Boxing

Unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua says Tyson Fury can “cement his legacy” by facing him but should also “retire soon”. Joshua holds the IBF, WBO and WBA world titles and has agreed in principle to face WBC champion Fury in 2021. Both would need to win again first – …

Anthony Joshua’s long-held dream of fighting in Africa could be aided by the rising threat of another Nigerian heavyweight who plans to knock him off his perch. Heavyweight boxing prospect Efe Ajagba believes he has what it takes to beat Nigerian-born British boxer Anthony Joshua. Heavyweight prospects are defined by …

Encomium has continued to trail the exploits of Nigerian  born pugilist Kamarudeen Usman for retaining  his Ultimate fighting  Championship  belt against  Jorge Masvidal over the weekend. According  to a  statement  by the  Media office  of  Youth and Sports  Development  Minister Mr Sunday Dare, Usman’s win is not only inspiring, but …

Tyson Fury produced a brutal and brilliant masterclass to batter Deontay Wilder to a seventh-round stoppage, becoming world heavyweight champion again. Fury comprehensively outfought the previously undefeated and big-punching Wilder in their Las Vegas rematch to capture the WBC title and make a resounding statement about divisional dominance. Fury knocked …

The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, through its Legal Department, has written to boxer Bash Ali to desist from peddling false claims about a non-existent approval from the office of the Minister to embark on a world fight, reiterating that no such approval was given by the President, contrary …

Founder of Child Dignity Foundation, Mrs Amaka Awogu has announced Saturday, 14th of December as date for the 7th edition of its annual boxing competition for kids within Lagos state. The event will hold at the Brai Ayonote boxing gymnasium inside the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos state by 10 am …

Nigeria’s Helen ‘Iron Lady’ Joseph is set for action against Martina Horgasx from Hungary on Thursday in her bumpy return to professional boxing. The Super-Bantamweight fight, holding at the Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States, is the second for the 30-year-old after a one-year competition drought occasioned by lack of …

Andy Ruiz Jr has vowed to “end Anthony Joshua’s career in the desert”, confirming the Saudi Arabia rematch for the first time. The Mexican world champion took to Twitter on Saturday morning to publicly announce his agreement for the December 7 fight in the Middle East “I dethroned the king June …

Anthony Joshua believes “a lucky punch” caused his shock defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr and has criticised his rival for taking too long to conclusively end their fight. Joshua was floored four times in seven rounds when he lost his IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight championships to Ruiz Jr but …

Unified world heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr says he has not signed to fight Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia and hopes their rematch is in New York. A 7 December rematch in Saudi Arabia was announced on Friday and Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn told a a news conference on Monday it …