Three Nigerian boxers have booked their spots at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games after winning their bouts in the final of the Africa Olympic Boxing qualifiers in Dakar, Senegal on Friday. Nine boxers travelled to Dakar to represent Nigeria at the qualifiers, eight advanced to the quarter-finals, and six made it to the semi-final of the competition while three qualified …

Eight Nigerian boxers have advanced to the quarter-finals of the Africa Olympic Boxing qualifiers in Dakar, Senegal, as they aim to secure spots at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Nine boxers travelled to Dakar to represent Nigeria at the qualifiers and only Fatai Moshood (71kg) failed to advance, falling to DR Congo’s Steve Kulenguluka in the round of 32 on …

Sean Strickland defeated Isreal Adeanya to become the new middleweight champion of the world with all judges scoring the fight in this favour. A first-round knockdown by the American was the highlight of the fight that went the whole five rounds. It is back to the drawing board for the Nigerian-born fighter Adesanya as he was on the back foot …

Former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has delivered a seventh-round knockout of Robert Helenius in their heavyweight affair, making it his first KO win since he defeated Kubrat Puliev on 12 December 2020. Joshua was originally set for his third clash with Whyte at the O2 Arena, having lost to his fellow Briton as an amateur before knocking him out …

The highly anticipated rematch between Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte has been officially confirmed with the two heavyweight rivals set to face off once again on 12th August at the O2 Arena in London. The rematch comes after Joshua’s recent defeat to Oleksandr Usyk, as he aims to make a comeback in heavyweight boxing. Both fighters have had notable victories …

Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn has disclosed the British-Nigerian’s staggering payday for the clash vs Deontay Wilder in Saudi Arabia this December. When Skills Challenge Promotions first disclosed their interest in staging Joshua vs Wilder over in Saudi Arabia they promised that all parties involved would receive a ‘premium price’ for their services. For Joshua that ‘premium price’ will be …

A group – Family United By Sports (FUBS) – has paid the N600,000 outstanding hospital bill to ensure the release of the corpse of former Olympic boxer, Jerry Okorodudu, who died on Wednesday night. The death of sixty-four-year-old Okorodudu, who had been battling a foot ulcer, was confirmed by his wife, Adenike. The hospital in Ikorodu area of Lagos State …

Anthony Joshua took the opportunity to send a message to Jarrell Miller’s mother when their fight collapsed in 2019. The division’s unified king at the time was due to defend his three belts against the hometown challenger at Madison Square Garden in New York on 1st June, but ultimately ended up facing Andy Ruiz instead as Miller failed three drugs …

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Deontay Wilder was arrested in Los Angeles, United States early Tuesday for possession of a concealed weapon, police said. The Los Angeles Police Department said Wilder was detained in the early hours of Tuesday after being stopped by police while driving his Rolls Royce car in Hollywood. He was subsequently booked on suspicion of carrying …

Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has said that a potential fight with Deontay Wilder is ‘95 per cent done’ on his side and could take place in December if the deal goes through. Talks are ongoing over a proposed ‘tournament’ in Saudi Arabia which could also involve Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk fight on the same card. Joshua claimed his …