By ADRIAN MWANZA – DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo boxer Mbiya Kanku was on Saturday night knocked cold by his Tanzanian opponent Twaha Kiduku, who won the international welterweight non-title fight in the second round. Kanku,...

By ADRIAN MWANZA – CATHERINE Phiri described loudmouth Gibisile Tshabalala’s performance as ‘nonsense’ after the South African failed to offer any resistance during Saturday night’s World Boxing Council (WBC) gold bantamweight title fight. It took...

By GODFREY DUBE – MIDLANDS pugilists yesterday dominated the 2016 Agriculture and Commercial Show boxing tournament grabbing seven bouts as the Ministry of Sports issued a strong warning to sportsmen and women against doping. The...

I TOOK time to watch some boxing action last Saturday at the Green Buffaloes Boxing Club in Woodlands following an open invitation I saw on one of interactive internet forums to which I belong. I...

WHEN England amateur boxing team coach Mick Driscoll was attached to drill the Zambia boxing squad in March ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games qualifiers, he said the boxers were not far from qualifying...

By HARBGUY MWAMBAZI – ZAMBIAN World Boxing Council (WBC) female bantamweight champion Catherine Phiri has been named the first Zambian female United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) brand ambassador. This was announced at the...

BY GODFREY DUBE – THE Zambia Boxing Federation (ZBF) has named 2015 All-Africa Games (AAG) quarterfinalists Julian Kasonka into a provisional national under-20 team that will fight the Zambia under-20 B side at the Trade...

THIS PAST week Mxolisa Gumede manager of South African Gabisile Tshabalala fired a warning shot at World Boxing Council (WBC) gold female bantamweight champion Catherine Phiri ahead of their scheduled August 27 title fight in...

By ADRIAN MWANZA – BOXER Ben Muziyo sneaked in a wild card entry to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games despite his elimination at the ongoing World Boxing Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan. Muziyo, a Commonwealth bronze...

By SAMUEL LUKHANDA – WORLD Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight champion Catherine Phiri has been offered a scholarship to study sports management in Italy after she completes her secondary education. Catherine along with 24 other academically...