Ike Ibeabuchi left Lagos reminded why time never negotiates. Power was still there. Timing wasn’t. Legs definitely weren’t. You could feel the danger early. Not the danger for Towolawi. The … read more
Tonight in Nigeria, it could be a case of season’s beatings. Or crazy Christmas Eve. Because, in a few hours’ time, the unlikely comeback of 52 year old heavyweight Ike … read more
‘I Like Ike!’ was the slogan 1950s president Dwight D. Eisenhower used as he campaigned for office, and that was a heck of a long time ago. Last night, another … read more
Boxing, the sport that never met a bad idea it couldn’t promote, gave us this gem: Ike Ibeabuchi, age 52, climbing into a ring in Lagos after a quarter-century in … read more
Fight fans know the Ike Ibeabuchi story, or they know large chunks of it, anyway. Once a special heavyweight talent, a man who seemed to have it all: immense skill, … read more
Ike Ibeabuchi has not yet given up hope of fighting again. The 52-year-old was a seriously talented and dangerous heavyweight contender back in the 1990s, this before he lost his … read more
It was a clash of unbeaten heavyweight bangers. Sluggers. Raw, hard punchers. Two men who knew how to inflict hurt, damage……pain. And both guys could take it as well as … read more
This one was just plain scary. It was 25 years ago today when unbeaten, emerging heavyweight contender Ike Ibeabuchi, perhaps a champion of the future, perhaps even a star of … read more
Chances are pretty good that, if you asked a fight fan to name a hugely talented heavyweight of the last 20 or 30 years who never went as far as … read more
Q: Hello, is this Ike? A: Yes. It’s The President!! Ike “The President” Ibeabuchi, born and raised in Nigeria, competed from 1994 to 1999 in the heavyweight division. where he … read more