Boxing Hall of famer Professor Azumah Nelson last Saturday evening premiered his DVD, a compilation of his 11-year boxing career, at the Silver Bird, Accra Mall. The program, codenamed, “The Grand Premiere”, attracted former and current boxing promoters, boxers, actresses and actors among others. The close to two hour Sam Kessie-directed video, financed by mining [...]
Read the rest of this story »Joshua Clottey Leading Ghanaian boxer, Joshua Clottey, has denied allegations that he caused the failure of the relationship between him and mother of his only daughter. According to him, he is not one of those celebrities who open their doors for every woman, just because they want to have their way. Joshua said [...]
Read the rest of this story »Manny Pacquiao with Joshua Clottey after the weigh-in on March 12, 2010 for "The Event". MANILA, Philippines – Seven-division boxing champion Manny Pacquiao maintained his status as Ring Magazine’s pound-for-pound title despite the negative reaction of some fight fans to his title defense against Ghana’s Joshua Clottey. Pacquiao, who scored a unanimous decision against Clottey [...]
Read the rest of this story »If you’ll ask Manny Pacquiao, Joshua Clottey should not be compared to his previous beaten foes. Manny Pacquiao unleashes his body shots against the ‘high guard defense’ of Joshua Clottey Saturday at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas (Sunday in Manila. AP Pacquiao made the statement after critics questioned his pay-per-view drawing ability based on [...]
Read the rest of this story »Eight boxers picked for a tour of Ghana ahead of the Youth Olympics trials in Azerbaijan are upbeat about the tour, saying it will give them exposure. The boxers, who are among the 16 in camp for the April trials have commended the Nigeria Amateur Boxing Federation (NABF) for organising the training tour. One of [...]
Read the rest of this story »GNA – Ghana’s George Ashie is scheduled to contest the vacant Universal Boxing Council (UBC) Super Featherweight world title against George Michedlishvili of Georgia at the Ohene Djan Sports stadium on April 17 next month. The Ghanaian boxer has to his record 19 fights with 15 wins, three losses one draw and eight knockouts whilst [...]
Read the rest of this story »The days when boxing was used to assert national superiority are well and truly over. The earlier Ghanaians accept this fact, the better. Years ago, Azumah Nelson fought as much for himself as he did for the nation. Anytime he jumped the ropes to enter the ring, he did so not just [...]
Read the rest of this story »Joshua “Grand Master” Clottey, lost an uneventful 12-round decision on March 13th to pound for pound king, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, and gave his explanations to why he lost the fight to the Filipino boxing icon. In an interview, Clottey believes his lost to Pacquiao, was partly due to having multiple stomach aches and [...]
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