IOC PREZ HAS SERIOUS CONCERNS RE: AIBA
ROME — The election of an Uzbek businessman accused of ties to organized crime as president of AIBA isn’t the IOC’s only problem with the amateur boxing association.
FIST OF FURY TOURNEY PROMISES GIFTS TO BOXERS
Boxers who excel in Day Three of the Fist of Fury league stand the chance of receiving high grade cellular phones from Hisense and Techno, Lawyer Moses Foh Amoaning, consultant of the competition has promised.
USYK & BELLEW READY FOR WAR
Undisputed cruiserweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk, boxing’s ultimate road warrior, is a man of the world. He fought eight of his first nine professional fights at home in Ukraine, with one in Germany. But since then — and when he began facing more and more difficult opponents — he has fought the rest of…
ADONIS STEVENSON, JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR. RETURN DEC. 1
A split-site doubleheader airing live on SHOWTIME and streaming live on SHOWTIME Sports social media platforms will kick off a big night of boxing on Saturday, December 1, leading into the SHOWTIME PPV presentation of the Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury heavyweight blockbuster event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. Adonis Stevenson will make the…
UNDERCARD ANNOUNCED FOR WILDER-FURY
The most significant heavyweight event in the U.S. in more than 15 years will feature an undercard lineup of stellar fighters including the return of a unified world champion and two of boxing’s hardest-hitting heavyweights.
FIVE KENYANS ADVANCE TO MILITARY BOXING FINALS
Skipper Blackmoses Mathenge led from front on Wednesday evening to guide five Kenya Defence Forces pugilists to the finals of the ongoing Fifth Africa Military Boxing Championship in Algeria.
KEVIN LERENA DENIES POSITIVE TEST
South African boxer Kevin Lerena denied his doping charge after the World Boxing Council (WBC) confirmed he had tested positive for a banned substance.
MAYWEATHER SAYS NASUKAWA FIGHT OFF; EXPLAINS WHY!
Five division world champion Floyd Mayweather took to social media to deny reports that he ever agreed to fight kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in a main event bout on December 31 in Tokyo Japan.
IS THIS THE LAST CHANCE FOR HARRY SIMON?
HARRY Simon knows he is treading on a tight rope with his legion of supporters and can ill-afford another bungled fight, his camp says.
PACQUIAO: I NEED MAYWEATHER REMATCH BEFORE I RETIRE
Manny Pacquiao intends to make sure it is a “clear decision” over the winner if, as planned, he faces former foe Floyd Mayweather Jr next year.