Ghanaian boxer Isaac Dogboe successfully defended his World Boxing Organisation, (WBO), International Super Bantamweight belt against the former world title challenger Javier Chacon at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra on Saturday night Dogboe recorded a 7th round Technical Knock Out, (TKO), over his Argentine challenger Javier Nicolas Chacon final eliminator. Chacon who received a lot of punishment from the ...

Floyd Mayweather Jr claims Donald Trump and Barack Obama could be among a “star-studded” audience for his superfight with Conor McGregor. Mayweather and McGregor continued to draw the crowds when they took their press tour to New York on Thursday, increasing the hype as they prepare to step into the ring in Las Vegas next month. According to legendary boxer ...

Conor McGregor has told talkSPORT he is not nervous to face Floyd Mayweather when the pair clash in the 180 Million Dollar Dance in August. The UFC Lightweight champion has opted to change sports to take up the challenge of Mayweather, who is going for his 50th win in a career which has seen the 40-year-old never lose a bout. ...

Boxing champion Jeff Horn has welcomed confirmation from the WBO of his victory in the welterweight title fight against Manny Pacquiao following a re-score of the fight. Five anonymous judges awarded seven rounds to Horn and five rounds to Pacquiao after a Filipino Games and Amusement Board request to re-score the bout, with the result prompting a positive response from ...

Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has said he is lining up a potential showdown with Joseph Parker next year. WBO champion Parker is preparing to defend his heavyweight belt against Hughie Fury in September and has voiced his desire for a future unification clash with Joshua if he retains his title. While plans are yet to be confirmed for Joshua, Hearn admits ...

The Staples Center, one of the major sporting arenas in Los Angeles, will be hosting a Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor press conference on July 11. The arena, home to the Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Sparks, confirmed the event via their Twitter account: “Just Announced. @FloydMayweather vs @TheNotoriousMMA press conference on Tue, ...

The Ghana Boxing Authority have revealed that it will invite Joseph Agbeko to answer questions in relation to his failed bout against Kenyan boxer Nick Otieno. The bout which was slated for June 30,was allegedly put together by Agbeko’s Fresh Kings Promotion on the blind side of the Ghana Boxing Authority and thus failed to materialize due to a number ...

Former welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao has urged the WBO to review an “unfair decision and officiating” in his controversial defeat by Jeff Horn. Pacquiao was unanimously outpointed in Brisbane on Sunday as 29-year-old Horn won his first world title. “I love boxing and I don’t want to see it dying because of unfair decision and officiating,” said Pacquiao, 38, The Philippines’ ...

The Ghana Boxing Authority says it did not sanction the much-advertised bout between Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko and Kenyan boxer, Nick Otieno which was supposed to have taken place on June 30 at the Bukom Boxing Emporium. The bout was supposed to be part of Agbeko’s preparations for another march towards the world bantamweight title. Agbeko’s Fresh King Promotions had ...

Former schoolteacher Jeff Horn stunned champion Manny Pacquiao to win the WBO world welterweight title with a unanimous points decision in Brisbane. The three judges scored the fight 117-111, 115-113, 115-113 to the 29-year-old Australian at Lang Park. “That’s the decision of the judges. I respect that,” said 38-year-old Pacquiao. The Filipino, an eight-weight world champion, has now lost four ...