HOLYFIELD CALLS FOR MORE AMATEUR PROGRAMS
As a child growing up in Atmore in the 1960s, the youngest of nine children and, as he phrased it on Friday, “just a little fella,” the horizons did not seem broad for Evander Holyfield.
A LOW BLOW FOR AFRICA BOXING
Anyone who wants to be famous need not look any further, they must just come and be part of the boxing fraternity. The platform is freely available for all to launch themselves at the expense of the fistic sport.
KENYA’S JUDY WAGUTHII WINS WBC SILVER TITLE
Kenya’s Judy Waguthii is the new World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver Super Lightweight champion.
ARGENIS MENDEZ UPSETS EDDIE RAMIREZ, WINS WIDE UNANIMOUS DECISION
In case you’re wondering why IBO world lightweight champion Emmanuel Tagoe of Ghana avoided Argenis Mendez, look no further than Mendez’s performance on Saturday night.
JARRETT HURD CALLS OUT KELL BROOK!
BoxingAfrica.com caught up with WBA & IBF world junior middleweight champion “Swift” Jarrett Hurd at the Gary Russell Jr.-Joseph Diaz Jr. fight. Hurd wants to unify all the titles, but there’s one more opponent he’d like to face before that: Kell Brook.
DANNY GARCIA VS. SHAWN PORTER WILL BATTLE FOR VACANT WBC TITLE ON AUG. 25
One of the best welterweight fights that can be made today is set to take place on August 25th at Brooklyn, New York’s Barclays Center. Danny “Swift” Garcia, the former unified 140lb. champ & former WBC world welterweight king, will meet former IBF world welterweight titlist “Showtime” Shawn Porter in what promises to be a…
BOXING RETURNS TO SOUTH AFRICA TONIGHT
Kalakoda Boxing Promotions will organise an international six-bout tournament at the Portuguese Hall, south of Johannesburg, tonight.
CBC SALUTES BRITISH LEGENDS BRENDA INGLE & DEAN FRANCIS
On a very sad day for British boxing, on behalf of the CBC I would like to pay tribute to two figures who, in different respects, brightened up the sport with their respective contributions during their active years.
MTK GLOBAL LAUNCHES MTK ACCRA IN GHANA
MTK Global International Consultant Mike Altamura believes the advent of MTK Accra will play a significant role in a “golden age” for Ghanaian boxing.
BREAKING: CANELO-GGG REMATCH IN SERIOUS JEOPARDY
The long-awaited rematch between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin seemed like a certainty for September.