Boxing
20 Apr
Nigerian Boxing Federation (NBF) President, Gen. Kenneth Minimah (Rtd), the country’s first world boxing champion, the late Hogan ‘Kid’ Bassey and national team coach, Tony Konyegwachie, are among boxing personalities to be honoured today in Lagos by the Ministry of Sports, in collaboration with Yucateco Boxing Promotions. According to the promoters, the event, which is…
19 Apr
Apart from showing boxing fans why he is the best pound-for-pound fighter on the scene currently, lightweight star, Emmanuel ‘Ability’ Abimbola, also wants to pocket the Mojisola Memorial Ogunsanya trophy and the N1 million cash prize for the best boxer at GOtv Boxing Night 31.
15 Apr
Nigeria’s Efe Ajagba on Saturday night defeated Italy’s Guido Vianello at the American Bank Centre, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S., to strengthen his case for a world heavyweight title shot.
13 Apr
‘The Silent Roller’ Efe Ajagba is quietly building a good resume, writes boxingscene.com.
13 Apr
Flyweight boxer, Sikiru ‘Isho’ Ogunyaju, has taken a jibe at the current national flyweight champion, Sifon ‘Best’ Iwatt, saying his title win was a fluke.
10 Apr
Rio 2016 Olympics quarterfinalist, Efe Ajagba, at last, has a chance to remind the world of his potential when he meets Guido Vianello in a heavyweight challenge bout this weekend.
31 Mar
Flykite Productions, organisers of GOtv Boxing Night have announced that the 31st edition of the premier boxing event will hold on May 1.
27 Mar
British-Nigerian fighter, Lawrence Okolie, who recently announced a move up in weights, has disclosed linking up with a new trainer that nobody would have predicted, reports boxing-social.com.
25 Mar
After a successful outing at the just-concluded 13th African Games in Ghana, the Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF) has turned its attention to the Paris 2024 Olympics qualifier scheduled for Thailand in May.
21 Mar
Campbell Hatton believes Anthony Joshua is back to his best and would beat Tyson Fury inhis current form, reports talksport.com. AJ putsup a scintillating display knocking Francis Ngannou ...
19 Mar
Boxing icons, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, are being lined up for a two-fight deal.
The two British rivals have not yet met in the ring despite being two of the most dominant boxers in the heavyweight division over the past decade.
18 Mar
Nigerian athletes and officials at the boxing event of the ongoing African Games in Ghana were, yesterday, forced to protest the reversal of Yakubu Ibrahim’s victory over Morocco’s Barbari Hamza.
15 Mar
Organisers of Yucateco Boxing League Season 2 have disclosed that the second edition of the championship would feature teams from such notable boxing countries as South Africa, Egypt, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire...
Sport
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The NPFL has fined Kwara United N6 million for allegedly thwarting the live broadcast of their week 31 game against Akwa United.
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Manchester City have confirmed that striker Erling Haaland will not be fit for their clash with Brighton today.
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Delta State athletes and officials have called on Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to constitute the Sports Commission board to enable them prepare well for this year’s National Youth Games, which the state is hosting soon.
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The Katsina State government has disclosed plans to host Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria’s (YSFON) National U-18 Football Championship on May 7.
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Thomas Partey has told his Arsenal teammates they have to win their last four Premier League games starting with Tottenham on Sunday, to win the title, writes football.london.
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Chevron’s Otokini Ogwuche was majestic on the chess board, where she dusted all comers to win the ladies’ event gold medal.
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Everton secured their first win in a Merseyside derby at Goodison Park since 2010 to leave Liverpool's Premier League title aspirations in ruins after a 2-0 defeat on Wednesday.
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Football teams that have registered for the much anticipated Alimosho Football Coaches Council Under-16 League have been warned to desist from all sorts of football unprofessionalism that can bring the league and football into disrepute. According to the leader of Alimosho Football Coaches Council, Mr. Samuel Uchenna Eke: "We want to do better than last…
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Manchester City's Premier League title bid suffered a blow after Norway striker Erling Haaland was ruled out of Thursday's crucial clash at Brighton. Haaland missed City's 1-0 win over Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Saturday due to a muscle injury sustained in the Champions League quarter-final exit against Real Madrid last…
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Austrian manager Ralf Rangnick confirmed he was in talks with Bayern Munich to become the club's head coach in the summer. The former Manchester United boss said "there has been contact" between himself and Bayern but would not be drawn on whether he would take the offer. "I've also informed the Austrian FA (OeFB) about…