Dubai: Representatives of more than 120 national boxing federations will assemble in Dubai next weekend for an Extraordinary Congress of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA), where they will discuss administrative reforms and pick a new chief to lead the organisation. Hosted by the UAE Boxing Federation (UAE BF) at the Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International…
Fighters progress at different rates and that was shown on the big show at the weekend where Errol Spence was making a defence of his IBF welterweight title and Marcus Browne was fighting in a ten round support fight. Both were members of the US Olympic Team in 2012 which failed to win a medal.…
The national boxing team will miss the Commonwealth Games scheduled for April 4-15 in Queensland, Australia, the National Olympic Committee (RNOSC) president, Ambassador Valens Munyabagisha has confirmed. Boxing was among the five disciplines that had been selected for the games – others are; athletics, cycling, beach volleyball and Para power lifting. However, according…
The Tacoma Athletic Commission ends a year-long celebration of its 75th anniversary this month with its 70th annual Golden Gloves boxing finals at the UPS Fieldhouse on January 27. Produced by the TAC, the “Gloves” will feature nearly 50 top amateur boxers for the 7 p.m. event. Contestants will include a defending championship team…
NEW YORK (Jan. 24, 2018) – SHOWTIME Sports and Premier Boxing Champions unveiled the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING television lineup for the first half of 2018 in an unprecedented, first-of-its-kind Boxing Upfront at Cipriani’s in New York City on Wednesday. Legendary ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. introduced the matchups of 10 marquee events featuring 12…
Once again the high levels of crime in South Africa may end the career of a promising boxer. This after IBF Intercontinental bantamweight champion Mzuvukile Magwaca was shot during a robbery at his Khayelitsha home in Cape Town recently. According to reports the thugs burst into Magwaca’s home and demanded a television set while…
Barely 3 weeks’ shy of his 5th world title contention, Paulus “The Hitman” Moses received a massive boost of confidence from the MTC Nestor Sunshine Promotions when they honoured him at an exclusive press conference in the capital this morning. The Academy handed over a shiny gold carat ring to Moses as a sign of…
Kevin Lerena wants to fine-tune his killer instinct when he takes on Dmytro Kucher of Ukraine at Emperors Palace on March 3. The left-hander surprised himself watching footage of his last outing against Youri Kalenga‚ a tight contest that he won by split decision to lift the IBO cruiserweight title in September last year.…
Namibia’s most decorated boxer, Paulus “The Hitman” Moses, will get another chance to clinch a world title when he steps in the ring with Ray Beltran on the February 16th for the vacant WBO World lightweight title. The title, previously held by Terry Flanagan from the UK, became vacant at the recent WBO Convention…
Check out Eric Armit’s comprehensive report in The Week In Boxing – January 22, 2018!