LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang engaged in a thrilling heavyweight boxing match on Saturday evening. Wilder fought hard but lost in the fifth round round after Zhang brutally knocked him out. Of course, the jarring end to the fight has social media in a daze. Zhilei Zhang gave a near-perfect counter to…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Knowledgeable boxing fans rolled their eyes when they learned that Floyd Mayweather would face YouTuber Deji Olatunji in an eight-round exhibition Sunday in the United Arab Emirates. Mayweather demonstrated why that was the case, toying with his ridiculously overmatched foe before stopping him in six rounds. “These people want to be entertained,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder knocked out Robert Helenius in the first round as the ‘Bronze Bomber’ made a winning return to boxing in Brooklyn, New York. The American, 36, was stepping into the ring for the first time since his second successive knockout defeat by Tyson Fury last October. He…
LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Super Eagles of Nigeria are out of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. They lost 1-0 to Tunisia in their Sunday encounter in the Round of 16. Barely two minutes after he was brought into the game, Alex Iwobi was sent off for a bad tackle. This is after Tunisia shocked…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian nightmare, Kamaru Usman has dismantled his Brazilian opponent in the third round to retain his UFC welterweight belt. The fight took place in Las Vegas, Nevada last night, but on Sunday Nigerian time. He continued to be a Nigerian Nightmare in the UFC welterweight division, as he finished Gilbert Burns of…
