Minister of Youth & Sports Hon. Isaac K. Asiamah was glad watching Isaac Dogboe, as the Ghanaian undefeated boxer put up a magnificent performance at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra. He described Dogboe as a determined and disciplined boxer who have a lot to achieve in the sport. The Sports Minister said…
LOS ANGELES – Two-division world champion Danny “Swift” Garcia and former world champion Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios went face-to-face for the first time Tuesday at a press conference in Los Angeles to announce their main event showdown taking place Saturday, Feb. 17 live on SHOWTIME from Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and presented…
South Africa-based Zimbabwean Elvis Moyo returns to Harare at the end of this month to defend his World Boxing Federation (WBF) All-Africa heavyweight title that he won spectacularly in his homecoming show five months ago. Moyo, who is also an EFC mixed martial artist, reclaimed the belt with a stunning display to stop Kenyan…
The Boxing Association of Kenya chairman, John Kameta, has urged the government and the National Olympic Committee of Kenya to offer support to his federation as they start preparations for the Commonwealth Games set for Gold Coast, Australia, from April 4-15. Speaking to Citizen Digital, Kameta said they are planning to have the team…
Dar es Salaam — Amateur boxers expecting to feature in the Commonwealth Games have to at least participate in one international competition before hand, Tanzania Olympic Committee (TOC) has said. Speaking on Saturday at the joint meeting that brought together representatives of the government, TOC and sports bodies that expect to represent the country…
Three amateur boxers Jone Koroilagilagi, Josefa Ravudi and Olympian Winston Hill have confirmed their place in the Team Fiji contingent for the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. Team Fiji boxing coach Pauliasi Ratu said the trio were the only confirmed boxers for the Games in April. “But we will also have a…
EL PASO, TX – “Vicious” Victor Ortiz and Devon Alexander “The Great” headline a show topped by two USA vs. Mexico battles as the former welterweight champions meet in the 12-round main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes Saturday, Feb. 17 from Don Haskins Center on the UTEP campus in El…
The Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) continues to take steps to improve the state of boxing in the country. The GBA, in conjunction with the Ghana Boxing Amateur Boxing Federation (GABF), the National Sports Authority (NSA) and the Ministry of Youth and Sports held a four-day national coach’s certification course at the Media Centre of…
Promoter Nestor Tobias says that Julius Indongo still has a valid and exclusive promotional agreement with him, despite recent stories to the contrary. DiBella Entertainment announced that they had signed Indongo, the former unified junior welterweight title, to a long term promotional contract only two days ago. But it appears the story doesn’t end…
It wasn’t even close. Ghana has a world champion once again. Isaac Dogboe dropped Cesar Juarez in the first with a left hook, and then flattened him with that same punch in the fifth round to win the interim WBO World super bantamweight title on Saturday night in front of a capacity crowd of 4,000…