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In a display of sheer determination and skill, four Nigerian boxers have advanced to their respective next stages of the ongoing 2023 African Games in Accra, Ghana, signaling Nigeria’s strong presence in the boxing arena, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Three pugilists advanced to the quarter-finals while one of the Nigerian boxers progressed to the round […]

Babatunde Laguda, the Technical Director of Yucateco Boxing League, has explained that the recently concluded female boxing championship was arranged to uncover young female boxers in Nigeria. Some of the top female boxers in the country participated as the organizers of the inaugural boxing league in Nigeria, Yucateco Boxing Promotions, hosted a female-only boxing invitational championship at […]

Africa's attempt to secure a spot at the Paris Olympics during the qualifiers held in Busto-Arsizio, Italy ended on a negative note with all 68 boxers failing to earn one of the 49 available slots in the first World Olympic Qualification tournament, which ended on Tuesday. By Monday, only three female African boxers were left […]