PHOTOS: SAMUEL TAKYI RECEIVES HERO’S WELCOME UPON RETURN TO GHANA
With his Olympic bronze medal dangling around his neck, a beaming Samuel Takyi was given a heroic welcome on Friday when he landed in native Accra.
VIDEO: JOSHUA BUATSI KNOCKS OUT RICARDS BOLOTNIKS IN ELEVEN
Unbeaten light heavyweight Joshua Buatsi knocked out Latvian Ricards Bolotniks in the 11th round to extend his winning run to 15 fights.
VIDEO: CASIMERO EDGES BY RIGONDEAUX, RETAINS WORLD TITLE
WBO Bantamweight World Champion John Riel Casimero defeated two-division champion Guillermo Rigondeaux to retain his title Saturday night live on SHOWTIME headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. A three-division world champion, Casimero (31-4, 21 KOs) made his second successful title defense at 118-pounds, earning a career-best…
VIDEO: VERGIL ORTIZ SURVIVES SCARE, SCORES IMPRESSIVE KO OVER MEAN MACHINE
Vergil Ortiz Jr. (18-0, 18 KOs) retains his WBO International Welterweight Title and gets closer to a world title shot after his knock out defeat of the Lithuanian Egidijus “Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas (22-2-1, 18 KOs).