{"id":448860,"date":"2026-01-31T05:02:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T05:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/448860\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T05:02:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T05:02:20","slug":"bishop-boxing-promotions-signs-wbo-africa-champion-abubakari-and-majid-yakubu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/448860\/","title":{"rendered":"Bishop Boxing Promotions signs WBO Africa champion Abubakari and Majid Yakubu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/SportsArchive\/Bishop-Boxing-Promotions-signs-WBO-Africa-champion-Abubakari-and-Majid-Yakubu-2019516?gallery=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/25291632.295.jpg\" alt=\"L-R: Faisal Abubakari, Dave Bishop and Majid Yakubu\" title=\"L-R: Faisal Abubakari, Dave Bishop and Majid Yakubu\" width=\"295\" height=\"275\" \/> <\/a>L-R: Faisal Abubakari, Dave Bishop and Majid Yakubu<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-123\">Bishop Boxing Promotions has announced the signing of WBO Africa Superlightweight Champion Faisal &#8220;Poncho Power&#8221; Abubakari and rising prospect Majid Yakubu. <\/p>\n<p>The strategic additions mark a key step in the promotion\u2019s mission to revitalize Ghana\u2019s boxing scene by combining established championship experience with next-generation talent.<\/p>\n<p>Abubakari, current WBO Africa Superlightweight titleholder, brings regional prestige and veteran leadership to Bishop\u2019s roster. <\/p>\n<p>Majid Yakubu, a promising young contender, joins with ambitions to climb the ranks under Bishop\u2019s development program. <\/p>\n<p>Bishop Boxing Promotions plans to integrate both fighters into a schedule of regular events, improved training resources, and community outreach initiatives designed to rebuild local talent pipelines and attract international attention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re committed to rebuilding Ghanaian boxing from the ground up. Signing a reigning continental champion alongside a high-potential prospect demonstrates our dual focus: immediate competitiveness and long-term growth,&#8221; Dave Bishop, CEO of Bishop Boxing Promotions stated.<\/p>\n<p>Upcoming plans include upgraded training facilities, grassroots scouting, and a slate of promoted fight nights across Ghana. <\/p>\n<p>Bishop Boxing Promotions aims to create sustainable pathways for fighters, reengage fans, and draw sponsors and broadcasters to Ghanaian boxing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"L-R: Faisal Abubakari, Dave Bishop and Majid Yakubu Bishop Boxing Promotions has announced the signing of WBO Africa&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":448861,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-448860","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-boxing","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=448860"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448860\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/448861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=448860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=448860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=448860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}