Dundee, famous for working alongside Muhammad Ali for 20 years, is reported to have had a heart attack after being taken to hospital with a blood clot. He guided Ali through his greatest fights, including the “The Rumble in the Jungle” with George Foreman . His son, Jimmy Dundee, said: “Thankfully, the whole family was [...]
Read the rest of this story »The much expected tough bout between Ghana’s Braimah “Bukom Banku” Kamoko and Namibian opponent Vikapito Meroro sent fans home rather disappointed. Each of the 12 rounds was characterised by an unexciting and unattractive boxing. Meroro was believed to be a credible opponent for the tough talking Ghanaian boxer following his track records of being a [...]
Read the rest of this story »By Prince Dornu-Leiku: World title aspirant Braimah Kamoko better known as Bukom Banku is once again the headliner when Golden Concepts Promotions syndicate bring another big night of fight action to Ghana this coming Saturday June 25. The night dubbed ‘No Turning Back’ features the enigmatic yet undefeated Bukom Banku, 21-0 (16 KOs), against Namibian [...]
Read the rest of this story »Ghana’s Sugar Ray Narh AKA the Emperor hopes to once again press his case for a world title fight when he defends his WBC/USNBC Light welterweight title against former world champion American Freddie Norwood on March 4 in Florida, USA. Narh, 24-1 (21 KOs), will make a first defence of the belt he won with [...]
Read the rest of this story »Lassana Diarra, left, congratulates fellow Frenchman Karim Benzema after Real Madrid take a 1-0 lead against Levante. (CNN) — Real Madrid reduced Barcelona’s Spanish league lead to two points with a comfortable 2-0 victory at home to lowly Levante on Saturday, reaching a remarkable milestone for coach Jose Mourinho. First-half goals from Karim Benzema and [...]
Read the rest of this story »Ghana’s Braimah Kamoko (Bukom Banku) decked Uruguay’s Jorge Oliveira for the WBO Africa Light-heavyweight championship Saturday night. Oliveira’s corner threw in the towel in the fourth round after convincing themselves their man at the hands of the flamboyant Ghanaian, a victory celebrated wildly in the stands by Vice President John Dramani Mahama. Banku dropped his [...]
Read the rest of this story »Super featherweight Joseph Laryea (14-4, 11 KOs) of Ghana defeated Scotsman Paul Appleby (16-2, 11 KOs) in December at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow. In March 12th, he will be returning to the same venue to face Appleby’s countryman, WBO world champion Ricky Burns (30-2, 7 KOs). “I come to Scotland again to KO Ricky [...]
Read the rest of this story »As initially announced on Fightnews.com, former WBO welterweight champion Carlos ‘El Indio’ Quintana (27-3, 21 KOs) will soon make his return the ring. The new date now is February 18th with Quintana’s opponent being Ishmael Tetteh (21-6-2, 10 KOs) of Accra, Ghana. The 10 round junior middleweight main event will take place at the Coliseo [...]
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