Richard Nii Lartey Harrison, the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Africa Heavyweight Champion, on Thursday September 20, 2018, paid a courtesy call on the Municipal Chief Executive for Prestea Huni-valley Municipality, Hon Mozart Kwaku Owuh at his office in Bogoso to officially present the title belt he won recently to him.
Fresh off his seventh-round TKO of Russia’s Alexander Povetkin, WBA/IBF/WBO world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua celebrated the win with his new girlfriend, Nigeria’s Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, better known as DJ Cuppy
Anthony Joshua believes his long-awaited clash with fellow world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will take place as it would be “silly not to.” But promoter Eddie Hearn has warned a deal must be agreed quickly if the American is to be Joshua’s next opponent.
DiBella Entertainment’s middleweight contender Alantez “SlyAza” Fox, and prospects Tiara “The Dark Menace” Brown and Jose “Cheito” Roman all posted big wins on Saturday night, September 22, in hometown clashes.
WBA Super World Champion George Groves (28-3, 20 KOs) and Callum Smith (24-0, 17 KOs) are both appearing in confident moods in the Pre Fight Documentary for the hotly anticipated Ali Trophy Super Middleweight Final on Friday 28 September at the Indoor Sports Hall in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
There are growing fears that boxing will be dropped from the next Olympics in Tokyo in 2020.
For three days last week in Abeokuta, capital of Ogun State, the effort to remedy the defects in Nigerian boxing continued at GOtv Boxing NextGen Search 4.
WBA, IBF & WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua retained his world titles with a seventh-round TKO over Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium in London. Tyson Fury had plenty to say regarding his performance.
On Friday night, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing’s Rockin’ Fights lived up to every bit of its expectation. Fans at The Paramount witnessed, knockouts, all out brawls, great boxing skills, and a main event for the ages.
Anthony Joshua appeared to be in some trouble. The champion’s nose was spewing blood. His chin was catching leaping left hooks and overhand rights from his 39-year-old opponent, a man believed to present little challenge to the best heavyweight in the world.