WBA #10 unbeaten Ryo Akaho (17-0-2, 11 KOs), 114.75, kept his OPBF super-fly belt as he showed a lackluster performance in earlier rounds but picked up his pace thereafter to batter busy-punching but less powerful compatriot Toyoto Shiraishi (21-6-1, 10 KOs), 115, to halt him at 1:24 of the ninth round on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan.

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier has died after a brief battle with liver cancer, his family said.

Frazier - also known as Smokin' Joe - had been receiving hospice care in Philadelphia after being diagnosed with cancer several weeks ago.

Patrick Bogere's next fight is now scheduled for the 21st of October at the home of British Boxing The York Hall in London. This will be an 8 round contest promoted by Frank Warrens son Francis. This will be screened on the new boxing channel BOXNATION. Bogere 7-1-0 will be boxing Ireland’s Dean Byrne, who is 14-0. This will be Byrnes first contest in the UK having boxed his career in Australia, United States and Ireland, so there is not really a home corner and is a 50/50 fight. Here at Longshots we are under no illusions that this is Patrick’s most important and toughest fight to date but after the destruction of his last opponent who was a very experienced and capable operator team RED ALERT fears no body and an impressive win here will propel Patrick to another level and could lead to more fights under the Frank Warren promotional banner. Since his last win he has been working with Sweden’s best professional coach Wally Munteanu and had some great results in sparring so this is a fight that Bogere is looking forward to and feels in great shape to put on a good performance and get another win on his record.

Uganda's hotshot Sharif 'The Lion' Bogere resumes his mission of winning a world title in Las Vegas tomorrow morning.

The 22-year-old boxer faces Francisco Contreras at the Dallas Events Centre. Although he will be defending his NABO lightweight title in a 10-round affair, Bogere is approaching it as a tune-up to a world crown. "My ultimate goal is to become a world champion," Bogere told the media early this week.

Luckily for the Ugandan, he will have a huge crowd backing in the town he now calls home. "This is my hometown fight," Bogere said. "I don't have to travel. I'll get to sleep in my own bed. My friends and family will be there watching.

Uganda finally struck gold at the Maputo All Africa Games on Monday night.

Annet Negesa was Uganda’s heroine with a superbly executed run in the women’s 800 meters in Mozambique’s Zimpeto National stadium.

Jacob Araptany and Benjamin Kiplagat got some renewed confidence when they qualified for Thursday’s World Athletics championships 3000m steeplechase finals, by winning their respective hits. Action is taking place in Daegu, Korea.