This will be the first time financial bonuses are being introduced for the medal winners, something that has of course come as a boost for the national boxing team that is currently preparing for the global event.
The 42-year-old is the first presidential aspirant to file his candidacy as the Commission of Elections opens the filing for politicians who plan to run.
Achieng (13-2, 7KOs) has been training hard for the fight and will come up against Malawian soldier Ruth Chisale aka Black Chocolate (10-1, 6KOs) who has also promised a good bout.
Anthony Joshua admitted his world was "crumbling" after his defeat by Oleksandr Usyk last night.
The 42-year-old, who is currently a senator in the Asian nation, said he accepted the presidential nomination of his faction of the PDP-Laban political party at its national convention over the weekend.
Talks of a unification 'superfight', which went on for months, appeared to be on the brink of ending in an agreement earlier this year only for a United States arbitrator to rule Fury had to fight Deontay Wilder for a third time.
Mwangi who scored a sixth-round TKO in July over Ghana’s Daniel Ankornu, became the first East African pro boxer to win in the West African county.
Zapata suffered a series of power punches in the corner of the ring and a final right hook caused Zapata's mouth guard to fly out and left her unable to return to her corner after the bell rang.
According to her mother Auma, Conjestina told her how she had been defending some boxing titles, the match was massive, and they played until the house got burnt.
The match initially was supposed to be Pacquiao vs Errol Spence Jr. However, Spence suffered a retina tear, making Ugas his replacement.
The saying 'the apple never falls far from its tree' is pretty much true since Muhammad Ali's Grandson, Nico Ali Walsh marked his pro debut with a TKO win.
Sparks went flying today early morning when Kenya's middleweight Champ, Rayton Okwiri Knocked out Colombian Fidel Munoz in the 2nd round of an 8-round non-title bout
The pair have been good friends for a number of years, regularly sharing photos of their nights out together on social media.
Mayweather's first and only loss while facing SerafimTodorov in the 1996 Olympics.
Okwiri said his burning ambition is to become a world champion before he's 40 years.
It was all done and dusted for Christine after a unanimous decision declared Irish Magno of The Philippines as the winner in the round of 32 flyweight bout at the Kokugikan Arena, Tokyo Japan.
Okoth started slowly, allowing the Mongolian to pick most spot points , earning maximum points from the three judges.
The African women will open their campaign tomorrow (July 24) when DR Congo's Sakobi Matshu fights Nesty Petecio of the Philippines in the featherweight division while Botswana's featherweight Sadie Kenosi battles Britain's Karriss Artingstall.
Ongare cut a diminutive figure growing up in Eastlands, one of Nairobi's rougher areas.
The 38-year-old Okoth says he is relishing medal prospects at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics after booking his slot by defeating Uganda’s Isaac Masembe at the African Boxing Olympics Qualifiers in Dakar, Senegal in February 2020.
