Andre Ward solidified his position as the world’s best fighter, pound for pound, with a stunning – and controversial – eighth round TKO of Sergey Kovalev. Ward retains the WBA, IBF & WBO light heavyweight belts he took from Kovalev last November via disputed decision. The rematch was equally controversial. In the days…
The Botswana amateur boxing team is in Congo to take part in the All Africa Boxing Championships, but some big names fell by the wayside. Tswiigi, Zwinila and the Bagwasi brothers, Kabelo and Kagiso did not board the plane to Congo. Botswana Boxing Asssociation (BoBA) public relations officer, Kenny Maragana said the selection was performance…
Experienced lightweight Nick Okoth and light heavyweight Elly Ajowi lead the National Boxing Team; twelve boxers for the African qualifiers of the World Boxing Championships that boxes-off in Congo Brazzaville from tomorrow to June 24. At long last, the team flew out to the Central African country on Friday morning after Boxing Association of…
Those who thought Olusegun Ajose drew inspiration from the fact that his father was a boxer and later a coach, got it wrong. In fact, he actually wanted to be a basket baller until he was beaten up by a girl. This led him to the boxing ring. Ajose, who in 2012 lost his bid…