDDIE HEARN CLASH
According to heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte, there was never a serious attempt by promoter Eddie Hearn to make a rematch with IBF, WBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.
KHOMAS BOXING PLANS AGM
THE Khomas Boxing Federation plans to hold elections for a new leadership in March, chairman Jason Naule said on Monday.
ISAAC DOGBOE VOWS TO REGAIN WORLD TITLE
2018 was a remarkable year for Ghanaian star Isaac Dogboe. The super-bantamweight fought four times, won the WBO world title, defended it in style on ESPN only to be upset himself by Emanuel Navarrete at the Madison Square Garden Theater in December.
GHANA BOXING HIT WITH TWO DEATHS
The boxing fraternity in Ghana has once again been hit with a tough blow following the passing of two key persons – former light heavyweight boxer and trainer Ben Tawiah and Rose Ametefe, an amateur boxing referee and judge.
ABNER MARES SUFFERS INJURY, PULLS OUT OF FEB. 9 GERVONTA DAVIS BOUT
Three-division, four-time champion Abner Mares has been forced to pull out of the WBA Super Featherweight title match against two-time super featherweight champion Gervonta Davis on Saturday, February 9 after suffering an injury while training.
RICHARD COMMEY RETURNS TO CENTER STAGE
Things couldn’t have gotten much worse for Richard Commey’s boxing career.
FOX SPORTS AFRICA SHINING A LIGHT ON LOCAL BOXERS
Fox Sports Africa’s quest to help rebuild the continent’s boxing continues.This assurance was made by Kyle de Klerk, who is its director of business.
OLEKSANDR USYK IS BWAA 2018 FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
The Boxing Writers Association of America is proud to announce that its Sugar Ray Robinson 2018 Fighter of the Year is Oleksandr Usyk, who becomes the second Ukrainian to earn that distinction in the 81-year history of the award, following 2017’s winner, Vasiliy “Hi-Tech” Lomachenko.
THE WEEK IN BOXING – JANUARY 30, 2019
Check out Eric Armit’s comprehensive fight reports in The Week in Boxing – January 30, 2019
SOUTH AFRICA TRAINER BERNIE PAILMAN HAS COME A LONG WAY
It has been a long journey – from being a ruffian to a noble pug – but ex-gang member Bernie Pailman has forcefully taken his place as one of the respected boxing trainers in South Africa.