Former world title-challenger Harry Joe Yorgey from Bridgeport, Pennsylvania will continue his climb back to the top when he faces Windsor Mill, Maryland’s Julius Kennedy for the vacant World Boxing Federation North American Middleweight title on June 15 at the Valley Forge Casino Resort.
At the luxurious Bay Hotel in Camps Bay, Cape Town, South African boxing fans were treated to an outstanding display of boxing when local superstar Mzuvukile Magwaca retained his World Boxing Federation All Africa Light Flyweight title. Mzuvukile Magwaca put on a magnificent performance and dominated resilient and game, but outclassed, Ghanaian Joseph Martey before…
Vusumzi Tyatyeka, 16-2 (14) takes on Hungarian Gyorgy Mizsei Jr., 12-5 (7), while All-Africa Light Flyweight champion Mzuvukile Magwaca, 11-0-1 (7), will be up against Joseph Martey, 6-1 (3), from Ghana. To defend their World Boxing Federation titles on June 8th at the famous Bay Hotel in Camps Bay, Cape Town, on a card presented…
Anne Sophie Mathis proved that she is among the best female fighters in the world, when she beat Dominican Yahaira Hernandez to win the vacant World Boxing Federation Super Welterweight title on Saturday evening, June 1, at the Salle Roger Boileau in Dombasle, France.
For many years Anne Sophie Mathis was regarded among the best, if not the best, pound-for-pound female boxers worldwide, however after losing decisions to Holly Holm plus Cecilia Braekhus in back-to-back welterweight world title fights, Anne Sophie Mathis, 26-3 (22), is now on a mission to get back to the top.
On Saturday evening, May 25, the World Boxing Federation crowned a couple of brand new champs as Niki Adler claimed the vacant Women’s Super Middleweight title in Russia, and Enes Zecirevic won the vacant International Super Middleweight crown in Switzerland. In a rematch of their initial 2011 encounter, won by Adler on points, the German…
Cameroon-born 2004 Olympian Carlos Takam is the new World Boxing Federation Heavyweight champ as a result of taking the title off American Michael Grant Friday evening during the Gymnase du Clos de l’Arche in hometown Noisy-le-Grand, In France. Takam took charge from the beginning, and was rapidly able to close the distance on his taller…
Nikki Adler Vs Zane Brige, The World Boxing Federation returns to Russia on Saturday May 25, when undefeated German Nikki Adler fights Latvian Zane Brige in what is anticipated to be an exiting rematch at the Olympic arena in Volgodonsk on a show promoted by SKV Boxing. Nikki Adler and Zane Brige will clash for…
World Boxing Federation Heavyweight Champion Michael Grant is ready to make his first title-defence in the hometown of tough challenger Carlos Takam on Friday May 24. The pair will clash at the Gymnase du Clos de l’Arche in Noisy-le-Grand, France, on a show promoted by accomplished and respected promoter Joseph Germain.
Howard Goldberg: The next few months in the World Boxing Federation’s calendar are chaotic in a good way. Just watch the Schedule section on our website: There are fights scheduled in Mexico, Morocco, France, Switzerland, South Africa, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany and a few more countries to be finalized rather soon and of course we are…