The already shaky reputation of WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders got another blow when the British fighter announced last week his scheduled voluntary defense against Martin Murray is off due to an injury. This is the second straight time Saunders backs off of a bout against Murray this year.
Undefeated 140-pound contenders Terry Flanagan and Maurice Hooker faced off on Thursday just two days before they meet for the vacant WBO Junior Welterweight World Championship on Saturday at Manchester Arena.
AFTER a lengthy review and period of deliberation the International Boxing Federation has vacated the IBF middleweight title held by Gennady Golovkin since October 17, 2015, as a result of Golovkin not accepting one of the conditions put forth by the organization to grant him the Exception to Regulations to fight Vanes Martirosyan on May…
African Boxing has come of age after four historic milestones in the just ended IBF 35tth annual convention in Italy. First, IBF Africa submitted a colorful Annual Report showing how the continent’s professional boxing “Top-Dog” has successfully carried out its “Outreach Program” as part of its social responsibilities.
THE Namibia Professional Boxing and Wrestling Control Board on Wednesday rubbished accusations of graft and tribalism levelled against the federation by Katutura Central Constituency regional councillor Ambrosius Kandjii.
Former Unified Heavyweight World Champion Tyson Fury took one more step toward ending his 31-month exile from the sport as he met face-to-face with Sefer Seferi at the final press conference Wednesday at the Midland Hotel in Manchester.
Shereen Hunter is on a mission to assist in the production of female boxing stars. She is the female professional boxing promoter whose sterling job in a short space of time earned her Boxing South Africa’s (BSA) Most Promising Promoter of the Year Award in January.
Austin Trout (31-4, 17 KOs), the former super welterweight world champion, is headed to Los Angeles today to meet current WBC Super Welterweight world champion Jermell Charlo inside the ring this Saturday, June 9 live on SHOWTIME from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Floyd Mayweather reclaimed his place at the top of Forbes’ annual ranking of the 100 highest-paid athletes on Tuesday.
The past year has been a whirlwind, but Ghana’s Duke Micah is comfortable in the eye of the storm.