Francis Ngannou tipped the scales at almost a stone and a half heavier than Briton Anthony Joshua at a lively weigh-in for Friday’s heavyweight bout in...
Heavyweight Otto Wallin was just as shocked as the rest of the boxing world when Francis Ngannou floored Tyson Fury but the Swede says it’s unlikely...
Francis Ngannou said his strong showing in his pro boxing debut against Tyson Fury has given him confidence ahead of his bout against British heavyweight Anthony...
Former two-time boxing heavy weight champion, Anthony Joshua said he wants to deliver a statement win by knocking out former mixed martial arts champion Francis Ngannou...
Sunday, 25 February, marked 60 years since a 22-year-old named Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) defeated the favourite Sonny Liston, whom he had humiliated and beaten for the...
Anthony Joshua has called his upcoming fight with Francis Ngannou a ‘gimmick’. The former two-time heavyweight champion initially dismissed the idea of fighting Ngannou but will...
Two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will take on former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in a boxing bout in Saudi Arabia, organisers said. Joshua had...
Anthony Joshua rolled back the years to dominate Otto Wallin at Riyadh’s Kingdom Arena early Sunday, with the Swede’s corner stopping the fight in the break...
Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua said there would be “no future” for him in the sport if he fails to beat Otto Wallin in Saudi...
Former world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder said the main reason why he has not fought Anthony Joshua yet is because the British boxer’s promoters are afraid...
Anthony Joshua could revisit the Rumble in the Jungle as part of an “iconic” bout around the 50th anniversary of the legendary fight, says Eddie Hearn....
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will fight for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world in Riyadh on Feb. 17, organisers announced on Thursday. Britain’s Fury...
Former world heavyweight champions Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua will fight separate opponents on the same bill at a mega-show in Saudi Arabia on Dec. 23,...
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have finally signed the contracts to unify boxing’s heavyweight title division. Fury and the Ukrainian fighter will put their respective WBC, IBF,...
It’s no secret whose name Tyson Fury’s father, John Fury, used to name his son, Tyson Fury. John Fury named Tyson Fury after the legendary American Heavyweight who became the...
Daniel Dubois has formally appealed to the World Boxing Association (WBA) to declare his loss to Ukraine’s world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk last month a No...
Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk who snatched the world heavyweight boxing titles from Anthony Joshua has knocked out British challenger Daniel Dubois in nine rounds on Saturday to retain his...
Former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua beat Finnish stand-in Robert Helenius with a seventh round single-punch knockout on Saturday to keep himself on track for a...
Anthony Joshua retains an impressive career record, despite recent defeats against Oleksandr Usyk, and will hope to continue his return to winning ways against Robert Helenius...
Anthony Joshua will take on Robert Helenius this weekend at the O2 Arena, with the Finnish heavyweight replacing Dillian Whyte following his failed drugs test. Whyte...
Following the cancellation of the proposed fight with Dillian Whyte over dope issues, Anthony Joshua could face former rival Andy Ruiz Jr who was the first boxer...
Dillian Whyte has returned ‘adverse analytical findings’ in a random dope test and next week’s heavyweight fight with former world champion Anthony Joshua is off, promoters...
In preparation for his October 28 mega- buck boxing superfight against Tyson Fury, former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou may undergo special training under the tutelage...
While a unification bout at Wembley against Tyson Fury is no longer on the cards, Oleksandr Usyk could still compete under the lights after swapping his boxing gloves...
Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has spoken about his desire to face Dillian Whyte in a rematch this summer as he sets his sights on winning...
Anthony Joshua, according to Manchester Evening News, has agreed to remove the rematch clause from his contract in order to secure a fight with his rival...
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn has stated that Anthony Joshua’s team has sent an offer to former world title contender Dillian Whyte over a potential rematch in August...
Tyson Fury has stated that his team are back in discussions with Anthony Joshua over a potential heavyweight clash. The WBC champion failed to reach an...
Promoter Eddie Hearn said on Saturday that reigning world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has not yet sent a contract to fellow Brit Anthony Joshua for a...
The journey of Eworitse Ezra Arenyeka, may not be known to many, but his successful inroad into the world of professional boxing will always be an...
China’s Zhilei ‘Big Bang’ Zhang set his sights on Ukraine’s heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk after dealing Britain’s Joe Joyce a first professional defeat on Saturday....
Anthony Joshua is set to brush off competitors as he bids to invest in a huge property located in one of the most exclusive streets of...
President Muhammadu Buhari celebrates the victory of Nigerian-born boxer, Anthony Joshua, over Jermaine Franklin, commending the triumph of the gifted pugilist over a formidable opponent. Extolling...
“Come out now, am now ready for you”, Anthony Joshua tells the Gypsy King, Tyson Fury Anthony Joshua has regained his confidence after he got his...
Anthony Joshua took the microphone and spoke about his victory over America’s Jermaine Franklin. Excerpts: “No knockout, so no good. It is a brutal sport, but...
Anthony Joshua on Saturday night beat America’s Jermaine Franklin. The fight at the 02 Arena in London. The fight went full distance as Joshua won the...
Anthony Joshua and Jermaine Franklin fight on Saturday night. (Photo: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing) Anthony Joshua will head into Saturday’s fight with Jermaine Franklin at a career...
Ahead of this weekend’s bout at the O2 Arena, Anthony Joshua has said that he will retire from boxing if he loses against Jermaine Franklin. The...
Anthony Joshua is fighting not only for his ring future on Saturday night but also for the oft-delayed mega fight with Tyson Fury. By a supreme irony the...
Anthony Joshua gets set for next month’s bout with Jermaine Franklin Kunle Solaja Your RatingUser Rating: 0 (0 votes) Anthony Joshua returns to the ring next...
WBA Boxing has issued a deadline of April 1 to sign off on the unification battle between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. There has been a...
It is 50 years today since the memorable boxing bout of the legendary Muhammed Ali and Joe Burgner in Las Vegas, United State. It was on...
Britain’s former twice world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will make his ring return in London on April 1 against American Jermaine Franklin, promoters Matchroom and DAZN...
After successive defeats in the hands of Ukraine’s Olelsandr Usyk, the latest being last August, Anthony Joshua is returning to the ring to fight American heavywight...
Deontay Wilder’s trainer Malik Scott has given his view on Tyson Fury’s skills, with a glowing appraisal of the undefeated heavyweight champion. Malik Scott said that...
Efe Ajagba fared better against an unbeaten boxer-puncher early Sunday morning in Nigeria (but Saturday night in the US) than the last time he fought one....
Anthony Joshua will be oping for a big fight in 2023, but after successive defeats his options could be limited after missing out on a Tyson...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. On January 1, 1964, Nigeria’s first president, Nnamdi Azikiwe in a New Year message analysed the state of sports in the country and...
Boxing fans around the world have voiced their anger after promoter Frank Warren appeared to reveal that the impending Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk bout would...
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have agreed to fight each other next in a world heavyweight title unification bout, according to veteran boxing promoter Bob Arum....
Ukraine’s WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO champion Oleksandr Usyk said on Monday he would do anything to win against Britain’s Tyson Fury but would be glad...
Oleksandr Usyk said he is only interested in fighting Britain’s Tyson Fury next and wants a bout to unify the world heavyweight titles held early next...
