Boxing
18 Mar 2021
Promoter of the latest grassroots boxing development programme tagged, NEXT RATED YOUNG STARS Championship, Jeffrey Armah Mensah, has revealed that 24 fighters
16 Mar 2021
Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have signed a two-fight deal for the biggest bout in British boxing history, reports mirror.co.uk...
12 Feb 2021
Anthony Joshua’s £200 million fight with Tyson Fury could be signed as early as next week. Sportsmail understands Joshua is due to meet
1 Jan 2021
A musician, Anthony Manuwa, popularly known as Sean Tero, has given a face-lift to the MKO Abiola mini stadium at Jakande Estate, Oke-Afa, Isolo in Lagos State, to encourage more sporting activities. Speaking at the inauguration of the rehabilitated stadium, Manuwa said the choice of the project was part of his Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)…
23 Dec 2020
Flykite Productions, organisers of GOtv Boxing Night, has announced the indefinite postponement of the 22nd edition of the event, which had been slated to hold on New Year’s Day. The show billed to hold behind closed doors at the Mobolaji Johnson Indoor Sports Hall of the Rowe Park Sports Centre in Lagos, will now hold…
17 Dec 2020
It looks as though all roads are finally leading Anthony Joshua versus Tyson Fury, writes givemesport.com.
17 Dec 2020
Ridwan ‘Scorpion’ Oyekola is in for a surprise if he thinks his World Boxing Federation (WBF) Super Featherweight fight against Lucas Matias Montesino will be a walk in the park, the Argentine has boasted. Oyekola will meet Montesino for the vacant title in Ibadan on December 27. Speaking yesterday, a story published on the official…
2 Dec 2020
Chairman of the Akwa Ibom Boxing Association, Daniel Udoh, has called on coaches and other stakeholders to take advantage of many untapped talents in different sports to build athletes that would represent the state in both national and international competitions. Speaking with the executive members of the state’s chapter of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria…
1 Dec 2020
Popular Mike Tyson, 54, stepped back into the ring for the first time in 15 years on Saturday night for his exhibition match against Jones Jr.,which was eventually declared a draw by the celebrity judges from the WBC. However, because it was officially an exhibition, neither Tyson nor Jones Jr. were tested for marijuana before…
29 Nov 2020
Babatunde emerged the best boxer at GOtv Boxing Night 21, which held at the Rowe Park Sports Centre in Lagos. The West African Boxing Union welterweight champion went home with the Mojisola Ogunsanya memorial trophy, and the N1m cash prize. Baby Face, saw off Jubril “Terrible” Olalekan in the second round of their eight-round national…
23 Nov 2020
Former African Boxing Union (ABU) welterweight champion, Olaide ‘Fijaborn’ Fijabi and West African Boxing Union (WABU) lightweight champion, Rilwan ‘Real One’ Oladosu are bracing up for the challenges at the GOtv Boxing Night 21, which holds on November 27 at the Rowe Park Sports Centre, Lagos. Also listed for the event, which will be broadcast…
29 Sep 2020
Sports promoter, Prince Stanley Williams, has revealed that his outfit, Monarch Group, decided to go into boxing promotion to offer the country’s pugilists the opportunity