Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida – In what he says was the final fight of his long career, 49-year-old ring Roy Jones Jr. (66-9, 47 KOs) delighted his hometown crowd by winning a ten round unanimous decision over Scott Sigmon (30-12-1, 16 KOs) in a cruiserweight contest. All three judges had it 98-92. Jones…
PHILADELPHIA – One day after the city celebrated its first Super Bowl championship, two-division world champion Danny “Swift” Garcia was joined by Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Dannell Ellerbe at a media workout in Philadelphia as Garcia prepares for his welterweight world title eliminator against former champion Brandon Rios Saturday, February 17 live on SHOWTIME from Mandalay…
The nonprofit Belleville Boxing Club entered two amateur fighters in the St. Louis Golden Gloves Tournament held at the Heart of St. Charles conference center last week. And two fighters returned to the Belleville Boxing Club with championships. Larry Wade, 28, of Alorton, is the St. Louis novice super heavyweight for the second…
Boxing, one of the oldest sports of them all, with a proud, proud tradition at the highest level of amateur boxing in the Olympic games dating back years, is being looked at in a very adverse light now by the IOC (international Olympic Committee). “The thing here is flexibility”, Samaranch, who also heads the…
LOS ANGELES – Just days after the birth of his daughter, American heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder met with members of the Southern California media on Thursday as he prepares to defend his WBC Heavyweight World Championship against fellow-undefeated challenger Luis Ortiz Saturday, March 3 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN…
HOUSTON – Unbeaten former 154-pound world champion Jermall Charlo hosted a media workout Thursday in his hometown of Houston as he prepares for his WBC Interim Middleweight World Title showdown against Hugo Centeno Jr. Saturday, March 3 from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™. The Premier Boxing Champions event will be headlined by…
Catch up on all your latest boxing news and whispers with Eric Armit’s Snips & Snipes – February 8, 2018!
World Boxing Council (WBC) President Mauricio Sulaimán has launched a campaign called “Yes to boxing in the Olympics” in the wake of threats to axe the sport from the Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has warned that they could remove boxing from Tokyo 2020 amid concerns over the sport’s governance. IOC President…
LOS ANGELES (Feb. 7, 2018) – Former world champion Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios hosted a Los Angeles media workout Wednesday in advance of his welterweight title eliminator against Danny “Swift” Garcia Saturday, Feb. 17, live on SHOWTIME from Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and presented by Premier Boxing Champions. In the co-feature…
Kampala — Peter Grace Sseruwagi, the most celebrated boxing coach in Uganda, died this morning. Sseruwagi passed at Nsambya Hospital where, according to family members, he was battling diabetes. Sseruwagi enjoyed an incredible boxing career that left its mark on many. The legendary coach got his start in boxing at Kyambogo College. This led…