Former boxing champion Guillermo Rigondeaux suffered severe eye injuries Thursday in an accident involving a pressure cooker. The Cuba native reportedly burned both his corneas after a pressure cooker exploded in his Miami home, splashing boiling water into his eyes and chest.
The legendary Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez 51-3 (41) delivered another boxing masterclass to comprehensively outpoint late replacement and WBC flyweight champion Julio Cesar ‘El Rey’ Martinez 18-2 (14) over 12 rounds at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California on Saturday night.
We have a fight! The much-anticipated Battle for Bukom clash between George ‘Red Tiger’ Ashie and Robert ‘Stopper’ Quaye is set for Sunday night in Accra’s Bukom Boxing Arena.
Jose Ramirez returned to the friendly Central Valley confines and got back on track. Ramirez defeated former two-weight world champion Jose Pedraza by unanimous decision (116-112 3x) Friday evening at Save Mart Center in the junior welterweight main event.
New WBC super bantamweight interim gold champion Kudakwashe Chiwandire was close to tears at the Robert Mugabe International Airport upon returning home to a rousing welcome.
Julio Cesar Martinez still has a fight but with plenty of work left ahead. The WBC flyweight titlist failed on two official attempts to make the 115-pound contracted limit for his scheduled 12-round junior bantamweight fight with legendary former four-division champion Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez. Martinez weighed 116.4 on his second try, nearly two hours…
Hit Squad heavyweight Joshua Wasike is yearning for a rematch against Dimuntu Chipateau at the upcoming Africa Zone 3 Championship primed for April in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (VASANOC) has issued a call for nominations to serve on an interim Vanuatu Amateur Boxing Association (VABA) Executive Committee.
Musah Lawson of Sonia Boxing Club will make his maiden national super welterweight title defense against Panix Boxing Club’s Charles Lesko Sossiya on the Ghana Professional Boxing League Fight Night II in Accra’s Bukom Boxing Arena Saturday night.
Jose Ramirez and Jose Pedraza understand the stakes. The junior welterweights know that the winner of Friday night’s 12-round main event at Fresno’s Save Mart Center will likely receive a world title shot next. Ramirez (26-1, 17 KOs) is a former unified world champion seeking to return to the division’s apex.