Tag: Boxing

Gervonta Davis to Defend WBA Lightweight World Title Against Hard-Hitting Isaac Cruz

LOS ANGELES (November 3, 2021) – Unbeaten five-time world champion and boxing’s hottest attraction Gervonta “Tank” Davis will defend his WBA Lightweight Championship against hard-hitting Isaac “Pitbull’’ Cruz on Sunday, December 5 live on SHOWTIME PPV from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles in a Premier Boxing Champions event. Cruz, ranked No. 2 in the IBF, steps in to replace Rolando […]

Unbeaten Radzhab Butaev Stops Jamal James In Round Nine

LAS VEGAS (October 30, 2021) – Unbeaten Radzhab Butaev earned a ninth-round stoppage victory over Jamal “Shango” James to capture the WBA Welterweight Championship Saturday night live on SHOWTIME in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. “This is very important for me,” said […]

‘Fair Chance Team’ Competes For First Time at AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships

(October 30, 2021) – The first-ever ‘Fair Chance Team’ has got off to a winning start at the AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships with Abdul Fawaz winning his first bout of the competition.  The ‘Fair Chance Team’ was created in response to the growing displacement and humanitarian crisis and launched within the AIBA social development […]

Nqaka Dethrones Mothibedi In Botswana

(October 30, 2021) – Underdog Moabi Nqaka defeated domestic rival Onkarabile Mothibedi and took his World Boxing Federation (WBF) International Super Bantamweight title on Friday night, October 29, at the Grand Palm Hotel in Gaborone, Botswana. While the defending champion started best, it was challenger Nqaka who gained momentum from round two on and out-worked […]