Tag: Boxing
Haye Vows To ‘Kill’ Chisora
David Haye has vowed to “kill” British heavyweight rival, Dereck Chisora, when they meet in a grudge boxing bout at…
Adopt-A-Talent Committee To Unveil Sponsored Athletes
Adopt-A-Talent Sports Programme of Lagos State Government is gradually achieving its objective, as some of the athletes of the programme…
Boxing Seedings: Barnes Blasts AIBA
The seeding system for boxers at the 2012 Olympics will be confirmed after the general weigh-in and draw at the…
Khan Shrugs Off Garcia Threats
Amir Khan has insisted he will not be distracted by the trash talk of his next opponent Danny Garcia and…
T.B Joshua Predicted My WBO Title Win
King Davidson, who won the World Boxing Organisation, WBO, International Light Middleweight belt last week, has revealed the inspiration behind…
Peter’s Nightmare Continues
Many a fan of the former Heavyweight champion, Samuel ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ Peter will sneer or worst still, attempt to…
Hall Of Fame Show: Boxers Set Rowe Park Aglow
By Bimbo Ajayi Boxing fans in Lagos State will be treated to exhilarating moments tomorrow as amateur boxers engage in…
I’ll Beat Bradley Anyday -Cole
By Jordan Olanipekun Nigerian professional boxer, Gift Cole has boasted that he would take American pugilist, Timothy Bradley to the…
Nwamuda Targets 3 Boxing Gold
By Jordan Olanipekun Professional boxing coach, Sunday Nwamuda believes some of his trainees would make him proud at the National…
Judges Rule In Favour Of Pacquiao
Members of a five-man review panel have ruled that Manny Pacquiao should have been declared the winner of his bout…
Cuban Boxers Will Surprise All –Savon
Away from his painting, watercolors and oil pipes, boxing legend Felix Savon, three-time Olympic champion, said the Cuban boxers will…
Cuba’s Ringondeaux retains WBA title
Cuba’s Guillermo Rigondeaux retained his World Boxing Association super-bantamweight world title on Saturday in Las Vegas with a fifth-round technical…
Nigerian Coaches Are Good
Respected boxing coach and former trainer of Lagos State boxing team, Joe Mensah, in this interview with Boxing In Focus…
Haye/Chisora Fight To Go Ahead
The controversial bout between David Haye and Dereck Chisora will definitely go ahead, according to organisers, after the Luxembourg Boxing…
Pacquiao Jabs Obama
Boxing champion, Manny Pacquiao, has come out swinging against US President, Barack Obama’s personal endorsement of same-sex marriage. In an…
Kom Targets Podium
India’s five-time world champion, MC Mary Kom, said a podium finish in the London 2012 Olympic Games would give her…
Adopt-A Talent Programme: Coaches Explain Seminar’s Benefit
Some of the coaches from Adopt A Talent sports Programme who attended one day seminar held last Friday have commended…
Mayweather, Cotto Set For Showdown
There is always something buzzing around Floyd Mayweather Jnr and typically it has nothing to do with serenity. Outspoken, profane…
Dada Ready For More Challenges
An upcoming female pugilist, Blessing Dada, has said that she is ready to take on any boxer within her weight…
Hall Of Fame Show: Action Resumes Tomorrow
The 30th edition of the Saturday Monthly Boxing Show will hold tomorrow at the Mobolaji Johnson Sports Centre, Rowe Park,…
Hall Of Fame Show Gets Medical Boost
Chaiman, Lagos Boxing Hall of Fame, LBHF, Wale Edun, has revealed that the State’s Ministry of Sports has made available…
Holyfield Visits Team Nigeria In Benin
Four-time World Heavyweight Champion and United States Peace Ambassador, Evander Holyfield, who is in Nigeria for a six-day visit, is…
Pacquiao To Run For Governorship Position
Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is looking for a job he can sink his teeth into – and it’s not…
Nigerian Boxers Will Win Medals At Olympics —Okoji
Head Coach of Paramount Boxing Club, Godwin Okoji, has expressed confidence in Nigerian boxers to win medals at the London…
WBC Won’t Sanction Haye/Klitsckho
David Haye is not a good example for boxing and should not have a world-title fight sanctioned, according to WBC…
Chisora Banned From Boxing
The British Boxing Board of Control, BBB of C, yesterday in Cardiff, withdrawn the licence of British heavyweight boxer, Dereck…
Nigerian boxer, Afolabi Becomes WBO Champ
Adebobola Alawode Nigerian born British boxer, Ola Afolabi has emerged the interim World Boxing Organisation, WBO cruiserweight champion. The 31-year…
Olympic Qualifier: Mensah To Coach Boxers
Adopt-A-Talent Sports Programme’s Boxing Chief Coach, Joe Mensah, is currently in the national camp, preparing the country’s pugilists ahead of…
Hall Of Fame Takes Boxing To Schools
Young talents in the give and take sport in Lagos will have the opportunity to express themselves tomorrow as the…
Boxing: Chisora, Haye Face Life Bans
Dereck Chisora and David Haye are facing life bans from boxing for their shameful Munich punch-up last weekend. Chisora has…