GROVES-SMITH FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
George Groves and Callum Smith were in confident voice at the Final Press Conference ahead of their Ali Trophy Super Middleweight Final on Friday at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
GHANA’S “GAME BOY” TAGOE PROMISES TO KO NAMIBIA’S PAULUS MOSES
Emmanuel “Gameboy” Tagoe says he is focused on knocking out Namibia’s Paulus Moses when they meet October 20 for the WBO Africa lightweight title at Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra.
STEVENSON DEFENDS WBC TITLE AGAINST DANGEROUS GVOZDYK DEC. 1
Fans of boxing, prepare your agenda: World Boxing Council (WBC) and lineal light heavyweight world title fight between the champion Adonis “Superman” Stevenson (29-1-1, 24 KOs) and the mandatory challenger, Oleksandr “The Nail” Gvozdyk (15-0-0, 12 KOs), will be held December 1 at Videotron Center in Quebec City.
GARCIA VS. COMMEY PURSE BID POSTPONED ONE WEEK
The IBF purse bid between their world lightweight champion, Mikey Garcia, and number-one contender Richard Commey, has been postponed from Tuesday, September 25, to Tuesday, October 2 at 12:00 PM.
ISAAC DOGBOE TO RETURN ON DEC. 8, POSSIBLE MAGDALENO REMATCH?
WBO 122-pound champion, Isaac Dogboe, will return to the ring December 8, on the undercard of the WBA/WBO lightweight unification bout between Vasyl Lomachenko and Jose Pedraza, at the Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden, New York.
VICTOR ORTIZ CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT
Only days before his scheduled fight on Fox Sports 1, former world champion Victor Ortiz was charged with multiple counts of sexual assault.
BOXING ASSOC. OF KENYA URGED TO ANNOUNCE DATES
With the cloud of uncertainty surrounding the Boxing Association of Kenya (BAK) national elections, a candidate for the top seat has urged the current office to announce the dates without further delays.
RIDHWAN GIVES AMBUNDA A PILLOW AHEAD OF THEIR FIGHT
Sometimes, to get the better of your opponent, you have to get inside his head. Top local professional boxer Muhamad Ridhwan tried to do just that on Tuesday morning, at the press conference ahead of the Roar of Singapore: The Kings of Lion City.
SHIELDS-HAMMER SET FOR NOV. 17 IN EXPECTED BARNBURNER
Two undefeated middleweight world champions will meet when Claressa Shields faces Christina Hammer on Saturday, November 17 live on SHOWTIME from the Adrian Phillips Theater in Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. The blockbuster unification match to determine the women’s undisputed 160-pound world champion will be the main event of SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL…
JEAN PASCAL TO FACE GARY KOPAS NOV. 9
Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) has reached an agreement with MG Ring Productions last Friday to hold a fight between former WBC and The Ring light heavyweight world champion Jean Pascal (33- 5-1, 20 KOs) and Canadian cruiserweight champion Gary Kopas (10-11-2, 5 KOs). The 12-round cruiserweight (200 lbs) fight will be held November 9 in…