The fury that Tyson Fury displayed on Monday at the expiration of his deadline for Anthony Joshua to sign a contract for a title fight appears...
Anthony Joshua could not meet the Monday 5pm deadline to sign a fight contract that could have seen him become a boxing champion again. He was...
Gloves worn by Evander Holyfield during the infamous world heavyweight title fight in 1997 where Mike Tyson bit off a portion of his ear have been...
WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has called off his proposed ‘Battle of Britain’ bout with Anthony Joshua, saying his compatriot had not signed the contract...
Isiah Jones, a promising American boxer, was shot to death after a fight with his brother. The news was reported by RingTV, an outlet specializing in...
There is “no chance” the contract for a proposed all-British heavyweight world title fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will be signed on Monday, says...
Tyson Fury has set Anthony Joshua a deadline of Monday to sign a contract for their hugely anticipated all-British showdown or forget about facing him for the world...
Oleksandr Usyk looks like he will be taking on a new opponent in 2023 and has named his choice as talks for Fury vs Joshua in 2022...
Anthony Joshua has entered the WBC heavyweight rankings in sixth and believes that his chance against the champion may not come again Following his split decision...
Anthony Joshua has accepted terms for a Dec. 3 fight with Tyson Fury and is waiting for the WBC world heavyweight champion to respond, his management...
The reason why Tyson Fury would not be happy with a December 17 fight with Anthony Joshua has now been revealed with the Gypsy King hoping...
According to Manchester Evening News, the anticipated Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua boxing bout is set to take place before the end of 2022 and the...
Anthony Joshua has said that he would be ready to fight world champion Tyson Fury in December after he was issued a public challenge on Monday...
World champion Tyson Fury issued a public challenge on Monday to Anthony Joshua to fight a ‘Battle of Britain’ for the WBC heavyweight boxing belt. Joshua,...
Following back-to-back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk, Anthony Joshua has an uphill battle to fulfil his desire to become a three-time world champion. The third defeat of...
Tyson Fury is now looking to face Oleksandr Usyk after witnessing him defeat Anthony Joshua Tyson Fury has continued to let his team know that he...
The rematch against Usyk has been incredibly lucrative for the British star but AJ still falls short of Fury’s earnings. Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury are...
Anthony Joshua has been told that he should fight former opponent Dillian Whyte and finally meet with long-term rival Deontay Wilder after his devastating loss to...
Two women have filed lawsuits in the United States after accusing ex-heavyweight world champion George Foreman of sexual abuse in the 1970s. The women say they...
Briton Anthony Joshua said he had let himself down by allowing his emotions to get the better of him after a second straight loss to Ukraine’s...
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury urged the UK government to take tougher action against knife crime after his cousin was stabbed to death in the early...
As Britian’s Anthony Joshua whose roots are from Sagamu in Ogun State of Nigeria battled gamely to regain his lost four boxing titles, FIFA’s president Gianni...
Anthony Joshua has the “hunger” to fight again and plans to return to the ring in December following a second straight loss to Oleksandr Usyk, the...
An emotional Anthony Joshua fought back tears as he reflected on his second straight loss to Oleksandr Usyk in Jeddah on Saturday, saying he was deeply...
Briton Leon Edwards pulled off a fifth-round head-kick knockout out of nowhere to dethrone Kamaru Usman and win the UFC welterweight title at UFC 278 on...
Oleksandr Usyk turned his sights on rival heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury on Sunday after beating Britain’s Anthony Joshua on a split points decision to retain...
Anthony Joshua’s bid to recapture the unified heavyweight titles ended in disappointment as Oleksandr Usyk produced a terrific performance to win by split decision in Jeddah,...
British-Somali super-bantamweight Ramla Ali took little more than a minute on Saturday to win the first sanctioned female professional boxing bout held in Saudi Arabia. The...
According to Matchroom Boxing, there are seven fights on the undercard for Joshua-Usyk 2, including two world title eliminators. Filip Hrgovic will take on China’s Zhang Zhilei...
Anthony Joshua has gained 4lbs ahead of his fight with Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday. The 32-year-old boxer took many by surprise when he stripped his top off to...
Anthony Joshua is looking for revenge as he takes on Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk in a rematch in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night. Usyk remains unbeaten after winning by unanimous...
Can the king regain his crown? That is the poser the dethroned WBA (Super), WBO and IBF heavyweight titles holder, Anthony Joshua will have to answer as he...
Ukraine’s defending world champion Oleksandr Usyk and British challenger Anthony Joshua hit the scales heavier than before ahead of their heavyweight title rematch in Saudi Arabia...
Ukraine’s defending champion Oleksandr Usyk is attracting the money ahead of his “Rage on the Red Sea” heavyweight world title rematch with Britain’s Anthony Joshua in...
A “re-invented” Anthony Joshua said he is well aware of Oleksandr Usyk’s tricks and knows what he must do to defeat the Ukrainian when they meet...
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said on Friday he is to “walk away” from boxing, two days after insisting he would make a comeback to the...
Former Super Falcons coach Sam Okpodu and veteran journalist Dr Jonnie Isebor will be among the speakers who will gather at The Fellow Hall, Lanham, Maryland,...
The heavyweight title belt from the legendary “Rumble in the Jungle” fight that Muhammad Ali won in 1974 has been sold at an auction for $6.18...
Joshua and Usyk meet in a highly-anticipated rematch in Saudi Arabia later this month and former world champion David Haye has given AJ some advice ahead...
Ghanaian boxer Shakul Samed is out of the Commonwealth Games after failing a drugs test. Samed’s A sample came back positive for furosemide – a banned...
All eyes will be on Team Nigeria as the Commonwealth Games open in the City of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Splendid performance by two of...
The fiercely anticipated rematch between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk is just around the corner as they step foot in the ring on August 20. Anthony...
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has said he would return to the ring to fight Anthony Joshua in their native England provided the bout was free to...
Tommy Fury, the younger half brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury on Tuesday said he was barred at Heathrow airport from boarding a plane bound for the United...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stripped the International Boxing Association (IBA) of its rights to organise boxing events at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games due...
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said he is willing to return to the ring for a potential unification bout against Anthony Joshua or Oleksandr Usyk but...
WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury is in talks to face the winner of Anthony Joshua’s rematch against Oleksandr Usyk despite having repeatedly spoken of hanging...
Anthony Joshua’s rematch against Oleksandr Usyk is likely to be held on 20 August in the Middle East. Ukrainian Usyk beat Joshua on points last year to claim...
Lightweight boxer Simiso Buthelezi has died after suffering bleeding on the brain following a bout at the weekend in Durban, Boxing South Africa (BSA) confirmed on...
Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk is set to be staged at Jeddah Super Dome, a record-breaking state-of-the-art arena in Saudi Arabia. A date for Joshua’s...
Ukrainian former world boxing heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban Russian athletes, following the Russian invasion in his...
Floyd Mayweather was undefeated in the ring in his boxing career, and now the American is keen to take on a different challenge in Africa’s most...
The two-time heavyweight champion of the world and passionate Manchester United fan did not hold back in his assessment of the Red Devils’ performance away at...
WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury closed the door on a return to the ring, saying on Wednesday that the siren song of fame, fortune and...
Olympic gold medallist Oleksandr Usyk will harness the star power of his rematch with Briton Anthony Joshua to raise relief funds for his native Ukraine, the...
Dillian Whyte has broken his silence after his sixth round knockout defeat to Tyson Fury on Saturday night. The Brixton fighter had waited for nearly five...
Tyson Fury will return to the ring only for a title unification bout, his wife Paris said after “The Gypsy King” retained the WBC heavyweight world...
Tyson Fury emerged unscathed from a turbulent fight week to cement his place among the greats of heavyweight boxing with a stunning TKO win over Dillian...
Tyson Fury scored a stunning technical knockout victory over Dillian Whyte, landing a right uppercut to deck the challenger in the sixth round and retain the...
Former boxer and longest reigning monarch in Oyo State, South West Nigeria, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, has passed on. He was 83 years old. He reigned for 52 years...
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury weighed in 11lbs heavier than challenger Dillian Whyte ahead of their title bout at London’s Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Fury, 33,...
Dillian Whyte has told Anthony Joshua he is not welcome at Saturday’s dust-up with Tyson Fury. The Body Snatcher wants Joshua to snub a ringside seat at...
Mike Tyson was involved in a scuffle with another passenger on an airplane at San Francisco International Airport on Wednesday, his spokesperson confirmed to ESPN. TMZ...
Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn said the United Kingdom is among the venues being considered to host the Briton’s rematch against Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk, adding that...
World heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk’s rematch with Anthony Joshua is likely to take place in late June with Saudi Arabia among the venues being considered, his...
Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has left his native Ukraine where he teamed up with the militia wading off the Russian invasion. He is set to prepare for his...
The International Boxing Association (IBA), led by Russian Umar Kremlev, has followed the recommendations set out by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), banning boxers and officials...
A summary of some measures taken by sports federations following the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) recommendations to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from competing...
Britain’s heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury has reportedly said he will retire after the defence of his WBC title against Dillian Whyte in April. This has put...
Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk has enlisted with the Kyiv Territorial Defence in a heroic bid to protect his homeland after Russia launched its devastating invasion, with the heavyweight even pictured...
Former heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko said he would take up arms alongside his brother and fellow Hall of Famer Wladimir Klitschko to fight in what...
Former boxing heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua has heaped praise on Floyd Mayweather for helping him prepare for his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. Just like the great...
Oleksandr Usyk has identified some “strange” behaviours that could give him the upper hand ahead of his rematch with Anthony Joshua. The Ukrainian is set to...
Anthony Joshua is eyeing up a fight against Tyson Fury after his Oleksandr Usyk rematch but Chinese heavyweight Zhang Zhilei could be a potential opponent. Anthony...
It’s been a fantastic year for boxing and there’s plenty of highlights to look back on including Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk and Canelo Alvarez victories. It’s...
After an initial speculation, Anthony Joshua, according to Manchester Evening News, has now made it clear that he would not accept any offer from Tyson Fury’s...
With discussion on going about Anthony Joshua stepping aside for Tyson Fury to take on Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk for the world titles unification bout, it has...
Anthony Joshua says he remains “angry at myself” after losing to Oleksandr Usyk but “it’s fuelling me every day”. Joshua, 32, surrendered the WBA, WBO and...
Analytics in sport has been on the rise over the last 20 years. However, Tyson Fury does not believe in its place in boxing. The popularisation of analytics in...
Tyson Fury’s next opponent is yet to be confirmed following Dillian Whyte’s latest setback and with Anthony Joshua facing Oleksandr Usyk in a rematch next year...
Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua will initiate plans for a rematch by discussing the probable venue for the fight, Usyk’s promoter Alexander Krassyuk said on Thursday....
Tyson Fury was “very badly injured” going into his knockout victory over Deontay Wilder last month and has since undergone elbow surgery to correct the problem,...
Kamaru Usman scrunched his face in a playful manner and tilted his head. He had just defended his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title in a five-round...
Questions are being asked about safety procedures in Zimbabwean boxing following the death of Taurai Zimunya after he was knocked out in a fight in Harare....
Anthony Joshua has said he is “done with losing” as he considers a coaching shake-up following his defeat by Oleksandr Usyk. Joshua, who lost the WBA,...
BY MACHALES NDUKAIHE Nigerian born Belgian Kickboxer Jente Nnamadim is ready to fight under the Nigerian flag and follow the path paved by Israel Adesanya to...
Nico Ali Walsh, grandson of the legendary Muhammad Ali, continued his fairytale start in professional boxing by winning his second fight with a third-round knock-out of James...
The winner of the Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua rematch is likely to be ordered to defend their world heavyweight titles against Robert Helenius, who defeated...
The former world champion is set to face Usyk again in a rematch, having lost his belts to the Ukrainian last month Frank Warren has urged...
Anthony Joshua has met with several American-based trainers as he considers a shake-up to his coaching set-up following his defeat by Oleksandr Usyk. According to BBC...
Oleksandr Usyk is already planning for a fight against Tyson Fury, and wants to face the Gypsy King after his rematch with Anthony Joshua, Manchester Evening...
The former world champion is set to face Usyk again in a rematch, having lost his belts to the Ukrainian last month Frank Warren has urged...
Anthony Joshua, the former heavyweight champion has been spotted in the United States as he begins his preparations for his rematch with Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk. According...
Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk have both passed their final drug tests following their heavyweight title clash last month. Joshua was comfortably outboxed in front of...
Anthony Joshua has posted a cryptic message on social media after Tyson Fury’s win over Deontay Wilder last weekend, which saw his British foe cement his...
Anthony Joshua reign as World heavyweight boxing champion may have been over as even his promoter, Eddie Hearn appears to have lost faith in the boxer...
Deontay Wilder’s promoter has come out to say that his client will definitely fight with Anthony Joshua soon. Finkel recently revealed this to the press, and...
Five days after their third head-to-head matchup, Deontay Wilder has sent a message of gratitude to Tyson Fury. In a post on Instagram, Wilder congratulated Fury on his...
Eddie Hearn insists Deontay Wilder was “not normal” during his knockout defeat to Tyson Fury. The American was dropped four times on the way to suffering an 11th round stoppage...
Deontay Wilder has been hit with a six-month medical suspension in the aftermath of his knockout defeat by Tyson Fury in Las Vegas, another major blow to the Bronze Bomber’s...
Tyson Fury is back on British soil after his epic victory over Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas – but there was no special treatment awaiting the Gypsy King at Heathrow Airport....
Though defeated back-to-back by Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder through his trainer, Malik Scott, has ruled out retirement from the ring, even as he eyes a possible...
Tyson Fury, an avid supporter of Manchester United has warned that the town is not big enough to accommodate him and football superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo. The...
It was fun galore for Tyson Fury after he had beaten Deontay Wilder. Still basking in the glory of his second defeat of the American, he...
Days after Nigerian-born Anthony Joshua lost his four world heavyweight boxing titles, another Nigerian heavyweight boxer, Efe Ajagba has lost his first professional fight as he...
Tyson Fury beat Deontay Wilder with a vicious 11th round knockout to retain his WBC heavyweight title at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday (Oct...
