Muhammad Ali’s legacy extends beyond his stinging right jab, world titles and Olympic gold medal, to the heart and compassion he showed long after he left the ring, his wife Lonnie Ali said.
David Benavidez became the first boxer to win championships at 168, 175 and 200 pounds, pounding his former sparring partner Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez and knocking him out at 2:59 of the sixth round to win the WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles on Saturday night.
Terence Crawford was found guilty of careless driving Monday and ordered to pay a $75 fine stemming from a traffic stop last year during which police ordered the world champion boxer and passengers out of his vehicle at gunpoint.
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have agreed to a rematch of their landmark 2015 bout.
Ryan Garcia is an immensely talented boxer who has gone through his share of personal and professional turmoil in his young career, dominated Mario Barrios on Saturday night to win by unanimous decision and capture the WBC welterweight championship.
Floyd Mayweather says he is ending his nine-year retirement and returning to competitive boxing this summer.
Tyson Fury says his return to boxing was spurred by the deaths of two friends of rival Anthony Joshua in a car crash in December.
When Mike Tyson was developing as a young fighter in New York in 1980s, he had plenty of chances to test the skills that would one day make him the world’s best and fiercest heavyweight.
Muhammad Ali once joked that he should be a postage stamp because “that’s the only way I’ll ever get licked.” Now, the three-time heavyweight champion’s quip is becoming reality.
Tyson Fury is returning to the ring after announcing on Sunday that he will step out of retirement. The former heavyweight world champion confirmed his comeback in a post on social media, which sets up the prospect of a long-awaited showdown with Anthony Joshua.
Jake Paul has slipped out of the WBA cruiserweight rankings after the YouTuber-turned-boxer was soundly beaten by former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua last month.
The driver in a deadly car crash that injured heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and killed his two friends in Nigeria was charged, the police said on Friday.
The driver in a deadly car crash that injured heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and killed his two friends in Nigeria was charged, the police said on Friday.
British boxer Anthony Joshua is initially staying in Nigeria as he recuperates from injuries sustained after a deadly crash.
Anthony Joshua, the Nigerian-British boxer and former world heavyweight champion, was involved in a car accident that killed two other passengers in Nigeria on Monday.
Jake Paul sustained a “double broken jaw” in his loss to former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, the YouTuber confirmed early Saturday.
Anthony Joshua knocked out Jake Paul in the sixth round of their heavyweight fight on Friday night.
Jake Paul proudly boasts he has become the face of boxing during the past decade. Now the YouTuber-turned-fighter is ready to embark on his riskiest ring venture yet after 13 professional fights featuring a cross section of opponents that lack the active status and talent of his next rival.
Terence Crawford told the WBC it can keep its super-middleweight world title. Crawford responded Wednesday after the sanctioning body stripped his belt by claiming the undefeated American had failed to pay $300,000 in sanctioning fees from his fight with Canelo Alvarez.
If Ronda Rousey is game, so is Katie Taylor. The semi-retired Irish superstar tells BoxingScene’s Lance Pugmire that a boxing match with the former UFC Bantamweight Champion is something that interests her.
Ronda Rousey could be poised for a comeback. BoxingScene’s Lance Pugmire reports the former UFC Bantamweight Champion and Olympic bronze medallist in judo is in talks to fight former undisputed light welterweight champion and Olympic gold medallist Katie Taylor.
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