Nigeria will compete at the inaugural African Boxing Elite Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, from 15 to 28 October, with 10 ...

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 ...

Due to the small matter of Anthony Joshua fighting Jake Paul on the same weekend, there are two boxing shows that could fly under the radar this week -- but really, really shouldn't. On Saturday in ...

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 ...

The Walt Disney Company Africa and KOODOO.co.za on Monday announced that they have entered into a multi-event sponsorship for the ESPN Africa Boxing series. The agreement officially kicks off with the ...

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 ...

While great achievements have been taking place within the boxing ring in South Africa, the social chain reaction outside it has been perhaps even more significant. In the 1970s and 1980s, human ...

Welcome to Next Africa, a daily newsletter on where the continent stands now — and where it’s headed. Sign up here to have it delivered to your email. In today’s edition, we look at Egypt’s efforts to ...