Floyd Mayweather was taken the distance during his eight-round exhibition fight with Aaron Chalmers at the O2 Arena. Mayweather was fighting in the UK for the first time and, although he dominated the fight, he could not stop the former Geordie Shore star. The 46-year-old former five-weight world champion landed a string of right hands in […]
BOXING
Marine Time Cargo boosts Golola’s Academy dream
By Saidat Nassali……… The iconic fighter Moses Golola was over the moon on Thursday,February 9 after receiving over 20 Matteresses to his Talent Academy from Marinetime Cargo, leader in the field of multi-modal transport in the East African region .“We are very happy for this offer from Marinetime Cargo. This comes timely as I plan […]
Maputo 2022: Gold medalists to earn shs37m at the Africa Boxing championships
International Boxing Association……… The gold medallists of the continental championships will get 10,000 USD, the silver medallists 5,000 USD, while those who claim bronze in all of the weight categories can expect 2,500 USD. The Men’s and Women’s Boxing Championships started yesterday in Mozambique capital city Maputo and will run upto 18th September 2022. Twelve […]
Tokyo2020: Ssekitoleko deserves better than incarceration by own state
By Irene Deborah Nanyonjo (Counsel)……. Uganda’s sportsmen and women have marketed and hoisted this country’s flag in a manner incomparable to the investment from the state. Instead, these sportsmen and women, are driven by the sheer passion they have for the different disciplines they participate in as competitors at the world stage. It is against […]
Gender: Mainstreaming Key In Sports Legal Regime Overhaul
By Irene Deborah Nannyonjo The appointment of Hon. Hamson Obua as the new State Minister for Sports came with a strong wave of aligning and realigning the sector’s legal regime to match national and international best practices. It’s in this wave that the sports gender mainstreaming discussions and provisions came in handy. The need to […]