THE WEEK IN BOXING – DECEMBER 12, 2017
Check out Eric Armit’s comprehensive report in The Week In Boxing – December 12, 2017!
INDONGO VS. MTC BATTLE INTENSIFIES
Former unified world champion Julius “Blue Machine” Indongo of Namibia is pushing to sever ties with the country’s leading boxing promotion, the MTC Nestor Sunshine Boxing and Fitness Academy, this reporter can further confirm that Indongo has now instructed his lawyers to take up the matter. In Friday’s report, inside sources at the Sunshine…
NIGERIA BOXING FEDERATION INVITES 32 BOXERS TO CAMP
The Nigeria Boxing Federation has invited 32 boxers to camp ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. According to Ademisoro Bode, the Secretary General of the NBF, 16 male and16 female boxers across eight weight categories will resume camping on December 17 in Lagos. He said the boxers would remain at the…
PSC-PACQUIAO AMATEUR BOXING CUP BEGINS SATURDAY
Eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao believes boxing could end the country’s medal drought in the Olympics hence his partnership with the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) for the PSC-Pacquiao Amateur Boxing Cup that begins Saturday in General Santos City. “We will be fighting opponents of the same weight that is why I believe we would…
UNDEFEATED 140-POUND PROSPECTS MEET ON JAN. 12 SHOBOX SHOW
NEW YORK (Dec. 12, 2017) – Uzbekistan power-puncher Shohjahon Ergashev will face the toughest test of his career in fellow undefeated and top-10 ranked Sonny Fredrickson in the telecast opener of ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, Jan. 12 live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT) from Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y. In…