Tag: boxing
Second boxer in two days dies from head injuries after fight
BUENOS AIRES: Argentine boxer Hugo Santillan died on Thursday from injuries suffered in a fight on Saturday, the second such death in just two days...
Fury batters Schwarz with second round knockout
Unbeaten British heavyweight Tyson Fury outclassed Germany's Tom Schwarz to score a victory by second-round technical knockout here Saturday.
Fury, determined to put on a...
In monster upset, underdog Andy Ruiz shocks Anthony Joshua for three...
Anthony Joshua's bid to make a splash in his US debut ended in misery for the three-belt heavyweight world champion with a stunning loss...
New opponent for Joshua to be announced next week, promoter says
LONDON: A new opponent for Briton Anthony Joshua’s June 1 heavyweight fight in New York will be announced next week, promoter Eddie Hearn said...
Iranian female fighter cancels return home after arrest warrant issued
PARIS: The first Iranian woman to contest an official boxing bout has canceled plans to return home after an arrest warrant was issued for...
You don’t need to box, Pacquiao tells son
MANILA: Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao said Wednesday he has urged his eldest son to stay out of the ring after the 19-year-old's forays into...
Amir Khan to fight unbeaten Crawford in April
Amir Khan has agreed a deal to face undefeated WBO world welterweight champion Terence Crawford in the US, reported BBC.
Khan, 32, returned to boxing last...
IOC halts planning for boxing at 2020 Olympics, opens AIBA probe
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee Friday froze preparations for boxing at the 2020 Games and launched a probe into the sport's troubled governing body,...
PM meets Amir Khan, welcomes offer to promote boxing
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday welcomed the offer made by Pakistan-origin British boxer Amir Khan for playing his role in the promotion of boxing...
Joshua retains heavyweight crowns with Povetkin TKO
LONDON: Britain’s Anthony Joshua delivered a devastating technical knockout in the seventh round to defeat Russian Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium on Saturday and...
Golovkin suffers first loss of pro career as Alvares prevails
LAS VEGAS: Gennady Golovkin suffered the first loss of his professional career when Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvares won an epic middleweight world title fight in...
Golovkin promises war against ‘clown’ Canelo
LAS VEGAS: Gennady Golovkin and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez had to be separated at the weigh-in for Saturday’s rematch in Las Vegas, with the world...
Garcia overpowers Easter to unify lightweight titles
NEW YORK: American boxer Mikey Garcia unified the WBC and IBF lightweight titles late Saturday by overpowering Robert Easter in a 12-round battle of...
Muhammad Waseem loses world flyweight title to South African opponent
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani boxer Muhammad Waseem lost the fight for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight world title to South African opponent Moruti Mthalane Sunday...
Pacquiao, the Philippines hero still king of the ring at 39
MANILA: Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao, who won back the welterweight world title in stunning fashion on Sunday, is idolised by tens of millions in the...
Pacquiao, Matthysse make the weight for welterweight title showdown
KUALA LUMPUR: Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao weighed in Saturday comfortably under the 147-pound (67-kilogramme) limit for his bid to win back the welterweight world...
American boxer Wilder agrees to fight Joshua in Britain
NEW YORK: American Deontay Wilder has agreed on terms to fight Anthony Joshua in Britain later this year in a bout that would crown...
