There could be a promotional tug of war to retain the rights to Ali Funeka (30-1, 25KOs), who last month in South Africa stopped Zahir Raheem in four-rounds to become the mandatory challenger to the ...

RUNNING his finger across his throat and with a glint in his merciless eyes, South African Ali Funeka promised to break the heart of Aussie world No. 2 Jeff Horn. Horn, 28, hopes a spectacular win ...

Faced with bitter criticism of the judges decision in the recent IBF lightweight title fight between South Africa’s Ali Funeka and Joan Guzman at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec, the IBF has decided to ...

Rewards usually go to winners, but Ali Funeka made out pretty well anyway. Funeka didn't beat Joan Guzman for the vacant IBF lightweight title Nov. 28 in Canada. The fight ended in a 12-round majority ...

Maybe you were passed over for a promotion to an inferior colleague? Or, maybe a teacher gave you a 'C' when you deserved an 'A'? Perhaps you were cut from a sports team for 'political' reasons? I.E., ...

Ali Funeka now knows what it's like to fight a welterweight. After being unable to hurt Joan Guzman, he might not want to venture down that road again. Of course, it wasn't Funeka's intention to fight ...

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Joan Guzman earned a 12-round split decision victory over Ali Funeka in the vacant IBF lightweight championship Saturday night, but could not claim the crown after weighing in 9 pounds over the ...

Not only does Funeka take these fights that are unfair to him. He takes them and he never once opens his mouth to complain. He takes it all in stride and goes out and fights his fights. He is truly a ...

Lightweight Nate Campbell went some way to redeeming himself by claiming a majority decision against South Africa's Ali Funeka in Florida. The American had been due to defend his WBA, IBF and WBO ...