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...

I WAS watching a BBC documentary when suddenly the presenter interrupted the programme to announce breaking news – the passing of the icon Muhammad Ali. Unbelieving, I tuned to CNN and then Aljazeera to check...

By ADRIAN MWANZA – THE National Olympics Committee (NOC) has called on Zambian boxers in Baku, Azerbaijan, to take preparations for the Olympics qualifier seriously as the nation was expecting a lot from them. Two...

THERE comes a time when two super stars have to collide because it is inevitable. Retired greats Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao kept the boxing fraternity in suspense for years before their mega fight...

By GWEN CHIPASULA – ZIMBABWEAN World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight Silver champion Charles Manyuchi pocketed US$35, 000 from beating Russian Dmitry “Mechanic” Mikhaylenko at DVS Arena in Yekaterinburg at the weekend. Oriental Quarries Boxing Promotion...

By YVONNE SAKALA – NATIONAL heavyweight boxing champion Francis ‘Galagata’ Zulu has hang up his gloves and relinquished his belt to the Boxing Board of Control (BBC). The 42-year-old boxing champion announced his retirement at...

By ADRIAN MWANZA – THE Lusaka magistrate court has set May 4, 2016, as the date for commencement of trial in the theft of motor vehicle case involving former Africa heavyweight boxing champion Joseph “No...

THERE were two almost coincidental disturbing reports this past week involving Zambia’s heroines-World Boxing Council gold bantamweight champion Catherine Phiri and former multi division titlist Esther Phiri. The troubling issue for Cathy was the state-promised but...