ERIC ARMIT’S SNIPS & SNIPES – MARCH 1, 2018
Catch up on all your latest boxing news and whispers with Eric Armit’s Snips & Snipes – March 1, 2018!
DEONTAY WILDER: I AM THE BEST IN THE WORLD!
BROOKLYN – Heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder and unbeaten contender Luis Ortiz participated in an open to the public media workout Wednesday as they near their main event showdown this Saturday, March 3 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
GUYANA’S COLIN LEWIS SCORES STIRRING KO OVER NATHAN FERRARI
GUYANA and Caribbean junior welterweight champion Colin `Superman’ Lewis had an early night on Sunday as he rocked St Lucia’s Nathan Ferrari with a wicked left hook to jaw, sending the junior welterweight champion to sleep at one minute 54 seconds of the first round in their contest of the Guyana Boxing Association/McDonald’s Promotions boxing…
WATCH: CANELO-GOLOVKIN 2 INAUGURAL PRESS CONFERENCE!
A sequel to the most anticipated boxing event in years is near as Lineal Middleweight World Champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KO’s) & WBC/WBA/IBF Middleweight World Champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KO’s) will clash in a historic & highly anticipated 12-round rematch Saturday, May 5.
THE WEEK IN BOXING – FEBRUARY 27, 2018
Check out Eric Armit’s comprehensive report in The Week In Boxing – February 20, 2018!
LUIS ORTIZ LOOKING TO MAKE HEAVYWEIGHT HISTORY
BROOKLYN – When unbeaten heavyweight Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz faces WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder Saturday, March 3 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, he will be looking to make history not just for Cuban boxing, but for all Hispanic or Latino fighters. Ortiz has a…
GHANA’S BLACK BOMBERS WIND DOWN TRAINING
The Black Bombers, Ghana’s national boxing team, are in Lagos, Nigeria, finalizing preparation as training winds down for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, set to start on April 4th.
MAEMU SCORES THIRD-ROUND KO OVER MCHANJO
MBABANE – Just as he promised, Rofhiwa Maemu brushed aside his weight issue on the eve of this fight to retain his WBA Pan African featherweight title after just three rounds at the Royal Swazi Convention Centre on Friday night. Maemu weighted 250 grams more than the maximum of 57.153kg his division allows. …
ZIMBABWE SHINES AT ZONE 4 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Zimbabwean amateur boxers got two gold, three silver and three bronze medals at the Zone 4 Championships that ended on Saturday in Maputo, Mozambique. Seven countries, Botswana, South Africa, Seychelles, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and hosts Mozambique took part at the week-long tournament. Mozambique were the overall winners with five gold medals, followed by…
SMITH DEFEATS HOLZKEN, TO FACE GROVES IN WBSS FINALS
Callum Smith booked a place in the Ali Trophy Super Middleweight Final after defeating Nieky Holzken on points in Nuremberg. The judges scored it 118-110 and 117-111 twice all in favour of the English WBC Diamond Champion. The Liverpudlian was due to fight German veteran Jurgen Braehmer but he was forced to pull out early in…