Reigning African Boxing Union (ABU) lightweight champion, Oto ‘Joe Boy’ Joseph, has vowed to crush his Ghanaian challenger, Nathaniel Nukpe, when they clash in the title fight at GOtv Boxing Night 15 on Sunday, July 29.
Nearly 200 boxers battled for the title of elite champion in their respective weight categories over the past week at Graceland.
The controversial, self-exiled Uzbek sports administrator tasked with saving Olympic boxing from corruption and match-fixing allegations has been dropped from Uzbekistan’s “wanted list” of alleged criminals.
A team of about 200 athletes competing in 15 different sport codes will represent Namibia at the third African Youth Games that start in the Algerian capital, Algiers next week.
The Dome Swakopmund will once again be in the Namibian boxing spotlight when the country’s premier sport and lifestyle facility plays host to the third edition of Desert Rumble on 3 August.
Chinedu Okeke, a Nigerian boxer, has emerged champion in an intercontinental bout against a Senegalese opponent, Abdulkareem Ba (Sniper), in a fight watched by the officials of the Nigeria Boxing Board of Control (NBBofC), led by Remilekun Aboderin, its secretary general.
An amateur boxing champion from Brooklyn is aiming to take a jab at the 2020 summer Olympics.
Gambia-based Michael Bahsoon has been appointed one of the top bosses of World Boxing Union Africa.
Rising contender Ladarius Miller (16-1, 5 KOs) will face Dennis Galarza (16-3, 9 KOs) a 10-round lightweight match that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on Bounce Friday, August 3 from Sam’s Town in Las Vegas.
British cruiserweight prospect Mikael Lawal (6-0, 4 KOs) continues his rise up the professional ranks on Saturday, July 14 at the Baden Arena in Offenburg when he meets Istvan Kun (7-10-1, 4 KOs) on the Zeuge-Fielding undercard.