Nigerian boxer Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju, 40, died after collapsing during a fight Friday. Olanrewaju (13-8-1, 12 KOs) was facing Jon Mbanugu (13-1-1, 12 KOs) in an eight-round light heavyweight ...

Kenya's Robert Okaka (right) punches Anton Vinogrodov of Estonia during their fight at the Elite World Men Boxing Championships in Dubai on December 5, 2025. [BFK Media] National light heavyweight ...

Promoter Amir Khan is staging another boxing card in Africa, positioning himself in a rapidly shifting promotional landscape where global power brokers are increasingly battling for control of the ...

A series of high-profile match-ups suggest boxing in Africa has finally arrived. Last year, the world celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the 'Rumble in the Jungle'. The historic title fight was the ...

Africa Zone Three Boxing Championships light heavyweight gold medalist Elizabeth Andiego (in red) lands a jab on Elif Guneri of Turkey at the World Women Boxing Championships in Istanbul, Turkey last ...

On May 31, 1950, possibly the most historic day in South African boxing, in Johannesburg, South Africa, more than 20 000 people saw Vic Toweel climb through the ropes at Wembley Stadium to become the ...

Rwanda will host the second edition of the Liberation Day Boxing Competition on Sunday, July 5, at Petit Stade Gymnasium, bringing together professional and amateur boxers from six East African ...

ESPN Africa is proud to announce that it is set to become the home of Top Rank Boxing across the African continent. The multiyear agreement adds to the diverse US and African sport that ESPN currently ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A South African boxer who became disoriented during a fight and walked away from his opponent toward an empty corner of the ring while throwing punches has died of a ...

Fifty-years ago I was the youngest ticket buyer at the Rochester, Minnesota Civic Center to watch via closed circuit satellite the Rumble in the Jungle between Heavyweight Champion George Foreman and ...

JOHANNESBURG — A World Boxing Council championship belt belonging to former South African President Nelson Mandela has been stolen from a museum in Soweto, according to police. The belt was given to ...

A World Boxing Council championship belt belonging to former South African President Nelson Mandela has been stolen from a museum in Soweto, according to police. The belt was given to Mandela by ...