COMMONWEALTH BOXING COUNCIL BULLETIN 3rd July 2020 THE LATE ALFRED (COBRA) KOTEY 30th June 1968 – 30th June 2020 I am very sorry to learn from my old friend Yoofi Boham, of the death four days ago of our former Champion, Alfred Kotey, whose very successful early career in Ghana and the UK I remember … Read more CBC BULLETIN TRIBUTE TO ALFRED KOTEY
COMMONWEALTH BOXING COUNCIL BULLETIN 21st June 2020 APPOINTMENT OF NEW HON SECRETARY – MRS DEBBIE DOWN On 30th June this week I shall be stepping down as Hon Secretary of the Commonwealth Boxing Council, an honorary position in which I have been proud to serve for 40 years. As advised in our Bulletin last October, … Read more BULLETIN – APPOINTMENT OF NEW HON SECRETARY TO CBC
The Past Week in Action Highlights: -Filipino Mike Plania wins upset decision over WBO No 1 bantam Joshua Greer -Giovani Santiago goes to 26-0 with debateable decision over Antonio DeMarco -The Jose Pedraza vs. Mikkel LesPierre fight is called off after LesPierre’s manager tests positive for COV-19 on the day of the fight -Gabriel Flores … Read more ERIC ARMIT WEEKLY REPORT W/C 21ST JUNE 2020
THE LATE HECTOR THOMPSON (24/6/49 – 20/5/20) 22nd May 2020 A TRIBUTE I am very sorry to learn from Derek Milham, CBC Director on behalf of the Australian National Boxing Federation, of the death of former Commonwealth Superlightweight Champion, HECTOR THOMPSON. Hector had a 10 year distinguished and busy career from 1970 to 1980. In … Read more THE LATE HECTOR THOMPSON
The Past Week in Action 17 March 2020 Highlights: -Brandun Lee shines on ShoBox and looks a high quality prospect -Seasoned pro Tshifihiwa Munyai wins the vacant South African title -A spate of five BBB of C Area title fights mark the temporary shutdown of boxing in Britain. March 13 Hinckley, MN, USA: Super Light: … Read more ERIC ARMIT WEEKLY REPORT W/C 17TH MARCH 2020
The Past Week in Action 25 February 2020 Highlights: -Tyson Fury crushes Deontay Wilder to win the WBC heavyweight title -Emanuel Navarrete stops Filipino Jeo Santisima in WBO super bantam title defence -Charles Martin stops Gerald Washington in heavyweight action -Petros Ananyan outpoints IBF No 2 Subriel Matias in an upset -Isaac Lowe and Sebastian … Read more ERIC ARMIT WEEKLY REPORT W/C 25TH FEBRUARY 2020
The Past Week in Action 17 February 2020 Highlights: -Caleb Plant stops Vincent Feigenbutz in IBF super middleweight title defence -Ryan Garcia and Jorge Linares score inside the distance wins to set up a tasty clash between them later this year -Abel Ramos halts Bryant Perrella in the last second of their welterweight fight -Former … Read more ERIC ARMIT WEEKLY REPORT W/C 17TH FEB 2020
The Past Week in Action 4 February 2020 Highlights: -Joseph Diaz decisions Tevin Farmer to win the IBF feather title -Demetrius Andrade stops an overmatched Luke Keller to regain the WBO middleweight title -Murodjon Akhmedov wins both the IBF and WBA super bantamweight titles with points victory over Daniel Roman -Ilunga Makabu becomes the Congo’s … Read more ERIC ARMIT WEEKLY REPORT W/C 4TH FEBRUARY 2020
The Past Week in Action 27 January 2020 Highlights: -Danny Garcia scores comfortable win over Ivan Redkach to preserve his WBO No 1 rating -Stephen Fulton gets wide unanimous decision over Arnold Khegai in WBO super bantam eliminator -Jarrett Hurd eases his way back into action with decision over Francisco Santana -Caleb Truax needs the … Read more ERIC ARMIT WEEKLY REPORT W/C 27TH JANUARY 2020
The Past Week in Action Highlights: -Jaime Munguia moves up to middleweight with win over Gary O’Sullivan and both Travell Mazion (17-0) and Hector Tanajara (190) score wins on undercard -Joe Smith revives his career with a split decision over Jesse Hart in other fights in Atlantic City Steven Nelson (16-0) wins and Joseph Adorno … Read more ERIC ARMIT WEEKLY REPORT W/C 13TH JANUARY 2020