Tyson Fury is the winner! A brutal, epic, slugfest between two champions ends in the 11th round. Deontay Wilder turned up tonight and gave his all. Fury...
The University of Ilorin, venue of the sixth National Youth Games is already in competition mood as the commencement date for the games approaches. The Federal...
A furious Tyson Fury vowed to knock out Deontay Wilder when the two rivals meet for the third time on Saturday (Oct 6) in Las Vegas...
WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury says he will be a “sad and lonely” person when he ends his boxing career. The unbeaten 33-year-old will be...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Perhaps more than any other human endeavour, sports have been in the vanguard of bridge-building in Nigeria in the past 61 years. To the...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Sports Village Square takes a peep down memory lane since Nigeria’s independence 61 years ago. The findings are encapsulated in 60 paragraphs November 30,...
Defeated two-time world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua has remarked that he has learnt his lesson. The 31 year old lost his four belts to mandatory...
Zimbabwe-born British professional boxer, Derek Chisora who in 2012 challenged for the WBC heavyweight title against Vitali Klitscho has come in defence of Anthony Joshua over...
Manny Pacquiao, one of the most decorated fighters in world boxing, announced his retirement from the sport on Wednesday (Sept 29) to concentrate on a run for...
Manny Pacquiao is finally hanging up his gloves, capping a phenomenal two-decade career that swept him from being a hardscrabble, odd-job worker at a poor coastal...
Newly crowned world heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk expects a rematch against Anthony Joshua in February or March and has his sights on a title unification...
Could there have been conspiracy? The poser comes to light following a deluge of social media comments insisting that Anthony Joshua’s fight with Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk...
Despite losing his titles on Saturday night, Anthony Joshua earned a massive £15million (₦ 8.4 billion) in his loss to Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk. As he awaits triggering...
In the final seconds of the fight that had humbled him, Anthony Joshua’s giant frame sagged against the ropes in front of the ringside rows of...
Anthony Joshua has suffered the second defeat of his career as he was outclassed by Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk and lost by unanimous decision. And so, his...
Anthony Joshua has revealed his pride after a stunning 40-foot mural was unveiled on Tottenham High Road ahead of his bout against Oleksandr Usyk. Joshua’s mantra of ‘stay hungry,...
A huge 40-foot mural of Anthony Joshua has been unveiled at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium ahead of his fight with Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk this Saturday. Meanwhile, Joshua has...
Many Nigerians will easily remember the Ukraine boxing brothers- Vitali and Wladamir Klitschko – the latter of which was stopped by Joshua in an 11-round thriller...
According to Daily Mail, Tyson Fury who is hanging around the corner for the anticipated clash with Anthony Joshua for the world heavyweight title unification bout...
Even by Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearns, the two-time World Heavyweight champion is going to be in for a long night as he faces on Saturday,...
Nigeria’s youth and sports development Minister, Sunday Dare has remarked that his ministry will ensure fairness and a level playing field for all those aspiring to...
The Nigeria Ministry of Youth and sports Development has released the time table for election into the boards of sports federations in the country. The elections will hold...
Former heavyweight world champion Evander Holyfield looked all of his 58 years in a first-round technical knockout loss to mixed martial arts star Vitor Belfort on...
Former US President Donald Trump provided ringside commentary for the Holyfield boxing bout at Seminole Hard Rock casino in Hollywood, Florida. Trump, who tirelessly boosted Holyfield throughout his undercard...
Ridwan Oyekola, who won the World Boxing Federation (WBF) International Super Featherweight title last year, has stepped up preparations for a mandatory title defence in October....
Manny Pacquiao lost on his return to the ring after a two-year absence as Cuba’s Yordenis Ugas upset the odds to win by unanimous decision and...
Nico Ali Walsh, the grandson of former heavyweight champion and boxing legend Muhammad Ali, defeated Jordan Weeks by technical knockout in his professional boxing debut on Saturday....
Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title defence against Oleksandr Usyk will take place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 25 September. Joshua, 31, will risk his IBF, WBA...
Tyson Fury’s heavyweight title defence against Deontay Wilder has been postponed after the champion and members of his camp contracted Covid-19, the World Boxing Council (WBC)...
Boxer Lehlohonolo Ledwaba – a former world champion in the professional game – has died at the age of 49 after contracting COVID-19. Known by the...
Muhammad Ali’s grandson, Nico Ali Walsh, is to make his professional boxing debut on August 14 in a four-round middleweight fight. The 20-year-old star, who is...
The World Boxing Organisation (WBO) on Saturday (May 22) ordered Anthony Joshua to defend his heavyweight title against mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk after his bout with...
Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder have verbally committed to a third fight, ESPN reported on Thursday night (May 20), days after an arbitration ruling halted fight...
Tyson Fury does not expect to face Anthony Joshua in his next fight after Deontay Wilder requested $20m to step aside and allow their bout to...
Tyson Fury has been ordered to fight Deontay Wilder for a third time, casting doubt over a proposed August super bout with Anthony Joshua. Fury, 32,...
Tyson Fury on Sunday (May 16) said his long-awaited world heavyweight title unification bout against Anthony Joshua would take place in Saudi Arabia on Aug 14. “Massive announcement...
A long-awaited world heavyweight boxing title unification fight between British rivals Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua is set for Saudi Arabia in August, promoter Eddie Hearn...
Only the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) which has a special status as a parastatal under the sports ministry is spared as 31 of 32 sports federations...
Eddie Hearn has confirmed that Anthony Joshua’s training camp for his fight with Tyson Fury is in full swing. It has been revealed that both heavyweights have...
Marvelous Marvin Hagler, who dominated boxing’s middleweight division in the 1980s, has died at the age of 66, his wife Kay said on Saturday (March 13)....
Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will fight this year with “no more issues” to prevent the heavyweight unification bout from happening, promoter Bob Arum said on...
The intensive and highly structured closed-camping activities put in place by the Lagos State Sports Commission for Team Lagos athletes in readiness for the 20th National...
Leon Spinks, the gap-toothed fighter from the St Louis slums who pulled off one of the most stunning upsets in boxing history in 1978 by defeating...
USA Boxing is holding a training camp in preparation for this year’s Olympics in Tokyo in an abandoned department store. National team boxers have been unable...
A record number of 592 athletes drawn from nine Nigerian military and paramilitary agencies are taking part in 15 sports at the fourth edition of the...
Two-time unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has pledged financial backing to British boxing clubs to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Joshua has offered to...
Anthony Joshua has set his sights on a world heavyweight title showdown with fellow Briton Tyson Fury in June after revealing on Tuesday (Dec 22) that...
Towards ensuring a victory for Nigeria in the World Boxing Federation’s (WBF) Super Featherweight title fight, the respected Yoruba monarch, Alaafin of Oyo Oba Lamidi Olayiwola...
The Argentine boxer, Lucas Matias Montesino that is scheduled to fight for World Boxing Federation’s (WBF) Super Featherweight title belt against Nigerian Ridwan Scorpion Oyekola has...
Anthony Joshua floors Kubrat Pulev three times in a spiteful and vicious performance that would have grabbed Tyson Fury’s attention. He brutally knocked Pulev out in...
Olympic and World Boxing Heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua has never lost his cool as he did on Friday the eve of his potentially epic title defence...
