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Africa took a big leap forward taking advantage of the current liberalisation of boxing to stage the first ever pro boxing card in the continent organised by amateur bodies in Tunisia’s capital city, Tunis, on Friday, January 24. Congolese and Tunisian federation presidents, Ferdinand Ilunga Luyoyo and Barbouche Zied, joined hands backed by the International Lire plus …

Picture: The camaraderie mood in Tunisia’s capital city, Tunis, is palpable. Excitement and glowing faces of joy sum up the inner satisfaction and anticipation of boxing enthusiasts gathered in the North African country for today’s IBA-validated 10-bout Pro Boxing Gala Night at the exotic scenery of the Sidi Boussaid Gymnasium against a backdrop of the Lire plus …

Photo: IBA’s Secretary General and CEO Chris Roberts OBE announced they have okayed the Tunisia pro boxing card. The International Boxing Association (IBA) has okayed the Pro Boxing Gala Night scheduled for Tunis this Friday, January 24, at the Sidi Boussaid Gymnasium. IBA Secretary General and CEO Chris Roberts OBE said the Tunisia Boxing Federation Lire plus …

Photo : Madagascar’s Miora Tina Karene (left) will square it out with Tunisia’s Wafa Hafsi (right) in the first ever AFBC Pro Boxing on January 24 in Tunis. Madagascar’s Miora Tina Karene Andriamiarisoa is psyched up for her five-round minimumweight tough duel against Tunisia’s African Games silver medallist Wafa Hafsi in the first ever Africa Lire plus …

Picture: Two-time Olympian Merven Clair of Mauritius (left) and Togo’s De Souza Kokou Vinyo will square it out in the light-middleweight division in the January 24 Tunis card. Mauritius’ celebrated boxer Merven Clair can’t wait to step into the ring on January 24 in Tunisia for the first ever AFBC Pro Boxing contest at the Lire plus …

Tunisia Boxing Federation President Barbouche Zied ignores external threats and assures Africa’s boxing fraternity the eagerly awaited January 24 AFBC Pro Boxing Contest in Tunis will take place. Come rain or shine, the inaugural AFBC Pro Boxing show will go on as scheduled on January 24 at the Sidi Boussaid Gymnasium in Tunisia’s capital city, Lire plus …

Picture: Tunisia’s Amel Chebbi (left) takes on Africa flyweight champion DR Congo’s Nyembo Gisele (right) who has said she will roast the Tunisian boxer in the first ever AFBC Pro Boxing card on January 24th in Tunisia. Countdown to the first ever AFBC Pro Boxing contest in Tunis, Tunisia, January 24, 2025. Reigning Africa flyweight Lire plus …

The de facto President of Africa Boxing Confederation (AFBC) group opposed to President Eyassu Berhanu’s current leadership, Ferdinand Ilunga Luyoyo, is set to make history on January 24 in Tunisia’s capital city, Tunis. Known for his combative approach on governance issues, Luyoyo will curve a niche for himself as the brains behind the introduction of Lire plus …