Boxing champion

Anthony Joshua Franklin
‘I wish I could have knocked him out’ – Anthony Joshua says after beating Jermaine Franklin on points

Nigerian-British boxer Anthony Joshua defeated his American opponent Jermaine Franklin by unanimous points decision at…

Richard ‘Dick Tiger’ Ihetu: The Nigerian world boxing champion who trained Biafran soldiers

The 30-month Biafran War (July 1967 – January 1970) to some was more than a…

Ike Ibeabuchi – the heartbreaking story of world boxing champion whose greatness was tamed by the U.S

Ike Ibeabuchi ruled the boxing world in the 1990s with his intimidating physique, an unusual…

Hogan 'kid' Bassey
7 times he dropped out of school, 7 times he boxed his way back. The story of Hogan ‘Kid’ Bassey, Nigeria’s first world boxing champion

Seven times he dropped out of school, seven times he fought his way back into…

Ike Ibeabuchi
‘How Ike Ibeabuchi’s promoter orchestrated his downfall’ – Brother, Stan Ibeabuchi

    The ordeal of a former WBC International Heavyweight Champion of Nigerian origin, Ike…

Ike Ibeabuchi
Ike ‘The President’ Ibeabuchi – Nigerian boxing champion released from U.S prison after 20 years

    A former WBC International Heavyweight Champion of Nigerian origin, Ike Ibeabuchi, has been…