Professional boxer Joana Nwamerue is returning to the ring after taking more than a year out of competition. The Bulgarian boxer, whose father is Nigerian, is set to face Karla Garcia of Mexico on 12 July in Sioux City, Iowa, USA, according to sports website Sportal.bg.
Ms Nwamerue, who currently resides in the United States, dislocated her shoulder during a qualifying tournament for the Paris Olympics. She then underwent surgery in her home country. Six months after the operation, she left for the United States, where she has been training under Ibn Cason in Las Vegas ever since.
The boxer has won all six of her professional fights to date. She has achieved three of her victories by knockout.
Hristo Tsvetkov won the Vitosha 100 km ultra-marathon and mountain-biking race for the fifth consecutive time, improving his own record. According to the Bulgarian News Agency BTA, he finished the 100-kilometre course in 6:56:40, which is 42 minutes..
The 3rd FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior World Championships in Sofia were officially opened by Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Assoc. Prof. Stoyan Andonov. More than 370 gymnasts from over 70 countries will compete for the top places in the Arena..
Bulgaria scored a second victory in the Volleyball Nations League 2025 in Quebec, Canada, the Bulgarian news agency BTA reports. The Bulgarian national squad, with coach Gianlorenzo Blengini, defeated Germany in 3:2 games (25:22, 22:25,..
Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has qualified for the third round of Wimbledon. In the second round of the tournament, Dimitrov defeated..
Bulgarian driver Nikola Tsolov secured his third pole position of the Formula 3 season after winning the qualifying race at Britain's Silverstone circuit...
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