Tag: BOXING
Boxing: Larry Ekundayo pens deal with MGM
African Boxing Union (ABU) Welterweight Champion, Larry Ekundayo, has joined Team MGM after signing a management deal.
“This move has come at the perfect stage...
Boxing champion, Tyson Fury, tests positive for cocaine
World heavyweight boxing champion, Tyson Fury, has tested positive for cocaine according to multiple media reports.
The 28-year-old recently pulled out of his title defence...
Skoro wins N1m at GOtv Boxing Night 8
West African Boxing Union featherweight champion, Waidi "Skoro" Usman, was Saturday named winner of the N1million cash prize for the best boxer at GOtv...
GOtv Boxing Night 8: Afonja brands Sunny King Hammer kid boxer
Abolaji "Afonja Warrior" Rasheed, the West African Boxing Union middleweight champion, has branded his next opponent, Sunny King Hammer, a kid boxer.
Afonja was responding...
Boxing: Anthony Joshua knocks out Breazeale to retain IBF title
Anthony Joshua retained his IBF World Heavyweight title with a seventh-round stoppage of Dominic Breazeale on Saturday night in London.
The 2012 Olympic gold medallist...
30 of Muhammad Ali’s best quotes
Muhammad Ali, one of the most iconic sportsmen in history, died on Friday at 74.
Here are 30 of some of his best quotes
I...
‘The Greatest’, Muhammad Ali, dies at 74
Muhammad Ali, undoubtedly the most iconic boxer of his era, died on Friday at the age of 74, his family has confirmed.
The former world...
Boxing: Injury forces Larry Ekundayo to postpone ABU title defence
Nigeria’s African Boxing Union welterweight champion, Larry Ekundayo, has postponed his scheduled title defence against Saidi Mundi of Tanzania because of injury.
A statement by...
Manny Pacquiao sworn into the Philippines Senate
Filipino boxing great, Manny Pacquiao, was sworn in as a senator in the Philippines Senate on Thursday.
The 37-year-old retired boxer was among the 12...
Larry Ekundayo battles Tanzania’s Saidi Mundi in first ABU title defence
East meets West as the pride of Nigeria, Larry 'The Natural' Ekundayo, defends his African Boxing Union (ABU) title belt against Tanzanian Saidi Mundi...