Hekkie Budler outpoints Jonathan Almacen in ring return
Hekkie Budler shook off two years of ring rust to win a unanimous decision Saturday over Filipino boxer Jonathan Almacen. Two...
read moreFormer Ring champ Hekkie Budler returns Saturday in South Africa
Former strawweight and junior flyweight world champion Hekkie Budler will make his long overdue return on Saturday in Johannesburg, South...
read moreThe Ring Magazine Ratings Reviewed: Junior Flyweight
The Ring Magazine first introduced its divisional ratings in 1925 and 95 years later they’re still going strong. It is...
read moreVeteran South African promoter Rodney Berman is still going strong
Rodney Berman isn’t an imposing man in the physical sense but sitting ringside at Emperor’s Palace in South Africa at...
read moreHiroto Kyoguchi ‘honored’ to have received The Ring 108-pound championship belt
Hiroto Kyoguchi is the eighth fighter in boxing history to be awarded The Ring championship at junior flyweight.
read moreDougie’s Friday mailbag (Haney-Ndongeni, Budler-Kyoguchi, most memorable fights by division)
SOUTH AFRICAN SHUFFLE, JAPANESE HUSTLE, SHOBOX SHOWDOWN Hi Doug, All the best for the new year, I trust that 2019 will build...
read moreSinus issues hindered Hekkie Budler in Hiroto Kyoguchi stoppage loss
“Boxing is such a cruel sport,” began Colin Nathan Wednesday as he awaited his connecting flight from Johannesburg to Cape...
read moreHiroto Kyoguchi stops valiant Hekkie Budler after 10, wins Ring junior flyweight championship
MACAU - There's a new champion at 108 pounds, and his name is Hiroto Kyoguchi. The former IBF strawweight titleholder added...
read moreDisappointments behind him, Moruti Mthalane wants to make most of second title reign
If you looked at the boxing record of Moruti Mthalane, overlooked the gaps of inactivity, and just examined his accomplishments...
read moreHekkie Budler: ‘I’ll be ready for whatever Hiroto Kyoguchi brings’
Winning The Ring Magazine junior flyweight championship was a major goal for Hekkie Budler. Defending it against Hiroto Kyoguchi will be a whole other story.
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