NO VOTING RIGHTS FOR KENYA BOXING ASSOC. EXECS
Boxing Association of Kenya (BAK) executive committee members will no longer have voting rights during the association’s national elections.
ASHIE COMES UP SHORT VERSUS ORMOND
Ghana’s George Ashie came up short against former European lightweight champion Stephen Ormond, dropping a tight unanimous decision at Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland.
WATCH: BOXER WALKS OUT OF RING AGAINST NIGERIAN OPPONENT
Heavyweight Curtis Harper was on his way to a forgettable career in boxing before he decided Friday night to leave a lasting memory.
WATCH: “ROYAL STORM” DOGBOE WASHES OTAKE OUT IN ONE
The “Royal Storm” of Ghana swept through the Arizona desert leaving nothing in its path. Making the first defense of his WBO world junior featherweight title, Isaac Dogboe obliterated Japan’s Hidenori Otake, dropping him twice in the first before referee Chris Flores mercifully stepped in at 2-18.
DOGBOE & OTAKE, BELTRAN & PEDRAZA MAKE WEIGHT
There were no problems on the scales today in Arizona, as the four fighters set for tomorrow night’s Top Rank Boxing on ESPN card made weight for the world title doubleheader.
JAMES STOPS MONTES IN TWO ROUNDS
Welterweight contender Jamal James (24-1, 11 KOs) gave his hometown crowd a treat as he sent Mahonry Montes (35-8-1, 24 KOs) to the canvas for a second round knockout in the main event of a jam-packed three-hour night of Premier Boxing Champions action Friday fromthe Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
HABAZIN TO DEFEND WORLD TITLE VS ANKRAH
Ivana Habazin will make the first defence of her IBO Female World Middleweight Championship against Gifty Amanua Ankrah on September 8 at the Arena Zagreb as chief support for Filip Hrgovi’s WBC International title challenge.
DOGBOE & OTAKE GO FACE TO FACE
WBO world junior featherweight champion Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe and challenger Hidenori Otake faced off at the final press conference before their showdown Saturday night at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
KENYA BOXERS CALL FOR TRANSPARENCY IN ELECTIONS
Professional boxers in the country are calling for transparency ahead of the upcoming Kenya professional boxing commission elections.
NEW ELECTIONS CALLED FOR BAHAMAS AMATEUR BOXING FEDERATION
AFTER occupying the chair as the new president of the Bahamas Amateur Boxing Federation, Vincent Strachan will have to vacate office as new elections have been set for Friday, August 31.