A look at six African boxers who tragically lost their lives during or after bouts, highlighting the dangers of the sport and their legacies altogether.

Mike Tyson vs. Floyd Mayweather fight details: Everything to know about fight between boxing legends in Africa originally ...

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 ...

Matchroom Boxing announced it will stage its first-ever card in Africa on Saturday, December 20 featuring two British light heavyweights in Accra, Ghana. The main event pits Craig ‘Spider’ Richards of ...

BOXING legends Floyd Mayweather and Mike Tyson will meet in a blockbuster exhibition bout in March 2026. The two iconic ...

Still reeling from the shocking death of one of the country’s bright prospects Anele Makhwelo on Wednesday, South African boxing has been hit by yet another tragedy following the death of boxing ...

Kenya's Africa middleweight champion Rayton Okwiri (right) in action against Columbia's Fidel Munoz in their bout on Saturday. [Courtesy, Nenez Media Services] Former Africa Boxing Union super ...

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 ...

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 flight confusion that resulted in the national boxing team leaving their luggage at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi has affected their training sessions in Kinshasa, Democratic ...

Golden Gloves delivered an explosive night of international boxing at Emperors Palace, with a R2.5m purse, intense eliminators, and South Africa’s Ricardo Malajika headlining as he defended his IBO ...

Nigeria will host the inaugural African Boxing Congress and Boxing Gala Night on Sunday, December 28, 2025, which will bring together representatives from over 20 affiliated national federations from ...