Don King is going into the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame. It is unclear as of the time of this writing if King, now 93 years old, will attend Saturday’s event at the Orleans Casino & Hotel ...

Since time immemorial boxing has been perceived as a male-dominated sport, with a history filled with superstar male pugilists as well as legendary matchups. Nonetheless, in recent times, women have ...

The night before Angela Carini’s opening bout in the women’s boxing competition at the Tokyo Olympics, her father died. The Italian from Naples lost the next day and soon quit the sport. Last fall, ...

LAS VEGAS – Sue Fox has gone from being a vocal critic of women not being inducted into Hall of Fames to remedying the problem by creating one for them. Last week, the Women’s International Boxing ...

Claressa Shields seems to have done it all. Undisputed world champion in five weight classes. The only boxer, male or female, to hold all four major belts in three weight classes. Two-time Olympic ...

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It’s an Olympic sport which has its origins in Ancient Greece, and which helped stars of the ring such as Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Nicola Adams, Claressa Shields and Katie Taylor ...

Algeria's Imane Khelif watches during her women's 66kg preliminaries round of 16 boxing match against Italy's Angela Carini during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte ...

Women's boxing is taking the world by storm. It's not just a competitive sport anymore; women are finding it to be a great way to improve their physical and mental health. In Medellin, Colombia, a ...

PARIS (AP) — Erislandy Álvarez didn't expect to carry the weight of a proud boxing nation on his shoulders when he takes the ring Wednesday night in an arena packed with fans rooting for his opponent.