Still reeling from the shocking death of one of the country’s bright prospects Anele Makhwelo on Wednesday, South African boxing has been hit by yet another tragedy following the death of boxing ...

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 ...

“Everyone around me was boxing,” he said. “My uncle boxed ... A year later, he reached the quarterfinals of the African Olympic Qualifiers in Dakar, Senegal, narrowly missing a place at Paris 2024.

Nigeria’s Olanrewaju “God’s Power” Durodola will defend his African Boxing Union (ABU) Cruiser Title when he takes on hard hitting Tanzanian, Shaban Hamadi Jongo for the vacant African Boxing Union ...

Kenya’s Hit Squad delivered a commanding performance at the Africa Zone III Boxing Championships, capturing three gold medals and cementing their reputation as one of the continent’s fiercest boxing ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A South African boxer who became disoriented during a fight and walked away from his opponent toward an empty corner of the ring while throwing punches has died of a ...

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 ...

JOHANNESBURG — 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 ...

A police officer was arrested after a South African female boxing champion was fatally shot during a car chase in a coastal city, according to local reports. Leighandre "Baby Lee" Jegels, 25, who was ...

A World Boxing Council championship belt Sugar Ray Leonard gave Nelson Mandela was stolen from the Nelson Mandela National Museum in Soweto, South Africa, eNCA first reported. Leonard gifted Mandela ...

Kenya’s Christine Ongare qualified Saturday for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Ongare, 26, made it through to the Olympics after outboxing Ugandan opponent Catherine Nanziri in the women’s flyweight ...