Former heavyweight world champion, Wladimir Klitschko has announced his retirement from boxing, today. The 41-year-old Ukrainian made the announcement on his website and posted a video on his Twitter account after his website server broke down.
In the video, he said, “twenty-seven years ago I started my journey, and it was the best choice of profession I could have ever made.”
World Boxing Organization (WBO) has rejected calls from Manny Pacquiao and the Games and Amusement Board (GAB), the regulatory body of professional sport in the Philippines to review the controversial points decision that saw Australia’s Jeff Horn defeat the Filipino in the welterweight world title in Brisbane on Sunday.
Anthony Joshua boxing promoter, Eddie Hearn has disclosed that the British born professional heavyweight champion of Nigerian descent, has received two mega offers to stage his rematch against Vladmir Klitschko in Abuja, Nigeria's Capital City.
Eight-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has said he will “think hard” about retiring after his stunning and controversial defeat to unheralded Australian challenger Jeff Horn. Arriving home in the Philippines a day after losing his World Boxing Organization welterweight title in a major upset in Brisbane, Australia on Sunday, the 38-year-old Pacquiao said he was thinking about hanging up his gloves for good.
Nigerian born British boxer Anthony Joshua is seeking a rematch with Wladmir Klitschko, Sky Sports has reported. The duo had met earlier in April 2017. During the encounter, Joshua defeated Klitschko in the 11th round. In an interview, the reigning heavyweight champion said he has two options in the defense of his title.
In a shocking and controversial outcome, greenhorn Jeff Horn shocked the Boxing world by upsetting Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision to win the WBO world welterweight title Sunday at Brisbane, Australia. The declaration of Australian boxer as the winner of the welterweight championship fight against Filipino Manny Pacquiao reverberated around the world.
