The South African city of Durban is to host the inaugural African Boxing Cup named after Nelson Mandela, the first democratically elected President of South Africa and internationally revered for his ...

Africa has been allocated only 14 direct qualification spots for the boxing event at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, a reduction from the 18 slots the continent received ahead of the Paris 2024 Games, ...

The almost 5,000-year-old pyramids were the backdrop this weekend to a heavyweight fight.

The IBA's inaugural Mandela African Boxing Cup set to take place in Durban, South Africa, has officially been postponed until early 2024. More than 235 boxers representing 34 nations were registered ...

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 ...

Team Kenya celebrates Boniface Mogunde's (with yellow towel on his shoulder) gold medal at the Africa Boxing Championships in Kinshasa, DRC on October 26,2024.[Courtesy] With baby steps, Kenya's ...

The return of Dmitry Bivol headlines a jam-packed weekend of boxing!

JOHANNESBURGJOHANNESBURG — South African boxer Dingaan Thobela, a two-weight world champion known as “The Rose of Soweto,” has died, the ministry of sports said on Tuesday. He was 57. Thobela won the ...

Over the years there have been a number of so-called iron men in South African boxing, and among them are Billy Lamberton, Joe “Axe Killer” Ngidi, Charles Oosthuizen, Gideon “Toughie” Borias, Gregory ...

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 ...

A World Boxing Council championship belt given to South African President Nelson Mandel by boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard has been stolen from a museum. AP Photo/Lennox McLendon/File JOHANNESBURG — A ...

JOHANNESBURG — South African boxer Dingaan Thobela, a two-weight world champion known as “The Rose of Soweto,” has died, the ministry of sports said on Tuesday. He was 57. Thobela won the WBO ...