Grassroots sports development took center stage in Lagos State as the IBILE Divisional Boxing Championship got underway in Ojo Local Government, providing a platform for young boxers to showcase their talent and pursue sporting excellence. The Ojo Local Government Secretariat came alive with excitement as the Lagos Boxing Hall of Fame, in collaboration with the Lagos State Amateur Boxing Association,…
British-Nigerian heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has stepped up preparations for his long-awaited showdown with Tyson Fury by training with a specially designed heavy bag modelled after the “Gypsy King.” Joshua and Fury have signed contracts for their highly anticipated clash but must first navigate separate tune-up fights this weekend. Joshua will face Kristian Prenga in…
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has announced that he will come out of retirement to resume his professional boxing career following his scheduled exhibition bout with Mike Tyson later this spring. The 48-year-old former multi-division world champion retired in 2017 with a perfect 50–0 record but has since participated in several exhibition fights. In a statement to…
Tragedy struck Japan’s boxing community as two fighters—Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, both aged 28—died from brain injuries sustained during separate bouts on the same fight card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall on August 2. Kotari, who fought a 12-round draw with Yamato Hata, lost consciousness shortly after the match and passed away on August 8…
Former heavyweight champion George Foreman, who lost to Muhammad Ali in boxing’s iconic 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” before reclaiming the title two decades later, died Friday aged 76, his family said. Affectionately known as Big George, Foreman dropped out of school as a teenager, later becoming an Olympic champion and ultimately a boxing legend….
John Fury suffered a head injury during the ugly clash
