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 after that of Russian Maxim Dadashev in the…
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 show on his Las Vegas debut, overwhelmed…
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 to underdog Andy Ruiz at Madison Square Garden…
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 on Twitter on Friday. Joshua, the WBA, IBF,…
PARIS: The first Iranian woman to contest an official boxing bout has canceled plans to return home after an arrest warrant was issued for her in Tehran, her representative said on Wednesday…
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 fighting made the young man’s mother cry. Pacquiao,…
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 April after 23 months away from the sport…
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, warning it could be stripped of the right…
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 in the country. Amir Khan called on the…
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 retain his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO world…
LAS VEGAS: Gennady Golovkin suffered the first loss of his professional career when Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvares won an epic middleweight world title fight in Las Vegas on Saturday. A year after their…
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 middleweight champion labeling his Mexican opponent a “clown”…
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 undefeated champions. The 30-year-old Garcia retained his WBC…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani boxer Muhammad Waseem lost the fight for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight world title to South African opponent Moruti Mthalane Sunday morning. The contest was featured as part of…
MANILA: Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao, who won back the welterweight world title in stunning fashion on Sunday, is idolised by tens of millions in the poverty-afflicted Philippines after rising from the streets to…
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 championship against WBA champion Lucas Matthysse of Argentina.…
NEW YORK: American Deontay Wilder has agreed on terms to fight Anthony Joshua in Britain later this year in a bout that would crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 2000, ESPN…
