Azumah Nelson’s Fight Night series is back for Round IV, but this time, the stakes have been raised. Nation against nation will go to war in this battle between Ghana and the U.K. The warriors from Ghana will have homefield advantage as the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra plays host to Fight Night, Round…
The All African Boxing Board of Control (AABBC) and Alpha Male Sports Entertainment played host to the first round of bouts last Saturday for a multinational boxing competition taking place in The Gambia. The four-nation competition brought together boxers from The Gambia, Senegal, Mali and Guinea Conakry at the Alpha Male Boxing Academy. …
BoxingAfrica.com caught up with Namibia’s Julius Indongo as the reigning WBA and IBF World 140lb. champion touched down in the United States. “The Blue Machine” will now work in Los Angeles, California, as he winds down training for the anticipated August 19th matchup versus WBC and WBO World 140lb. champion, Terence Crawford. The bout will…
Hours after news of his signing with DiBella Entertainment broke, an elated Richard Commey sat down with BoxingAfrica.com to discuss this latest move and its implications for the future. Commey, 25-2 (22 KO’s), is hungry as ever to reclaim a world title and now has the platform and backing he desired. Read on to hear…
It’s Official: Ghana’s Emmanuel “Game Boy” Tagoe will face off against American Argenis Mendez on September 2, at Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra, Ghana. Tagoe and his promoter, Baby Jet Promotions, announced the new fight date at a press conference on Friday. Their fighter’s minor IBO lightweight title will be on the line versus…
Chris Eubank Jr. is warming up for his WBSS quarter-final clash against Turkish Avni Yilderim with Floyd Mayweather and the Money Team. “I have trained with Floyd and the Money Team on and off for years now,” said Chris Eubank Jr. “It is Floyd’s last ever training camp and I didn’t want to…
Wladimir Klitschko has retired from boxing after an incredible 27-year career as a fighter. Wladimir Klitschko: “I deliberately took a few weeks to make my decision, to make sure I had enough distance from the fight at Wembley Stadium. As an amateur and a professional boxer, I have achieved everything I dreamed of, and…
“I wouldn’t put my name on something if it wasn’t good,” said Azumah Nelson during the final press conference for Fight Night, Round III. “These are boxers I chose myself and I believe you will see a great fight this weekend.” Nelson’s words proved to be prophetic. The Oluwaseun Wahab-Abraham Osei Bonsu main event…
Evander Holyfield’s Real Deal Sports and Entertainment has signed top welterweight contender Fredrick “El General Okunka” Lawson (25-1-0, 20 KO’s) to an exclusive promotional contract it was announced today by their COO, Eric Bentley and Fredrick’s manager Jacob Zwennes of Errol Hawk Sports Management of New Jersey in the United States. Earlier this year,…
An official eliminator for the British Super Middleweight Championship between undefeated prospect Zach Parker (12-0, 9 KOs) and the former Commonwealth Super Middleweight Champion Luke Blackledge (23-4-2, 8 KOs) will take place on September 16th at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. The British duo will go head-to-head over ten rounds on the undercard of…