By SANDRA MWILA   – CATHERINE Phiri has warned her opponent, Bukiwe Nonina to expect a good beating on November 22, when the two fight for the World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver bantamweight title. Speaking...

By MOSES CHIMFWEMBE – THE Zambia Boxing Federation (ZBF) has requested Government to intervene in its efforts of mobilising funds ahead of international competitions. ZBF chief Thomas Chileshe said in an interview yesterday that the...

By SHAMAOMA MUSONDA – THE long-awaited return of Esther Phiri into the boxing ring has been put on ice following the delayed completion of a broadcast agreement that would have seen the former champion fight...

WHEN undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr (46-0-KO26) probably the best fighter of his generation faced Argentine slugger Marcos “El Chino” Maidana (36-4-KO31) four months ago at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas my headline was, “Will...

By SANDRA MWILA – WORLD Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight international champion Charles Manyuchi will defend his belt against Columbian Devis Casseres on November 22 at the Government Complex in Lusaka. Manyuchi’s fight against Casseres, who...

By SANDRA MWILA – ORIENTAL Quarries Boxing Promotion (OQBP) has raised K405,000 towards the K673,730 budget for the World Boxing Council (WBC) defence title promotion slated for November 22 at Government complex in Lusaka. And...

IN my August 16, 2014 instalment, I lamented the continuing plight of boxing promoters and zeroed in on Exodus Boxing Promotions director Anthony Mwamba who was supposed to stage the vacant International Boxing Federation (IBF) Continental...

By SANDRA MWILA – THE Zambia Boxing Federation (ZBF) has appointed Elias Kataya and Wisdom Mudenda as coaches for the national women and Under-20 boy’s teams respectively. Kataya takes over from Musonda ‘The Bull’ Chinungu...

IT’S official, Bernard Hopkins, the oldest man in boxing history to win a world title at 49, turns 50 next January and believes in collecting titles and fame, will fight Sergey Kovalev (25-0, KO23-1) on...

By SANDRA MWILA  – ORIENTAL Quarries Boxing Promotion (OQBP) has postponed the exhibition fight between World Boxing Council (WBC) silver bantamweight champion Catherine Phiri and Asaha Ndere from Tanzania that was set for Kasama due...