1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (404+ words) Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has expressed interest in testing himself in mixed martial arts, saying he would like to see more boxers cross over into other combat sports after years of MMA fighters making the switch to boxing,…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (592+ words) The House of Representatives on Wednesday advised veteran Nigerian boxer, Bash Ali, to pursue private funding initiatives for his long-awaited Guinness World Record Boxing Championship, while urging relevant government agencies to provide regulatory and logistical support within the limits of…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (425+ words) Promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed that boxing has become Anthony Joshua's refuge as the heavyweight continues to grieve the deaths of two close friends killed in a car crash in Nigeria in December, Saturday PUNCH reports. Joshua was visiting Nigeria,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (353+ words) Wallin, 35, signed with Zuffa alongside super middleweight contender Edgar Berlanga and IBF junior welterweight champion Richardson Hitchins, and wasted little time in expressing his desire for the highest-quality opposition available. "I signed with Zuffa because I believe they'll be able…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (321+ words) Nigeria's Wasi Adeshina will headline the Professional Fighters League's first event on Nigerian soil when PFL Africa makes its Lagos debut on June 13, 2026. Adeshina, known as "The Nigerian Jaguar" and carrying a record of 10 wins and three defeats, will face…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (975+ words) He was barely old enough to speak in full sentences. Just over two years old, still figuring out the world, still learning words, when Aramide Makinde saw something at the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos, that would change the course…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (1294+ words) Toyin Abraham and Funke Akindele Iyabo Ojo vs Liz Anjorin It is not an exaggeration to describe the rivalry between actresses" Iyabo Ojo and Liz Anjorin" as one of Nollywood's most entrenched personal battles. For many observers, a boxing match…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (294+ words) Portable, Carter Efe face off ahead Friday clash" Credit: Peter Akinbo A Canada-based Nigerian doctor, Arinze Onwumelu, has urged singer Portable to undergo a brain scan following the fierce celebrity boxing match between him and skit maker Carter Efe. The…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (431+ words) Afrobeats artiste, Habeeb Badmus, popularly known as Portable, has cried foul following his defeat in a celebrity boxing match to skit maker, Carter Efe, on Saturday morning. Speaking during a live video on his Instagram page after the match, the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (435+ words) Fresh from his unanimous decision victory over Tosin "Sojar Boy" Osaigbovo on Sunday, new WBA Africa lightweight champion Taiwo "Esepo" Agbaje has set his sights on becoming a three-division champion in Nigeria, revealing he had already contacted the Nigeria Boxing…...