Anthony Joshua warned Kubrat Pulev he faces “the real one” in Saturday’s world heavyweight title bout in London as the pair almost came to blows at...
There has been a switch in the venue for the Anthony Joshua’s world title defence against Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev. The clash for Joshua’s WBA, WBO and...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA The National Sports Festival in Nigeria will be held in Benin in two phases owing to the observance of the Covid-19 prevention protocols....
BY SMARTS EBHODAGHE It is no longer news that the 20th National Sports Festival tagged Edo 2020 was postponed just a few days to the commencement...
Sports journalism received a rare honour in Nigeria as the pioneer owner of sports radio station in the country, Dr Larry Izamoje is named among the...
Kubrat Pulev sparked accusations of racism ahead of his world heavyweight title fight with Anthony Joshua by claiming ‘his tan is better than mine’. The 39-year-old Bulgarian will...
All is now set to honour 60 Nigerian sports icons and personalities that have won laurels for Nigeria and those that have made meaningful impact on sports...
Kubrat Pulev confirmed on Monday (Oct 12) that he will face the world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in a title bout in London on December 12....
Leading British boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of Joshua Buatsi’s bout with Marko Kalic on Sunday (Oct 4). Matchroom Boxing...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Lead writer of the Sports Village Square takes a peep down memory lane since Nigeria’s independence 60 years ago. His findings are encapsulated...
Anthony Joshua’s mandatory defence of his heavyweight titles against Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev will go ahead this year irrespective of the announcement that fans cannot return to...
The gates to sporting arenas in Nigeria have been flung open for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. But so far, it...
Dual national, Anthony Joshua could face Birtish Tyson Fury in their unification bout as early as this December if Deontay Wilder pulls out of a third...
As expected, the Ministry of Youth and Sports commenced the demolition of illegal structures within the National Stadium from yesterday following the inability of lobbyists to...
Tyson Fury has reacted to Anthony Joshua’s prediction of beating himwithin six rounds when they meet in the two anticipated heavyweight showdowns next year. The Gypsy...
World boxing heavyweight four-title holder, Anthony Joshua has warned Tyson Fury of possible demolition when their much anticipated heavyweight title unification holds. Joshua holds the WBA, IBF,...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Till date, Nigeria has won a total of 25 medals spread across 16 Olympic Games since the Helsinki edition of 1952. The medals...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. On this date, 10 August 1963 at the Liberty Stadium, Ibadan, Nigerian legendary boxer, Dick Tiger became the WBC Middleweight champion after beating...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Running sports commentaries on electronic media – either radio or television or even any digital platform has not been the same, not just...
Community Sport and Educational Development (CSED) Initiative has rolled back the years in a bid to use sports to promote literacy in Nigeria. This is following...
Tyson Fury has been ranked as the best heavyweight boxer in the world by Ring Magazine ahead of rival Anthony Joshua. Fury won the WBC and ‘The...
Eddie Hearn is splashing more than £5million on his open-air but closed-doors Fight Camp but his superstar Anthony Joshua will now have to wait until December for his...
BY MICAHEL PAVITT. Former Formula One group chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has donated the original Torch used by Muhammad Ali to light the Olympic Cauldron at...
Two-time four heavyweight boxing titles holder, Anthony Joshua is desperate for ‘legacy’ fights against two main heavyweight rivals – Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder. Fury became...
George Foreman has admitted that Mike Tyson‘s return to the boxing ring alongside Roy Jones Jr is a ‘beautiful thing’ but fears for their wellbeing. Tyson, 54,...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. On this date, 25 July 1992, the Nigerian camp at the Barcelona ’92 Olympic Games was set agog when the unusual happened. The...
Mike Tyson, the former world heavyweight champion who retired in 2005, said on Thursday (July 23) he will make a comeback at age 54, fighting Roy...
Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have met in Marbella as both British heavyweight champions holidayed amid rumours of a superfight between the pair. WBA, WBO and...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. On this date, 11 July 1988, Mike Tyson, then World Heavyweight Champion hires Donald Trump as an advisor. Trump, who is now the...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Africa’s all-time sports philanthropist, Bashorun MKO Abiola died on this date 7 July 1998. He was the continent’s best-known sports financier. He died...
Tyson Fury has to fight Dillian Whyte before taking on Anthony Joshua, says WBC chief after ‘The Body Snatcher’ takes legal action over mandatory title defence...
The WBC have confirmed that they have a legal procedure against the Anthony Joshua/Tyson Fury bout scheduled for next year. This is sequel to complaints from...
The chairman of Edo 2020 National Sports Festival Committee, Tonobok Okowa has debunked the story making around concerning the new day for the National Sports Festival...
Both Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have signed financial contract that will see the two in world heavyweight unification clash next year. In the analysis and...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Perhaps more than most other Nigerians, Bashorun MKO Abiola’s influence loomed large on the Nigerian and African sports scene. He was for a...
Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have agreed to face each other not once, but twice, after talks between both camps, promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed. Discussions over a mouthwatering...
Anthony Joshua has hit back at critics claiming he’s ‘racist’ following the speech he made at a Black Lives Matter protest on Saturday. Wearing a black...
‘We can no longer from today onward be proud, we can no longer remain silent on the senseless unlawful killing, sly racism of another human being...
Heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua delivered a passionate speech as he showed his support for the “Black Lives Matter” movement by joining a protest match in his hometown of...
Anthony Joshua who was spotted during a “Black Lives Matter” protest match in Watford, England was seeing in crutches and leg braces. Information has it that...
Boxing great Floyd Mayweather has offered to cover the funeral expenses for George Floyd, the 46-year-old African-American man whose death while in police custody in Minneapolis...
Heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua has outlined his plan to ‘make a transition’ into retirement ‘over the next eight years’. He is reported by UK’s daily...
Heavyweight icon Mike Tyson has been the talk of boxing again with promises of a comeback. Daily Mail in UK reports that Anthony Joshua, the man...
Although Anthony Joshua has an outstanding mandatory IBF fight with Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev. Daily Mail reports him as being eager to fight Tyson Fury and win...
Kamaru Usman has stoked the fires ahead of a potential fight with Conor McGregor, claiming it would be so one-sided that he would be able to ‘s**g’...
Evander Holyfield has brought former world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko into his training camp as he gears up for a sensational return to the ring. The 57-year-old,...
Even as the WBC confirmed that they would rank Mike Tyson if he returned to the professional ring, Anthony Joshua has admitted he would ‘love to...
Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev, the mandatory challenger to the IBF heavyweight title that Anthony Joshua is holding has accused the British-Nigerian of being scared of him. The...
The champion with the altered ear isn’t listening. To those who feel Evander Holyfield should find safer pursuits at the age of 57, he has a...
Boxing Scene magazine has reported Evander Holyfield, of saying that there have been discussions with Mike Tyson’s team with respect to a potential exhibition clash. The two...
Anthony Joshua’s heavyweight title defence against Kubrat Pulev will be pushed back until at least October because of the coronavirus crisis, his promoter said on Thursday...
Two Nigerians have been rated among the richest sports stars of the world who are aged 30 or under. According to a list unveiled by Sunday...
