Tag: boxing
Former heavyweight champion Fury wins on boxing comeback
MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM: Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury declared himself completely happy with his four-round comeback win on Saturday night, despite a lack...
Amir Khan destroys Phil Lo Greco in first round
LIVERPOOL: Pakistani-British Boxer and former world champion has knocked out Italian boxer Phil Le Greco in less than a minute in highly anticipated match on...
Rosales claims WBC flyweight belt
YOKOHAMA: Cristofer Rosales of Nicaragua on Sunday secured the WBC flyweight belt by beating Japan’s Daigo Higa, who the previous day had given up...
Aussie boxer fights once, loses, but still wins bronze
GOLD COAST: Australian flyweight Taylah Robertson won boxing bronze on Friday at the Commonwealth Games -- despite losing her one and only bout.
In a...
Wilder ready to fight Joshua in Britain
LONDON: America’s WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder says he is willing to face Anthony Joshua in Britain in a fight for the undisputed...
Joshua and Parker move closer to heavyweight title unity
LONDON: It is one of the most evocative titles in sport: the world heavyweight boxing champion.
Yet it is a title that has too often...
Anthony Joshua aims to become heavyweight champion in 2018
SHEFFIELD: If 2017 for Anthony Joshua was about becoming the world’s No 1 heavyweight, 2018 is all about creating his legacy.
“No one is on...
Girls banned from rugby, boxing in Tonga
NUKU'ALOFA: Tonga's government has banned girls from participating in rugby and boxing, drawing criticism from two-time Olympic shot put champion Valerie Adams and New...
Amir Khan throws water over boxing opponent live on TV
LIVERPOOL: Amir Khan threw water over opponent Phil Lo Greco on Tuesday - reacting to talk about his personal life.
The pair meets in Liverpool...
I will make sure I make no more mistakes: Amir Khan
LONDON: British Pakistani boxer Amir Khan said that he has put behind his matrimonial troubles and is focused on winning the next big fight...
Garcia to face Rios in comeback from first loss
LAS VEGAS: Former world super lightweight and welterweight world boxing champion Danny Garcia returns from the first loss of his career in February against...
Saunders dominates Lemieux to keep middleweight crown
Unbeaten Billy Joe Saunders threw down the gauntlet to four-belt champion Gennady Golovkin with a systematic dismantling of David Lemieux in his North American...
Pakistan’s Saniha, Twinkle clinch golds in international powerlifting competition
SINGAPORE: Pakistani female powerlifters Saniha Ghafoor and Twinkle Sohail on Saturday bagged golds in their respective categories during the Oceania Pacific Powerlifting Championship being...
Pakistan to hold first-ever women boxing championship
KARACHI: The Pakistan Boxing Federation has announced the first-ever national boxing championship for women that would be held in January next year.
A statement from...
Former Manchester Utd star Rio Ferdinand to turn to boxing
LONDON: Former England star Rio Ferdinand is due to announce on Tuesday he is going to try and become a professional boxer just two...
Mayweather-McGregor gate receipts short of record
LAS VEGAS: Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor's money-spinning superfight failed to break the record for gate receipts at a Las Vegas boxing bout, figures...
Amir Khan resolves to establish boxing academy
Pakistan-born British boxer Aamir Khan has said that he will soon establish a boxing academy in Lahore to promote the sport. He said this...
