Kell Brook was stopped by Errol Spence Jr as he lost the IBF world welterweight title in dramatic fashion at Bramall Lane. Brook, who had surgery on a broken right eye socket eight months ago, never fully recovered from his left eye swelling midway through the bout. The Sheffield fighter was put down in the … Read more
Richard Commey, Frederick Lawson and Duke Micah were the toast of Ghanaian boxing on Saturday at the Freedon Fight Night organised by Streetwise Promotions together with Errol Hawk Sports Management at the Bukom Boxing Emporium in Accra. The three boxers won their respective title bouts at the event to start 2017 on a winning note. … Read more
Ghanaian welterweight, Frederick Lawson, says he is fit and ready to face Jamaica’s Sakima Mullings on March 11 at the Bukom Boxing Emporium in Accra. The bout forms part of Ghana’s 60th Independence anniversary celebration and it will offer Lawson and Mullings the chance to win the vacant WBC international silver welterweight belt. Lawson is … Read more
Manny Pacquiao’s Twitter followers have voted for Amir Khan to be the WBO world welterweight champion’s next title challenger. Khan beat fellow Briton Kell Brook, Australia’s Jeff Horn and American Terence Crawford, with 48% of the vote. Pacquaio said his next fight will be in the United Arab Emirates and asked followers to pick his … Read more
WBO world welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao has asked his Twitter followers to pick the opponent for his next title defence. The four options are British pair Amir Khan and Kell Brook, Australia’s Jeff Horn and American Terence Crawford. Pacquiao said the fight for the belt he won in November will be in the United Arab … Read more
Amir Khan was knocked out by Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in his last fight Kell Brook and Amir Khan “are in talks” to stage a fight in May 2017, according to Brook’s promoter Eddie Hearn. Bolton’s Khan, 30, said earlier this year that Sheffield’s Brook, 30, is not a big enough name for him to fight. … Read more