Sports / Boxing

Joshua back 'home' to face Povetkin for heavyweight titles 20 Sep 2018 - 11:21 pm

This was supposed to be the week Anthony Joshua completed his whirlwind boxing journey from Olympic gold medalist to undisputed world heavyweight champion....

Alvarez ready for rematch after Golovkin dethroned 16 Sep 2018 - 10:37 am

Las Vegas, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez is eyeing a trilogy with Gennady Golovkin after ending the middleweight champion's unbeaten reign here Saturday. Mexican star...

Vikas makes history for India as ugly scenes mar Asiad boxing 29 Aug 2018 - 11:11 pm

Jakarta: Krishan Vikas made history Wednesday when he became the first Indian to win three Asian Games boxing medals, but ugly scenes erupted...

MMA star McGregor makes plea deal to avoid jail time 26 Jul 2018 - 06:23 pm

New York: Irish mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn criminal court on Thursday to disorderly conduct, cutting a...

Pacquiao, 39, rolls back years to stop Matthysse 15 Jul 2018 - 08:05 am

Kuala Lumpur: Manny Pacquiao rolled back the years as he stopped WBA welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse on Sunday -- the 39-year-old Filipino icon's...

Taguchi's boxing history bid ended by 'Hexecutioner' 20 May 2018 - 11:08 am

Tokyo, Ryoichi Taguchi's bid to become the first Japanese boxer to successfully defend a unified world title was dashed by junior lightweight rival...

'Show us the money', Joshua promoter tells Wilder 27 Apr 2018 - 07:34 am

Anthony Joshua is unconvinced American Deontay Wilder's team have the $50 million that they are offering for a title unification bout, the British...

Fury back in boxing to 'inspire others,' win belts back 27 Apr 2018 - 07:34 am

MANCHESTER, England: Overweight, unhappy and in semi-retirement amid a doping ban, Tyson Fury was walking his dog beside a canal near his home...

Former champion Tyson Fury to fight again after doping ban 12 Apr 2018 - 11:27 pm

LONDON: Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is returning to the ring after a doping ban. The 29-year-old Briton has signed with promoter...

Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor to appear in New York court on assault charges 06 Apr 2018 - 07:23 pm

NEW YORK: Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor was driven to a New York City courtroom on Friday to be arraigned on charges...

Joshua beats Parker, becomes 3-belt heavyweight champion 01 Apr 2018 - 12:18 pm

CARDIFF, Wales: Anthony Joshua is a man in a hurry as he looks to unify the heavyweight division. He needed to get through...

Rakhine hosts boxing bout as Myanmar shrugs off Rohingya crisis 30 Mar 2018 - 07:29 pm

Maungdaw, Myanmar: A boxing-fan tycoon, a venerated monk and the army lured some of Myanmar's top fighters to Rakhine state this week in...

Youngsters swap gangs for boxing in Colombia's Medellin slums 22 Mar 2018 - 10:39 pm

MEDELLIN, Colombia: A s a pink dusk settles on this poor hillside slum in the city of Medellin, 19-year-old Esteban Arrieta skips and...

Japan's flyweight champ Higa equals national record 04 Feb 2018 - 03:02 pm

Tokyo: WBC flyweight world champion Daigo Higa from Japan on Sunday equalled the national record for consecutive knockouts when he defeated Mexico's Moises...

Mike Tyson barred from entering Chile 09 Nov 2017 - 08:45 pm

Santiago: Former boxing great Mike Tyson was barred from entering Chile on Thursday because of his criminal record, airport police said. Immigration police...

Japan's Murata stops N'Dam to win world title 22 Oct 2017 - 03:54 pm

Tokyo: Japan's Ryota Murata beat champion Hassan N'Dam by technical knockout Sunday to capture the World Boxing Association middleweight title. The 2012 Olympic...

Bodybuilder dies after celebrity Muay Thai match with ex-Singapore Idol contestant 24 Sep 2017 - 07:48 pm

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean bodybuilder has died after a celebrity Muay Thai fight against former Singapore Idol contestant Steven Lim in the city-state, the...