The British promoter of Nigerian-born Anthony Joshua, Eddie Hearn has slammed the proposed return to the ring of Mike Tyson. According to Reuters, Hearn remarked that...
Evander Holyfield has urged Mike Tyson to set up a sensational trilogy fight by insisting: ‘It would be the fight people want to see.’ The heavyweight...
Four-time heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield says he is making a ring comeback for charity at age 57, hoping to help first responders and children combat...
Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title clash with Kubrat Pulev could take place in a Roman amphitheatre in Croatia after the challenger’s team pitched the location. Joshua’s...
Tyson Fury’s father John has , according to Daily Mail, called out heavyweight boxing legend Mike Tyson for a charity bout – as the latter sensationally...
Heavyweight legend Mike Tyson could soon be returning to the boxing ring to fight former New Zealand rugby union star Sonny Bill Williams, reports Daily Mail....
BY KUNLE SOLAJA There is a correlation between late football star and Nigeria’s all-time top scorer, Rashidi Yekini and the late boxing legend, Dick Tiger. This...
Mike Tyson’s decision to return to training has been met with enthusiasm from fans and some fellow fighters after the release of a short video that...
A blockbuster showdown between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury appears to be nudging closer to reality after talks between the two heavyweight’s management companies officially began,...
World heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua would fight behind closed doors only as a last resort, according to promoter Eddie Hearn. The British Boxing Board of...
Boxing continued in a surprise location on Saturday night with Nicaragua hosting a controversial event that saw fighters sprayed with disinfectant and ring girls donning face...
Normalcy may be restored soon in sports and other general activities of human endeavours as China said it has given the go-ahead to two more vaccine...
Muhammad Ali’s son has weighed in on the debate as to who would win in a heavyweight showdown between his father and ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson, claiming...
The world heavyweight title fight between Briton Anthony Joshua and the IBF’s mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev of Bulgaria originally scheduled for June 20 has been postponed,...
Just as the whole world united in 1916 and 1940 to fight common enemies during World War I and World War II, so it is in...
World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua revealed on Wednesday (April 1) he has “lost close ones” due to the coronavirus. Joshua’s title defence against IBF mandatory challenger...
Boxing legend Mike Tyson has admitted his regret about owning two tigers as pets, saying he was ‘foolish’ because the animals could ‘kill you by accident’. According to...
Fear, stress and money worries: Coronavirus lockdown is hard for anyone, but athletes are facing extra mental health risks as they go from highly active lifestyles...
Two time world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua has said that he remains ‘fit and healthy’ despite coming into contact with Prince Charles only a couple of weeks...
Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title defence against Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev will be postponed by several months due to the coronavirus outbreak, the IBF’s mandatory challenger said...
Mike Tyson has admitted he would love to see Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua finally come to blows in a mammoth heavyweight unification fight. Speculation of a big-money showdown between...
Roger Mayweather, trainer to nephew and champion boxer Floyd Mayweather, has died at 58 after a long battle with diabetes, his camp said on Tuesday. The...
According to Daily Mail of UK, the new WBC boxing champion, Tyson Fury faked an injury to try and find a mole leaking information from his...
Anthony Joshua has promised to beat Kubrat Pulev in the 11th round of their heavyweight clash in June. The British champion will take on the Bulgarian at...
Anthony Joshua confirmed on Monday that he will defend his world heavyweight titles against Kubrat Pulev in London on June 20. The British boxer posted a...
Dethroned world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has exercised his rematch clause and will fight Tyson Fury a third time, according to media reports on Saturday. BT...
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’...
The defeated WBC champion, Deotay Wilder, 34, has broken his silence, posting a 90-second video on social media. He is calling for a third clash with...
The former heavyweight champion, Deontay Wilder said ‘the war has just begun’ to regain belt. According to Daily Mail of UK, this is biggest hint indicating...
The claim by the defeated Deontay Wilder that he was undone by his manager who threw in the towel in the seventh round of his lost...
According to Daily Mail of UK, Promoter Eddie Hearn is desperate for Anthony Joshua to fight British heavyweight rival Tyson Fury in November or December this year. Following Fury’s...
Dethroned Deontay Wilder will sack his trainer Mark Breland after being left angered that he had thrown the towel in in a knockout defeat to Tyson Fury,...
The Saudi Arabians are tabling a gigantic bid for Tyson Fury’s next fight, be it a second rematch with Deontay Wilder or a British bonanza against...
Like Anthony Joshua did when he lost to Andy Ritz last year June, Deontay Wilder plans to activate his rematch clause for a return match with...
Deontay Wilder who lost his WBC title to British Tyson Fury has blamed his defeat on the attire he wore for the bout. He said would...
British boxing fans are now looking forward to a possible clash of two of their citizens, Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury as the latter sensationally beat...
Tyson Fury reigns again as a heavyweight world champion after battering Deontay Wilder on the way to a stunning seventh-round stoppage in their World Boxing Council...
Tyson Fury produced the most destructive performance of his boxing life to end Deontay Wilder’s five-year reign as world champion in seven thrilling rounds of their...
Nigeria’s Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare met Thursday with the Ministerial Advisory Committee and Presidents Federations of Sports who willing represent Nigeria at...
It is easily discernable to those who can recall the Muhammed Ali versus Geroge Foreman clash in 1974. It was an epic bout of the two...
Tyson Fury leaned into the microphone and issued an audacious prediction to Deontay Wilder regarding their rematch. “You’re going to sleep in two rounds,” the British...
The IBF has given Anthony Joshua a January 31 deadline to agree terms with mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev otherwise he will be stripped of the title....
Leon Spinks, the heavyweight boxer who famously shocked Muhammad Ali in 1978, is battling prostate cancer that has spread to his bladder. His wife has confirmed the news...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. On January 1, 1964, Nigeria’s first president, Nnamdi Azikiwe in a New Year message analysed the state of sports in the country and...
Contrary to the wish of boxing promoter, Frank Warren who wants Anthony Joshua to give up his four world heavyweight title belts and wait to face...
Boxing promoter, Frank Warren has advised Anthony Joshua to give up his four world heavyweight title belts and wait to face the winner of either Tyson...
BY UDOKA CHRISTIAN NJOKU, PLUS TV AFRICA If there is one thing 2019 has delivered, its great moments in sports. Records have been set and broken,...
Two-time world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua is placing priority on unifying the five heavyweight titles rather than defending any of the four he currently holds....
Forty-five years after the famous Mohammed Ali versus George Foreman epic boxing heavyweight title fight in the then Zaire (now DR Congo), the country is again...
Andy Ruiz Jr’s weight gain has been heavily scrutinised in the aftermath of his defeat to Anthony Joshua. Joshua took back his heavyweight world titles by...
Two-time world heavyweight boxing champion,Anthony Joshua, has cut short the expected vacation from his profession after his last Saturday victory over Andy Ruiz Jr. Barely 12...
The annual Child Dignity Foundation boxing tournament will get underway on Saturday with kids with potentials come around to display their skills in the sports at the National...
If two-time World Heavy boxing Champion, Anthony Joshua has his way, his next title defence will be in Nigeria, the birthplace of his parents. Nigeria’s president,...
Unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua could face fellow British fighter Dillian Whyte next, say the BBC Radio 5 Live Boxing team. Joshua reclaimed his three...
