African boxing news

Here are some recent and notable African boxing news:

Recent Fights:

  1. Naoya Inoue vs. Nonito Donaire: On November 7, Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue defeated Filipino boxer Nonito Donaire via unanimous decision to win the WBA (Super) and IBF bantamweight titles.
  2. Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder: On February 22, British boxer Tyson Fury defeated American boxer Deontay Wilder via technical knockout in the 7th round to retain his WBC heavyweight title.
  3. Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev: On November 2, Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez defeated Russian boxer Sergey Kovalev via technical knockout in the 11th round to win the WBO light heavyweight title.

African Boxers in Action:

  1. Sergey Derevyanchenko vs. Daniel Jacobs: On October 27, Ukrainian-born Kazakh boxer Sergey Derevyanchenko defeated American boxer Daniel Jacobs via unanimous decision to win the IBF middleweight title.
  2. Richard Commey vs. Tevin Farmer: On December 14, Ghanaian boxer Richard Commey defeated American boxer Tevin Farmer via unanimous decision to win the IBF junior lightweight title.
  3. Badou Jack vs. Marcus Browne: On October 30, Senegalese-born Swedish boxer Badou Jack defeated American boxer Marcus Browne via split decision to win the WBA (Regular) light heavyweight title.

Upcoming Fights:

  1. Anthony Joshua vs. Kubrat Pulev: On December 12, British boxer Anthony Joshua is set to face Bulgarian boxer Kubrat Pulev for the IBF, WBA (Super), and WBO heavyweight titles.
  2. Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury II: On February 22, American boxer Deontay Wilder is set to face British boxer Tyson Fury in a rematch for the WBC heavyweight title.
  3. Canelo Alvarez vs. Avni Yıldırım: On February 27, Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez is set to face Turkish boxer Avni Yıldırım for the WBC middleweight title.

African Boxing News:

  1. South African Boxing Federation (SABF) Elections: On November 15, the SABF held its annual elections, with Mzwandile Petse being re-elected as the president.
  2. Nigerian Boxing Federation (NBF) Elections: On October 25, the NBF held its annual elections, with Bolaji Boye being re-elected as the president.
  3. Kenyan Boxing Federation (KBF) Elections: On November 22, the KBF held its annual elections, with Francis Kaguthi being re-elected as the president.

These are just a few of the recent and notable African boxing news.