Tag: Boxing
Boxing Bout: Lagos Boxers Plot To Dislodge Londoners
Coach Wasiu Bisiriyu of the Lagos State Boxing Association, Thursday said his boxers are preparing to defeat their British Amateur…
WBO Cruiserweight Title: Afolabi Dares Huck
WBO World Champion Marco Huck (35-2-1, 25 KOs) and his challenger Ola Afolabi (19-2-4, 9 KOs) have already entered fight…
WBO Champion Jabs Amateur Boxers
Isaac Ekpo, current World Boxing Organisation, WBO’s, African Super Middleweight champion, charged upcoming boxers in the country not to entirely…
Bash Ali: Nigeria May Lose Right To Germany
There are strong indications that Nigeria may lose the hosting right to stage the Guinness Book of World Record bout…
Boxing: Mayweather to fight Alvarez in Las Vegas
World welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather will put his undefeated record on the line when he fights Mexican champ Saul “Canelo”…
Holyfield, Tyson Visit Nigeria
Other things being equal, two former undisputed boxing world champions, Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson are expected to visit Nigeria…
Bash Ali Takes Protest To PDP In Abuja
Ageless pugilist, Bash Ali resumed as a gateman at the headquarters of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, at Wadata Plaza…
Mounting Challenges Facing New Sports Federations
Yesterday, elections were held in 21 sports federations to usher in new president and vice presidents to govern sports bodies…
Celebrating Adetokunbo Sofoluwe 1950-2012
By Funmilayo Sofoluwe My first encounter with Adetokunbo was in the 1960s through my older brother when they both attended…
Lagos Appoints Mensah, Onanuga, As Coaches
Lagos State is set to engage the services of 82 coaches that will work with the 37 sports associations in…
Bash Ali Keen On Fighting In Nigeria
Despite repeated botched effort to see that the proposed Guinness Book of World Record bout is staged in Nigeria, World…
Lagos Boxing Hall Of Fame Show For Saturday
Amateur boxers will celebrate their Easter with battles in the ring on Saturday as the Lagos Hall of Fame Monthly…
My Next Target Is World Police Games
After winning gold medal in the boxing event for Zone 2 at the recently concluded 10th Police Games in Port…
Omotoso Ready For Vargas
So much of boxing is based on capitalising on that big opportunity when it arises. Come Saturday at the Home Depot Center,…
Davidson Dedicates Victory To Sick Dad
King Davidson returned to action for the first time in eight months to secure a comfortable win over Andrejs Loginovs…