Archives Tag: Champion
Golden Moment In Sports: When Ese Brume Retained Her Long Jump Title At the 2017 All Nigeria T&F Championships
April 19, 2022
Day 1 of the 2017 All Nigeria Track and Field Championships (ANT&FC) in Abuja, was just another opportunity for Nigerian long jump queen, Ese Brume, to exercise her dominance on the field. Brume, who was at the time the reigning Commonwealth and African Long Jump Gold medalists, shrugged off every doubt in her ability when … Continue reading Golden Moment In Sports: When Ese Brume Retained Her Long Jump Title At the 2017 All Nigeria T&F Championships
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Nigerians In Sports: Larry Ekundayo Retains IBF Title
April 19, 2022
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 … Continue reading Nigerians In Sports: Larry Ekundayo Retains IBF Title
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What’s Next For Joshua After Wilder & Fury Draw?
April 19, 2022
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 … Continue reading What’s Next For Joshua After Wilder & Fury Draw?
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Joshua’s Undisputed Bout May Happen In 2019
April 19, 2022
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 … Continue reading Joshua’s Undisputed Bout May Happen In 2019
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Golden Moments In Sports: When Aruna Quadri Won Africa’s First ITTF International Title
April 19, 2022
On Sunday, October 8th 2017, Aruna Quadri, broke through the world of table tennis, to win Africa’s first ever ITTF title outside the continent. Quadri, emerged the champion of the ITTF Challenge tagged ‘Polish Open,’ after he defeated Japan’s Kaii Yoshida, 11-7, 11-13 11-8, 6-11, 11-8, 14-12 (4-2), in a very thrilling encounter. Despite being … Continue reading Golden Moments In Sports: When Aruna Quadri Won Africa’s First ITTF International Title
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Chinedu Okeke Set To Battle Shawn Micheal For LBF Title
April 19, 2022
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 … Continue reading Chinedu Okeke Set To Battle Shawn Micheal For LBF Title
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Olaide Fijabi In Bad Shape For Super Lightweight Title Defense
April 19, 2022
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, … Continue reading Olaide Fijabi In Bad Shape For Super Lightweight Title Defense
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WBC Rules In Favor Of Joshua Vs Wilder-Fury Winner
April 19, 2022
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 … Continue reading WBC Rules In Favor Of Joshua Vs Wilder-Fury Winner
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Why Tyson Fury And Deontay Wilder Want To Fight Anthony Joshua
April 19, 2022
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 … Continue reading Why Tyson Fury And Deontay Wilder Want To Fight Anthony Joshua
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“Anthony Joshua’s Next Fight Will Be Against A WBO Challenger” – Hearn
April 19, 2022
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, … Continue reading “Anthony Joshua’s Next Fight Will Be Against A WBO Challenger” – Hearn
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Anthony Joshua Knocks Out Povetkin To Retain Heavyweight Crown
April 19, 2022
Anthony Joshua, once again held his own against a formidable challenger, Alexander Povetkin, to retain his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight belts on Saturday night at Wembley Stadium, London. Povetkin On The Assault The WBA mandatory challenger came at Joshua more prepared than the thousands at Wembley would have thought, handing the champ deadly mid … Continue reading Anthony Joshua Knocks Out Povetkin To Retain Heavyweight Crown
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Lennox Lewis Urges Anthony Joshua To Prove His Superiority
April 19, 2022
Former world Heavyweight Champion, Lennox Lewis, has called on Anthony Joshua to prove himself the superior warrior amongst the heavyweights in the division. Lewis recalled that he himself also had to walk the career path Joshua is treading right now and the current heavyweight champion must prove himself the best not just in the division … Continue reading Lennox Lewis Urges Anthony Joshua To Prove His Superiority
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Scrabble Readmitted Into 2018 NSF
April 19, 2022
Scrabble has officially been readmitted into the 2018 National Sports Festival (NSF), scheduled for November in Abuja. The decision came after months of protests and petitions to the sports ministry by Nigerian scrabble pundits over the exclusion of the sport from Nigeria’s biennial multi-sport event. dissatisfaction Scrabble players and officials were quite dissatisfied with the … Continue reading Scrabble Readmitted Into 2018 NSF
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Ambrose Becomes Double Champion
April 19, 2022
By Arinze Ude Super Eagles defender Efe Ambrose helped Celtic win the Scottish Cup with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Hibernian on Sunday. Striker, Gary Hooper grabbed a brace in the first half to help the Scottish giants lift yet another Scottish Cup at the expense of Hibernian in a final played at Hamped Park. … Continue reading Ambrose Becomes Double Champion
Nigerian Boxer is WBO Champion!
April 19, 2022
By Arinze Ude Former Nigerian amateur boxer, King Davidson Emenogu defeated Russia’s Russia’s Andrejs Iodinovs in the fifth round to retain his World Boxing Organization (WBO) International light middleweight title in Southampton on Sunday. Emenogu, who was initially pencilled down for a fight against Ghanaian-born Philip Kotey, knocked out the Russian opposition in the … Continue reading Nigerian Boxer is WBO Champion!
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