Nigerians In Sports: Larry Ekundayo Retains IBF Title
Larry Ekundayo (15-1-KO3), has successfully retained his International Boxing Federation European Welterweight title, against an unbeaten challenger Louis Greene (9-1-KO5), at the York Hall, London, on Friday. The Nigerian-born fighter ‘The Natural’, won the bout comprehensively on points 100-89, 98-91, 99-90. Speaking to the media after the fight, Ekundayo thanked his fans for their support, and for […]
Monarch Promotions Present ‘King Of The Ring’
Monarch Events and Promotions is set to thrill boxing fans in Nigeria with a stimulating bill tagged King of the Ring, a boxing event that will feature three international title bouts and some local non-title fights. King of the Ring The event, which has been scheduled for Saturday, December 22, 2018, at the Landmark Event […]
What’s Next For Joshua After Wilder & Fury Draw?
The boxing world witnessed a phenomenal battle on Saturday — one that will go down in history as one of the biggest comebacks in heavyweight boxing. For most the final results should have been different — Tyson Fury clearly was the better boxer of the bout. However, the judges didn’t feel the same way as […]
Golden Moments In Sports: When Anthony Joshua Took A Beating He’ll Never Forget
Only a handful of boxing fights have ever lived up to the hype that preceded them, and the biggest heavyweight bout of 2017 is one of such fights. A record audience of 90,000 boxing fans gathered at the Wembley Stadium in England to watch Wladimir Klitschko take on a young English boxer who was by […]
Joshua’s Undisputed Bout May Happen In 2019
December 1st is only eight days away, and we look forward to who will emerge the World Boxing Council (WBC) champion. Deontay Wilder, who currently holds the WBC title, will stake his belt when he faces boxing returnee Tyson Fury in a promising bout. Boxing analysts and experts have favored Wilder to retain his belt […]
Who Do You Think Would Win – Joshua Or Wilder?
Boxing experts have been submitting their predictions on who would win the fight, if Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder decided to get in a ring together. For most, the unified world heavyweight champion would undoubtedly defeat Wilder to become the undisputed champion of the world. Others, however, think Wilder will emerge victorious if both men […]
Chinedu Okeke Set To Battle Shawn Micheal For LBF Title
The year will definitely end with a bang for African boxing fans, as Nigeria’s Chinedu Okeke gears up to face United State’s of American veteran naval officer, Prince Shawn Mikel Hamilton, in a Heritage Boxing Entertainment (HBE) middleweight international championship bout. The fight, sanctioned by the Legend Boxing Foundation (LBF) — one of the world’s […]
Olaide Fijabi In Bad Shape For Super Lightweight Title Defense
Africa Boxing Union (ABU), Super Lightweight champion, Olaide Fijabi, may miss his title defense bout in Dakar, Senegal, due an injury he sustained while in training on Saturday. The Nigerian, who defeated Tanzanian boxer, Shedrach Ignas Koberto, to claim the title in December last year, was scheduled to meet Abderrazak Houya of Senegal on Saturday, […]
WBC Rules In Favor Of Joshua Vs Wilder-Fury Winner
A potential mega-bout between Anthony Joshua and the winner of Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury’s clash on December is the topic on everyone’s lips in world boxing. However, without a sanction by the WBC (World Boxing Council), the title-fight would never happen and, essentially, the winner cannot take the WBC title. Joshua currently holds the […]
Why Tyson Fury And Deontay Wilder Want To Fight Anthony Joshua
Anthony Joshua is currently the biggest scrapper in World boxing, and everyone, including the little guys in the sport, want a shot at him. Since wishes are not horses, only two guys – Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury – stand a chance of meeting the unified world heavyweight champion in a ring anytime soon. Joshua holds the […]
Did You Know? The First Nigerian To Win A Heavyweight Title
Boxing has existed as a sport in North Africa since 4000 BC. Back then, it was known as pugilism — which means sweet science. In the years that followed, the fight sport in which two men wearing tights and protective gloves throw punches at each other in a ring would go on to be one […]
“Anthony Joshua’s Next Fight Will Be Against A WBO Challenger” – Hearn
Just as many have speculated, Anthony Joshua’s next fight may be against a WBO mandatory challenger. In an interview with Sky Sports, Matchroom promoter, Eddie Hearn, says he believes that Dillian Whyte could be Joshua’s next mandatory challenger. Although Whyte has not been officially acknowledged by the WBO for a title defense bout against Joshua, […]
Who Is The Biggest Boxer In The World?
You might agree that Anthony Joshua is the biggest boxer in the world right now. The British-Nigerian currently holds three out of four heavyweight titles and has done well enough to defend his right to hold onto his belts time and time again. However, Deontay Wilder, who holds only one heavyweight title, World Boxing Council heavyweight, […]
GOtv Boxing Night 16th Edition – Bigger and Better
The 16th edition of the GOtv Boxing Night has been scheduled to hold on Sunday, October 14, at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, Lagos. This edition promises to be the biggest in a series of boxing nights, as organizers plan to thrill the audience with nine different bouts — the highest ever since the […]
Joshua Is Like Mike Tyson – Evander Holyfield
Former heavyweight champion, Evander Holyfield, believes Anthony Joshua is the best boxer in the heavyweight class. The unified heavyweight champion, defended his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight world titles against Alexander Povetkin last week, and chances are he will face Deontay Wilder next year for an undisputed title match if the American can defeat Tyson […]
Heavyweight: Oleksandr Usyk Wants A Shot At Joshua
Undisputed cruiserweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk, reveals he wants a chance to face unified heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua. Oleksandr is the first man ever in history to hold all four cruiserweight titles at a time, and he will stake it all down against challenger, Tony Bellew, at the Manchester Arena on November 10. It is not […]