Zolani Tete will defend his bantamweight world title for the first time when he faces South African countryman Siboniso Gonya on Nov. 18 at the SSE Arena Belfast in Belfast, Northern Ireland, promoter Frank Warren announced Tuesday. The fight will take place on the undercard of the return of former featherweight and junior featherweight…
CLEVELAND (Nov. 11, 2017) – Two Cleveland boxers stole the show Friday night in the final ShoBox: The New Generation telecast of 2017 live on SHOWTIME. Once-beaten southpaw Yuandale Evans (20-1, 14 KOs) had Cleveland’s fight fans on their feet for the final two dramatic rounds as the East Cleveland boxer earned an exciting,…
Kenya international boxer Nick Abaka and Fredrick Ramogi from Kenya Defence Forces won their respective bouts to sail through to the final of the fifth Leg SportPesaa National Boxing League at Uwanja wa Mbuzi ground in Mombasa on Friday. Abaka utilised his wide experience too sail through to the finals when he outpointed Peter…
PROVIDENCE, RI (November 10, 2017) – Featherweight Contender and Hometown Hero, Toka Kahn-Clary, (23-1, 16 KO’s), of Providence, Rhode Island battles undefeated Philippines’ based contender John Vincent Moralde, (19-0, 10 KO’s) in the 10-round main event on Friday, December 1 at The Strand Ballroom and Theatre, it was announced today by Evander Holyfield’s The Real…
November 24 is the date and Cape Town, South Africa, is the city that hosts 7-0 South African featherweight prospect Thembani “Baby Jake” Mbangatha. Mbangatha will be featured in the main event of Kalakoda Promotions and Kwesé Sport’s Friday Fight Night tournament, dubbed “Rapid Fire.” With a great amateur pedigree and an unblemished professional…
AIBA is proud to announce that its inaugural legacy project the Year of Africa has been nominated for a 2017 Peace and Sport Award. With education at its heart, the year-long initiative has already brought new horizons for the region’s boxing by offering 4,835 course places and bringing about a 250% increase in Africa’s…
The fans want to see Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder unify their titles in a heavyweight battle that promises fireworks. It looks like they will get their wish at some point in 2018. Before he headed to Times Square for a press conference, Eddie Hearn had breakfast Thursday morning with Al Haymon and Shelly…
Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) boxing sensation Isaac Meja progressed to the next round of the SportPesa National Boxing League after beating Kisumu’s Kevin Akoko in their bantamweight bout at Uwanja wa Mbuzi ground in Mombasa on Thursday. Meja (pictured in red) looked the better boxer from round one where he managed to floor Akoko.…
CLEVELAND – SHOWTIME Boxing fans will get their first look at eight promising prospects with a combined record of 97-2 – including two undefeated up-and-coming heavyweights and a 2016 Super Welterweight Olympian – as ShoBox: The New Generation takes place this Friday, November 10 live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT) from The Masonic at Templelive Cleveland. Featherweight prospects Luis Rosa Jr. (23-0, 11…
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