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2 days ago
British-Nigerian fighter, Lawrence Okolie, who recently announced a move up in weights, has disclosed linking up with a new trainer that nobody would have predicted, reports boxing-social.com.
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4 days ago
After a successful outing at the just-concluded 13th African Games in Ghana, the Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF) has turned its attention to the Paris 2024 Olympics qualifier scheduled for Thailand in May.
21 Mar
Campbell Hatton believes Anthony Joshua is back to his best and would beat Tyson Fury inhis current form, reports talksport.com. AJ putsup a scintillating display knocking Francis Ngannou ...
19 Mar
Boxing icons, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, are being lined up for a two-fight deal. The two British rivals have not yet met in the ring despite being two of the most dominant boxers in the heavyweight division over the past decade.
18 Mar
Nigerian athletes and officials at the boxing event of the ongoing African Games in Ghana were, yesterday, forced to protest the reversal of Yakubu Ibrahim’s victory over Morocco’s Barbari Hamza.
15 Mar
Organisers of Yucateco Boxing League Season 2 have disclosed that the second edition of the championship would feature teams from such notable boxing countries as South Africa, Egypt, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire...
11 Mar
Buoyed by his display against Francis Ngannou, whom he knocked out in the second round of their world heavyweight boxing bout on Friday, Anthony Joshua has offered to fight WBC champion, Tyson Fury, even in his garden.
10 Mar
Cameroun heavyweight boxer, Francis Ngannou, has congratulated his conqueror, Anthony Joshua, after being blown away in a devastating second-round knockout by the Nigeria-born British boxer on Friday night in Saudi Arabia.
9 Mar
Cameroonian boxer Francis Ngannou has hailed Anthony Joshua's knockout punch during their bout. Joshua recorded a second round knockout win against Ngannou at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Friday night. The Brit drew first blood in the opening round as he dropped the Cameroonian with a clean right hand. Joshua came out…
9 Mar
Two-time former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua wants MMA legend Francis Ngannou to continue boxing after they both squared up early Saturday morning in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Joshua knocked down Ngannou three times, with the third one proving too much for Cameroonian boxer who was just featuring in his second competitive boxing match. Ngannou lost his…
9 Mar
Two-time world champion Anthony Joshua knocked out mixed martial arts star Francis Ngannou in just the second round of their heavyweight clash in the early hours of Saturday. Joshua had his Cameroonian opponent on the canvas in the first round and twice more in the second in a brutal and brief exhibition of punching power.…
8 Mar
After all the months of boasting and thrash talk, Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou will enter the ring in Saudi Arabia today, to decide who is the better fighter.
7 Mar
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will return to the ring to face YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in an exhibition bout screened on Netflix, organisers announced on Thursday. Tyson, 57, and Paul will face off at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, on July 20, Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions…

Sport

12 mins ago
Xabi Alonso, who was seen by many as Liverpool's top target to replace Jurgen Klopp as their manager, said on Friday he is staying at Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen next season. The 42-year-old Spaniard has Leverkusen on course for a trophy treble, including their first ever German league crown. "It's been a season of speculation…
10 hours ago
Nigeria’s sole surviving club in CAF’s inter-club competitions, Rivers United, are billed to host the first leg of the Confederation Cup final if they qualify for the title game.
10 hours ago
The Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) has shifted week 28 matches billed for this weekend to Wednesday.
10 hours ago
This year’s Ikoyi Club 1938 Veteran’s Invitational Kitty, which celebrates camaraderie, skill, and the enduring values of golf, among its veterans, will champion inclusivity and charity, the organisers have said.
11 hours ago
Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter, Alex Krassyuk, is still not convinced that the Ukrainian’s highly anticipated fight with Tyson Fury will hold on May 18, reports dazn.com.
11 hours ago
Starfield College’s Principal, Sarah Oyinloye, has urged school proprietors to use sports to elevate teamworkand also build their students’ character and strength. 
11 hours ago
Technical director of the Nigeria Mixed Martial Arts Federation (NMMAF), Shihan Victor Akhimien, is thrilled by the strides the country’s fighters recorded at the just-concluded African Games in Ghana, saying it has shown that the sport is developing in the right direction.
1 day ago
Defender Kenneth Omeruo has assured that the Super Eagles’ players are determined to give their all for maximum points when the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers resume in June.
1 day ago
Despite Super Eagles’ 0-2 loss to the Eagles of Mali on Tuesday night, Coach Finidi George said that the Nigerians were the better team.
1 day ago
The Vice President, Visa West Africa, Andrew Uaboi, has explained why his firm chose Nigerian track and field athletes, Tobi Amusan and Goodness Nwachukwu, as part of its diverse roster of Team Visa athletes ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.