Two-time World Boxing Heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua has been given a 180 day ultimatum to defend one of the four titles he regained after his defeat...
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has on Sunday morning thumbed up two-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Anthony Joshua who is of Nigerian origin. In a press release...
Will it be a trilogy as the defeated world boxing heavyweight champion, Andy Ruiz Jr has reportedly called for another match with the now two-time world...
Anthony Lewis Bellew who is is a British former professional boxer and WBC Cruiserweight title champion from 2007 to 2018. Has declared Anthony Joshua as the...
Anthony Joshua is heavyweight champion of the world again after gaining on unanimous decision in the title rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr. He thus becomes a...
The proof of the puddings was on the scales. Also the truth behind the mind games.Anthony Joshua was as good as his word, weighing in at...
The Guardian in UK has reported that Andy Ruiz Jr has denied becoming complacent since shocking the world to become the heavyweight champion – and promised...
Anthony Joshua told Arab News being in Saudi Arabia has helped him feel relaxed ahead of his do-or-die clash on Saturday in Diriyah. “I feel relaxed,...
Saudi news channel, Arab News has reported that World heavyweight challenger Anthony Joshua was full of praise for Saudi Arabia as he said he was fully...
RIYADH: Andy Ruiz has spent his entire life in boxing as an outsider. “Six years old,” the Mexican-American fighter replied when asked about his first time stepping...
George Foreman has urged Anthony Joshua to copy Muhammad Ali when he takes on Andy Ruiz Jr in their rematch on Saturday night, Metro of UK...
Whatever the outcome of the eagerly awaited rematch of Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz in the high profile boxing heavyweight bout in Saudi Arabia on Saturday,...
It was a dramatic transformation for Mexican-American, Andy Ruiz Jr when he beat Anthony Joshua last June to claim four world boxing heavyweight titles. According to...
When Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr fight on Saturday, one glaring feature of top class professional boxing will be absent – the scantly dressed ladies....
As the clock ticks down to the money-spinning rematch of Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr in Saudi Arabia this weekend, reports have it that the...
It is already well known that Andy Ruiz Jr has shed a lot of his flabby weight as he prepares for title defence against former champion,...
Tyson Fury has been quoted by the Global Audo partner of the Premier League, Talksport, as predicting another defeat of Anthony Joshua by Andy Ruiz Jr....
Anthony Joshuagot his first good look around the Diriyah Arena with less than two weeks before his rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr. According to Daily Mail, the...
The clock is ticking down to the December 7 rematch of Anthony Joshua and his conqueror, Andy Ruiz Jr as the former is attempting to regain...
BY DUNCAN MACKAY Amateur fighters run the risk of serious injury if they come up against professionals at atTokyo 2020, the World Boxing Council (WBC) have...
Taking the world heavyweight boxing rematch to Saudi Arabia may be ensuring neutrality. Originally, Anthony Joshua had wanted the rematch to be in Britain. Ruiz, it...
The much anticipated rematch of Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr in Saudi Arabia could produce an unexpected result hitherto not known to the public. Both...
Former undisputed world heavyweight champion who holds the record as the youngest boxer to win a heavyweight title, Mike Tyson has thrown a jab at Andy Ruiz ahead...
Following the recent tragedies on boxing rings which is highlighted by four deaths, a professor of medicine, Mike Loosemore is spearheading development of the technology that...
In the quest to regain his lost titles in the rematch with Andy Luiz Jr in Saudi Arabia on December 7, Anthony Joshua has recruited German...
An American boxer, Patrick Day has died four days after he was knocked out during his bout with Charles Conwell on Saturday night in Chicago. According...
Construction has begun on the 15,000-seater stadium which will host Anthony Joshua’s blockbuster rematch against Andy Ruiz Jnr in Saudi Arabia in just less than eight...
Anthony Joshua could be facing a different Andy Ruiz Jr when the two meet again in Saudi rematch. In their first fight in June, Ruiz was...
Nigeria Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has relocated his office to the M.K.O Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. According to a press release from...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Lead writer of the Sports Village Square takes a peep down memory lane since Nigeria’s independence 59 years ago. His findings are encapsulated...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Perhaps more than any other human endeavour, sports have been in the vanguard of bridge-building in Nigeria in the past 59 years. To...
Anthony Joshua has finally admitted he had to ‘grieve’ after losing his heavyweight titles to Andy Ruiz in a shock loss in June. He handed over...
The Chairman of the Lagos State Sports Commission, Dr. Kweku Tandoh, has applauded the Grassroots and Youth Development department of the Sports Ministry, headed by Dr....
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Rabat 2019 African Games reached the crescendo as the skies of the Prince Moulay Abdella Stadium in Rabat were ignited. The 12th edition of...
Andy Ruiz Jr is on his way to Saudi Arabia as he has set off to meet Anthony Joshua face-to-face for the first time since becoming...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, RABAT. As the curtain falls on the 12th African Games tonight in Rabat, Team Nigeria places second as at close of most events...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, RABAT, MOROCCO Just one week on the saddle, Nigeria’s new Sports Minister has promised a holistic reform in the sector that unites all...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA, RABAT On the occasion of his first week in office as sports minister of Nigeria, Sunday Dare arrived Rabat, the host city of...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA Veteran journalist and former media adviser and Chief of Staff to the former Lagos State governor and national leader of the All Progressives...
The proposed rematch of Andy Ruiz Jr with Anthony Joshua has taken a new turn. According to Daily Mail of UK, the Mexican American has insisted...
The December 7 rematch of Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr has comeunder scathing criticism from Amnesty International. This is coming after the bout was commissioned...
Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar‘s tussle to be the most notable face of football has now moved to a different arena, after the two superstars feigned a boxing bout...
Even though the date and venue of the rematch of Andy Ruiz Jr and Anthony Joshua has been fixed for December 7 in Saudi Arabia, the...
Andy Ruiz Jr will defend his unified heavyweight titles in a rematch with dethroned former champion Anthony Joshua on December 7 in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. The...
The youngest boxing heavyweight champion ever, Mike Tyson has made a shocking revelation about the way he used to escape anti-doping checks. In an interview with...
BY LIAM MORGAN Former five-weight world champion Floyd Mayweather has been recruited by the Chinese Boxing Federation (CBF) as a “special adviser” for the national team...
The Russian boxer, Maxim Dadashev, who was hospitalized and had a brain surgery after losing a fight in the US on Friday night, has died. He...
Russian boxer, Maxim Dadashev who was rushed to the hospital in Maryland, United States, is still under intensive care. According to the doctors, Dadashev had swelling...
Maxim Dadashev, the Russian boxer, who lost to Subriel Matias in an IBF Junior welterweight title elimination bout on Friday in the US, is still in...
Manny Pacquiao knocked down Keith Thurman in the first round and persevered for an exciting split-decision victory Saturday night, adding a third straight win to his...
Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev was in hospital in suburban Washington Saturday after emergency brain surgery in the wake of a punishing loss in the ring, US...
Like other boxing greats such as Mohammed Ali, Flyod Patterson, Evander Holyfield and George Foreman among before him, dual-national Anthony Joshua may also become two-time world...
The stunning win that Mexico’s Andy Ruiz Jr earned over Anthony Joshua did not get him a corresponding pay. According to The Sun of UK, Andy...
