THE WEEK IN BOXING – MAY 30
THE WEEK IN BOXING — Check out Eric Armit’s comprehensive report below:
AIBA LAUNCHES 2017 ‘YEAR OF AFRICA PROJECT’
International Boxing Association (AIBA) has launched the 2017 Year of Africa Project, which it hopes to create a lasting legacy of boxing on the continent. The continent-wide programme, which marks the start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games cycle, is aimed at bringing education and empowerment to National Federations (NFs). Conceived in partnership…
AFRICAN BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS GETS NEW START DATE
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has announced a late date change for the African Championships, which were initially scheduled to begin on Saturday, May 27, in the Republic of Congo’s capital Brazzaville. The event has now been pushed back, with action set to take place between June 17 and 25. It is the sole…
ERROL SPENCE JR. BULLDOZES KELL BROOK TO WIN FIRST WORLD TITLE
SHEFFIELD – Undefeated Errol Spence Jr. dethroned defending IBF world welterweight champion Kell Brook and won the IBF Welterweight World Championship with an 11th round TKO (1:47) in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Saturday in front of 27,000 raucous fans at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England. VIDEO: http://s.sho.com/2r86M9W Spence, (22-0, 19 KOs),…
RICHARD COMMEY WANTS ANOTHER TITLE SHOT
BoxingAfrica.com spoke to world lightweight title challenger Richard Commey at his favorite place: The gym. Fresh off a unanimous decision win over rugged Belgian Hedi Slimani, the new WBC fourth-ranked contender is keeping himself in shape at the famed Bronx Boxing Gym in Ghana as he awaits the next step in his career. Read on…
WATCH: A TENSE BROOK-SPENCE WEIGH-IN!
Thousands of fans braved the hot Sheffield sun for hours to watch a tense Brook-Spence weigh-in. Kell Brook will make his fourth IBF Welterweight World Title defense against U.S. star Errol Spence Jr. The bout will occur at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England this Saturday May 27, live on SHOWTIME (5:15 p.m. ET/2:15 p.m. PT).…
IKE QUARTEY: REFLECTIONS ON A CAREER – PART I
Zongo Junction is one of the busiest areas in Ghana’s capital city of Accra. Seas of pedestrians zig-zag around vehicles to cross unmarked roads. Taxis battle Trotros for road space like two kids fighting over a small blanket. And roadside sellers pace up and down the streets, peddling everything from fruits to puppies. A…
BRANDON RIOS RETURNS JUNE 11 ON PBC
LANCASTER, CA. (May 25, 2017) – Former world champion Brandon Rios (33-3-1, 24 KOs) returns to the ring to take on Mexico’s Aaron Herrera (32-6-1, 21 KOs) in the main event of a Special Edition of Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes on Sunday, June 11 from The Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster,…
KELL BROOK RIPPED AND READY TO DEFEND TITLE
Kell Brook will make his fourth IBF Welterweight World Title defense against U.S. star Errol Spence Jr. The bout will occur at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England this Saturday May 27, live on SHOWTIME (5:15 p.m. ET/2:15 p.m. PT). Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) and mandatory challenger Spence, (21-0, 18 KOs), clash on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING…
PATRICK JOHNSON & THE GHANA BOXING MOVEMENT
Spend a day in Patrick Johnson’s office and you’re liable to meet every kind of character Ghana boxing has to offer. From the movers and shakers in suits to boxers down on their luck, all take turns sitting in one of his office chairs. It’s that calm, affable persona that endears him to those…