Las Vegas – This month the new WBA rankings came out it debuted the former two-time/ two division world champion Carl Frampton (23-1-14 KO’s) at number 2 in the Super-Featherweight division. WBA #1 contender Bryan Vasquez (35-2-19 KO’s) from Costa Rica said he is “Ready, willing and able to meet Carl Frampton this summer…
He may be adept at whipping up fancy dishes in school but in the boxing ring, Singaporean amateur Jason Chua is all about dishing out punches. A student in OSAC International College’s culinary arts programme, Chua has set his sights on representing the Republic at the Aug 19-30 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur. …
Robert Helenius’ (24-1, 15 KOs) and Dereck Chisora’s (26-7, 18 KOs) WBC Silver World Heavyweight title fight, which was due to take place on May 27 at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland, will be rescheduled for after the summer. Helenius and Chisora were set to renew their rivalry following a controversial European title…
The Speaker, Enugu State House of Assembly, Edward Ubosi, has said that the House was committed to raising boxers that would represent the country at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan. Speaking to the newsmen on Monday in Enugu, Ubosi said the Assembly was committed to seeing that Enugu State joined athletes from other…
The 2014 All Africa Youth Games bronze medalist Jean Pierre Cyiza has insisted he is aiming for nothing less than a gold medal at the forthcoming AFBC African Boxing Championships in Brazzaville, the Republic of Congo from May 27 – June 4. The 23-year-old, who says he was inspired to take up boxing by…
Otjiwarongo-Khomas region amateur boxers dominated proceedings during Saturday’s MTC Sunshine Regional Cup held at Otjiwarongo over the weekend, displaying great courage and cadence to win the annual amateur boxing tournament for the third successive time. Close to 150 amateur boxers from all 14 regions of the country converged at Otjiwarongo’s Swanewelder Hall over the…
Gideon Quartey, the deceased president of the Ghana Amateur Boxing Federation (GABF), was laid on Saturday, May 13. Quartey died on March 15, only few hours to the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) elections. Prior to his death he had complained about heart pains. Saturday’s burial service was held at the forecourt of the Ghana…
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. (May 15, 2017) – Top 126-pound challenger Oscar Escandon shares his thoughts on training camp and more ahead of his first world title opportunity against WBC Featherweight Champion Gary Russell Jr. Saturday, May 20 on SHOWTIME from MGM National Harbor in Maryland. Photo Credit: Team Escandon / Premier Boxing Champions …
THE newly elected Chairman of Nigeria Boxing Board of Control (NBBofC), Dr. Rafiu Ladipo and former African Boxing champion, Joe Lasisi have paid a condolence visit to the Challenge Elewura Ibadan family home of late boxing champion, Dele Jonathan who died last month. They were almost in tears as they signed the condolence register…
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – May 14, 2017 – On Saturday, Kal Yafai thrilled his hometown fans in Birmingham, England, and made the first the defense of the WBA Super Flyweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Suguru Muranaka. The bout headlined another tremendous day of action AWE-A Wealth of Entertainment. “I am…