The world is still in shock after Anthony Joshua was defeated in seven rounds at Madison Square Garden in New York Anthony Joshua was very gracious...
SkySports in UK has reported that Anthony Joshua intends to enforce a rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr after his stunning loss and promoter Eddie Hearn wants...
Anthony Joshua early on Sunday morning (Saturday night in the US) lost his heavyweight titles to a massive underdog, Andy Ruiz Jr. See how Joshua lost...
At Madison Square Garden in New York, Andy Ruiz jr, a late replacement an massive underdog has upset Anthony Joshua to claim world heavyweight titles. This...
Anthony Joshua is confident of winning Saturday’s bout in the US, saying he was in the US ‘to take over, not take part’. Those were his...
World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is eyeing a fight with Tyson Fury if he beats America’s Andy Ruiz Jr on Saturday. The WBA, WBO and IBF...
BY LIAM MORGAN Doping will only be taken seriously in boxing if a major incident occurs and the problem is “out of control” in the sport,...
The USA Boxing now has a new head as Tyson Lee has been elected to replace John Brown as President following a threat of decertification by...
The former Director-General of the National Sports Commission Mallam Alhassan Yakmut has been appointed Team Nigeria’s Chief de Mission to the 12th Africa Games in Rabat...
Tyson Fury has claimed that he put Anthony Joshua‘s opponent Jarrell Miller down seven times in a sparring and sent him home after just one day. It has...
Anthony Joshua‘s heavyweight world title fight with Jarrell Miller has broken the Madison Square Garden record for highest-grossing pre-sale of a boxing event, though the arena...
Manny Pacquiao has challenged five-weight world champion Floyd Mayweather to a rematch, calling for the American to come out of retirement. Pacquiao, 40, lost to Mayweather...
Lionel Messi finished 2018 as the second-highest-paid athlete in the world with 111 million dollars earned. The salary and bonuses he receives in Barcelona amount to roughly 80...
Floyd Mayweather’s love for money is hardly a secret and he has now shown off his latest earnings on social media. The American shared videos of...
Floyd Mayweather needed just 140 seconds to beat Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in an exhibition boxing bout worth a reported $9m. Former five-weight world champion Mayweather,...
British heavyweight boxing star Anthony Joshua has been awarded his OBE by Prince Charles in an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Thursday. The 29-year-old currently holds the WBA, IBF...
David Defiagbon, a boxer who won gold for Nigeria at the Auckland 1990 Olympics and also featured for the country at the Barcelona 1992 Olympics has...
Floyd Mayweather’s extraordinary new Las Vegas mansion has two guest houses, 11 bedrooms, a gym and a vineyard. According to Daily mail, the 41-year-old retired boxer...
Manny Pacquiao has revealed to reporters in Japan that he is in advanced talks with Floyd Mayweather for a rematch in May. The first long-awaited clash...
BY TOM ODEMWINGIE. Please let’s appreciate the real significance of Anthony Joshua’s recent victory over his Russian opponent for Nigerians and Africans. Do you know that,...
Victorious Anthony Joshua was filled with gratitude as savoured his golden moment on Saturday night. “First and foremost Wembley, thank you so much” he said. “Povetkin...
After Saturday’s victory in his boxing heavyweight title defence, Anthony Joshua has reportedly identified his possible next three fights. “In order, I’d like Deontay Wilder,...
Nigerian-born British boxer is becoming a heavyweight phenomenon as in dramatic fashion; he dispatched Russia’s Alexander Povetkin in his mandatory title defence at the Wembley Stadium...
Nigerian-born British boxer, Anthony Joshua has beaten his mandatory challenger, Russia’s Alexander Povetkin to keep hold of the WBA, (Super) IBF, WBO and IBO belts after he...
AJ does it again! A fierce right hander has Povetkin stunned. And then Joshua goes in for the kill, unleashing a volley of shots. Povetkin goes...
Many pre-fight predictions were that Povetkin would be very dangerous in the first four to five rounds before perhaps fading. We’re into round six. The crowd roars...
On Round five Both fighters appear to have recovered from those early blows to the face. That’s a hard-fought round. When Povetkin gets in close, he looks...
Round 3 Joshua now holding as Povetkin lunges in. Sasha pivoting nicely and waiting for his moment to ambush the champion. Joshua seems to be struggling...
Fleetwood’s Steve Gray is the referee. The fifth time he has taken control of a Joshua fight. The atmosphere has been incredible, Joshua so imposing, surely...
Master of ceremonies Michael Buffer is on the microphone. As is the custom, it is the Russian challenger that is entering the ring first. He is...
The supporting bouts are over. The main event, Anthony Joshua versus Alexander Povetkin, is about to start. Ring walk coming shortly. The Tale of the Tape...
Nigeria-born British boxer, Anthony Joshua faces what is easily tagged the biggest challenge of his professional boxing career when he steps into the Wembley Stadium ring...
The clock ticks down to Saturday night when Nigeria’s British born, Anthony Joshua will defend his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO unified heavyweight titles against Alexander...
Joshua is much the taller and heavier fighter, but Poverkin always surrenders the physical edges and so far only Wladimeir Kilitschko has beaten him in 35...
Nigeria’s British-born Anthony Joshua weighed in at 111.725kg ahead of his tittle fight against Russia’s Alexander Povetkin at Wembley on Saturday. The IBF, WBA and WBO...
Nigeria’s British-born boxer, Anthony Joshua has been engaged in gruelling neck strengthening training regime ahead of Saturday’s world titles defence against Russia’s Alexander Povetkin at...
BY AKEEM BUSARI. A pillar of sports, Chief Donatus Agu- Ejidike has expressed his happiness on the impressive strides of Nigerian born, UK based welterweight boxing champion,...
As Nigeria’s British-born Anthony Joshua prepares to fight Russia’s Alexander Povetkin in September at Wembley Stadium in London ahead of facing the WBC champion, Deomtay Wilder,...
Nigerian-born British World Heavyweight Champion, Anthony Joshua has received the Future Awards Africa. The pugilist who has united three of world’s boxing heavyweight titles was to...
While most Nigerian citizens are in festive mood soaking the enjoyment of Christmas and New Year celebrations, the Ministry of Youth and Sports has revealed that...
BY CHIDIEBERE ONUORHA Nigerian-born world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua has put his weight behind Dubai’s drive to become the most active city in the world,...
BY BOLAJI OKUNOLA. Super Eagles’ point man, Odion Ighalo who will be absent from Friday’s World Cup qualifying match with Algeria and also that of...
With Nigerian-born British boxer, Anthony Joshua beating of Cameroonian French Boxer, Carlos Takam after 10 rounds to defend his WBA and IBF heavyweight titles in Cardiff,...
Nigerian born British boxer, Anthony Joshua is still the world heavyweight champion! He beat Cameroonian French fighter, Carlos Takam by technical knockout as the referee had...
The Governor of Ogun state, IbIkunle Amosun and the Minister of Youth and Sports Solomon Dalung are among a top Nigerian government delegation who will be...
In a sensational announcement this Tuesday, former England and Manchester United star, Rio Ferdinand is venturing into professional boxer just two months away from his 39th...
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