02 NOV
Middle East Crown Series, ideal chance to start professional boxing

Sri Lanka has a good chance to take part in professional boxing and the forthcoming Middle East Crown Series 5 International professional boxing meet will pave the way to start a new chapter for the boxers, said former Boxer Bandula Ratnapala who is the CEO and founder of Straight Jab Boxing in USA.

02 NOV
Middle East Crown Boxing Series comes to SL for the first time

At a press conference held on Monday (31 October) at the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel in Colombo, Minister of Sports Roshan Ranasinghe announced that the Middle East Crown 5 professional boxing tournament will be held in Sri Lanka for the first time.

30 OCT
Ex-Marian, boxing promoter to turn Colombo into Las Vegas

The stage has been set to make Colombo another Las Vegas for boxing as the fifth edition of the ‘Countdown to the Middle East Crown’ series comes to Sri Lanka on November 26. It will be a realization of a dream for Dubai-based Sri Lankan..

19 JUNE
Indian boxer NT Lalbiakkima loses WBC Asian title fight

Vayson, who is ranked 47th in the world, handed Lalbiakkima his first loss in his 5-fight Pro career at the Dubai World Trade centre in a 10-round blockbuster on Saturday night.

14 MAR
Females serve up a classic night of boxing in Dubai at Countdown to Middle East Crown Series 3

Female fighters delivered is style a the Conrad hotel in Dubai on Saturday when India’s Urvashi Singh claimed the vacant Women’s International Boxing Association (WIBA) world super bantamweight title at Countdown to Middle East Crown Series 3.

10 MAR
Boxing in UAE: Female fighters fit the bill at Countdown to the Middle East Crown Series 3 in Dubai

Female fighters will take centre stage when they take to the ring in Dubai on Saturday night for a history-making evening of boxing.

09 MAR
Dubai-based Urvashi Singh looks to make history in UAE’s first ever women’s boxing world title fight

DUBAI: The UAE’s first ever women’s boxing world title fight is set to take place between Urvashi Singh of India and Halima Vunjabei of Tanzania for the vacant Women’s International Boxing Association super bantamweight belt at Dubai’s Conrad Hotel on Saturday.

08 MAR
The gloves are on for India-Pakistan boxing bout in Dubai on Saturday

A blockbuster line-up of bouts is on the cards when the third instalment of the 10-part boxing series titled ‘Countdown to the Middle East Crown’ takes place in Dubai on Saturday night.

06 MAR
Annie ‘The Lioness’ Aroyan steps back into the ring in Dubai with an eye on becoming world champion

The 22-year-old from Armenia has had meteoric rise since taking up boxing, and on March 12 faces Saranyaphong Theinthong of Thailand at the “Countdown to the Middle East Crown – Boxing Series 3”

06 MAR
Boxing in UAE: Countdown to the Middle East Crown returns for ‘Round 3’ in Dubai

The Countdown to the Middle East Crown series is back for its third instalment on March 12, and looks stronger than ever. Round 3 of the 10-part series will feature Turkey’s Fatih Keles (14-1-1) going up..

01 MAR
UAE-based boxer Kim Shannon ready for 'Showtime' in Dubai as she prepares for pro debut

With her professional debut booked and less than two weeks away, UAE-based teacher Kim “Showtime” Shannon is intent on living up to her boxing moniker.