The South African city of Durban is to host the inaugural African Boxing Cup named after Nelson Mandela, the first democratically elected President of South Africa and internationally revered for his ...

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 ...

Ntambwe joined a gym in Goma to learn revenge fighting. Trainer Kibomango, killed by M23 rebels in 2025, steered her toward the African Championships final instead.

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 ...

Team Kenya celebrates Boniface Mogunde's (with yellow towel on his shoulder) gold medal at the Africa Boxing Championships in Kinshasa, DRC on October 26,2024.[Courtesy] With baby steps, Kenya's ...

DRC boxer Clarck Ntambwe turned to boxing after her father's murder, trained by former child soldier Kibomango Bagunda. A new film chronicles her journey.

Over the years there have been a number of so-called iron men in South African boxing, and among them are Billy Lamberton, Joe “Axe Killer” Ngidi, Charles Oosthuizen, Gideon “Toughie” Borias, Gregory ...

Africa Zone Three Boxing Championships light heavyweight gold medalist Elizabeth Andiego (in red) lands a jab on Elif Guneri of Turkey at the World Women Boxing Championships in Istanbul, Turkey last ...

JOHANNESBURG — South African boxer Dingaan Thobela, a two-weight world champion known as “The Rose of Soweto,” has died, the ministry of sports said on Tuesday. He was 57. Thobela won the WBO ...

While great achievements have been taking place within the boxing ring in South Africa, the social chain reaction outside it has been perhaps even more significant. In the 1970s and 1980s, human ...

A World Boxing Council championship belt belonging to former South African President Nelson Mandela has been stolen from a museum in Soweto, according to police. The belt was given to Mandela by ...

A World Boxing Council championship belt given to South African President Nelson Mandel by boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard has been stolen from a museum. AP Photo/Lennox McLendon/File JOHANNESBURG — A ...