OLUWASEUN WAHAB DEBUTS ON U.S. SOIL & TV THIS FRIDAY
ShoBox: The New Generation will return this Friday, live on SHOWTIME, with a tripleheader featuring one of Ghana’s most talented boxers.
WILDER EXPECTS FURY REMATCH TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder believes that his highly anticipated rematch with Tyson Fury will be announced in the next two weeks.
CONGOLESE LEGEND LOLENGA MOCK READY TO HANG ‘EM UP
Legendary super middleweight Lolenga Mock is ready to bid goodbye to boxing with a 60th and final bout – but wants a high level of opposition.
THURMAN: I’M READY TO FIGHT PACQUIAO!
WBA Welterweight World Champion Keith “One Time” Thurman returned to the ring and defended his title with a majority decision victory over veteran contender Josesito Lopez Saturday night in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes from Barclays Center.
JAIME MUNGUIA STRUGGLES IN WIN OVER TAKESHI INOUE
Fans and writers alike seemed to focus far more on the prospect of Jaime Munguia eventually facing Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and other top middleweights than on his actual title defense versus Takeshi Inoue.
LAGOS BOXING SHOW: MUBAREK, OSABA THRILL FANS
Spectators at the recent Lagos Monthly Boxing Show staged at the Mobolaji Johnston Sports Centre, Rowe Park, got more than their money’s worth after Kayode Mubarak and Afeez Osoba treated them to some good boxing.
WATCH: HIGHLIGHTS OF KEITH THURMAN’S THRILLING WIN OVER JOSESITO LOPEZ!
WBA Welterweight World Champion Keith “One Time” Thurman returned to the ring and defended his title with a majority decision victory over veteran contender Josesito Lopez Saturday night in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
WATCH: THURMAN VS. LOPEZ WEIGH-IN
Keith Thurman and Josesito Lopez weighed in exactly the same, at 146½ pounds, for their 12-round, 147-pound title fight at Barclays Center. The 30-year-old Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs, 1 NC), of Clearwater, Florida, is heavily favored to beat the 34-year-old Lopez (36-7, 19 KOs, 1 NC), of Riverside, California, in the main event of FOX’s…
BUKOM BANKU: I’M NOT RUNNING AWAY FROM BASTIE SAMIR!
Former WBO Africa cruiserweight champion Brimah Kamoko, popularly known as Bukom Banku, has rubbished suggestions that he is running away from his sworn rival Bastie Samir, confirming he will honour a rematch with the 2008 Olympian on December 26 this year.
PROGRESS MADE IN OLYMPIC BOXING TALKS
Amateur boxing’s governing body was upbeat Thursday over the steps it has taken to avoid being potentially kicked out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.