Boxing

The Presidency has congratulated heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua, for knocking out Francis Ngannou.   The Presidency has congratulated heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua, for knocking out Francis Ngannou. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said Joshua might face Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk next. Joshua floored …

Popular singer, Davido pokes fun at the Canadian rapper Drake as he loses a whopping $615,000 after betting on Francis Ngannou to defeat British-Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua. It would be recalled that the professional and decorated boxer, Anthony Joshua had knocked out Francis Ngannou after only two rounds, a knockout …

Anthony Joshua has vowed to “make a statement” and deliver a knockout victory over Francis Ngannou in Friday’s crossover super-fight in Saudi Arabia. Joshua is currently on a three-fight winning streak and building back towards being in world title contention, most recently despatching Otto Wallin in a dominant five-round win in …

  Anthony Joshua, a two-time heavyweight champion, has retracted his claim that he won’t fight again until December of this year in favour of suggesting that he might do so this summer.     At the beginning of April, Joshua, 33, returned to winning ways by dominating Jermaine Franklin in …

British boxer Anthony Joshua is aiming to become a three-time world heavyweight champion “within the next 16 months”, despite his recent setbacks in the ring. The 33-year-old fighter lost two consecutive fights to Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk in September 2021 and August 2022, following a shock defeat to Andy Ruiz …

Alex Pereira is the new middleweight champion after he vanquished longtime rival Israel Adesanya with a stunning fifth-round knockout.   It was just Pereira’s fourth fight in the UFC and just when it looked like Pereira was staring down a loss, he decided to come after Adesanya with everything knowing …

    Nigerian-born fighter, Israel Adesanya defeated Jarred Cannonier via unanimous decision on Sunday morning in Las Vegas. The win sees him retain the UFC middleweight championship title. Adesanya fought against middleweight contender Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 at the T-mobile Arena. More so, the win for Adesanya means that he …

Deontay Wilder has congratulated Tyson Fury in his first public statement since losing their WBC heavyweight title showdown in Las Vegas. Fury handed an 11th-round knockout to the American, having come from a bruising third contest between the pair at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.   Following the defeat, …

Deontay Wilder has been handed a six-month medical suspension following his knockout defeat by Tyson Fury, another major blow to the Bronze Bomber’s boxing career. The American heavyweight was knocked down three times by the Gypsy King on his way to victory in their trilogy fight last weekend. Wilder was …

British-Nigerian professional boxer, Anthony Joshua has finally reacted after loosing his heavyweight title to Oleksandr Usyk. Recall that the two-time former unified world heavyweight champion, was outboxed and dethroned by Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night, September 25th, 2021. Usyk, the Ukrian professional boxer who now hold the unified WBA, …