Sports / Boxing

Paul channels fictional boxer Rocky and goes distance against Mayweather 07 Jun 2021 - 03:34 pm

YouTube personality Logan Paul produced a Rocky-style performance going the distance against unbeaten (50-0) five-division champion Floyd Mayweather in an exhibition boxing bout...

Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks dies at 67 07 Feb 2021 - 02:47 pm

LAS VEGAS: Leon Spinks, who won Olympic gold and then shocked the boxing world by beating Muhammad Ali to win the heavyweight title...

Tyson wants more over-50 fights and he's tough, says Jones 29 Nov 2020 - 11:50 am

Los Angeles: Mike Tyson plans on fighting more exhibitions after a draw with Roy Jones Jr. on Saturday in his comeback at age...

Mike Tyson returns to ring, draws in exhibition with Jones 29 Nov 2020 - 08:57 am

Los Angeles: Mike Tyson showed glimpses of his destructive prime Saturday night during the 54-year-old boxing icon's return to the ring for a...

50-something Mike Tyson, Roy Jones Jr. hungry to fight again 28 Nov 2020 - 03:42 pm

LOS ANGELES: Mike Tyson stepped onto a spotlighted stage Friday and weighed in at 220 pounds, ripping off his shirt to reveal a...

Tyson to return to ring for exhibition against Roy Jones Jr. 23 Jul 2020 - 08:44 pm

Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will make a much anticipated return to the ring when he faces four-division world champion Roy Jones...

Fights resume in Nicaragua because 'boxers have to eat' 26 Apr 2020 - 07:40 pm

MANAGUA, Nicaragua: With the world pretty much devoid of sports events because of the coronavirus pandmeic, boxing resumed in Nicaragua on Saturday night...

Khan wants to fight with Pacquiao, sees Doha as potential venue for the event 22 Apr 2020 - 08:22 am

Doha: Britain’s former unified light-welterweight boxing world champion Amir Khan (pictured) is hoping for a fight against Philippines superstar Manny Pacquiao and he...

British boxing great Benn reveals coronavirus heartbreak 06 Apr 2020 - 12:20 pm

London: British boxing great Nigel Benn revealed on Instagram one of his brothers' Mark has died of coronavirus. The 56-year-old -- former world...

Fury batters Wilder in TKO triumph in WBC heavyweight title rematch 23 Feb 2020 - 10:05 am

Las Vegas: Tyson Fury reigns again as a heavyweight world champion after battering Deontay Wilder on the way to a stunning seventh-round stoppage...

Wilder crushes Ortiz to retain WBC heavyweight title 24 Nov 2019 - 09:35 am

Las Vegas: Deontay Wilder floored Cuba's Luis Ortiz in the seventh round to retain his World Boxing Council world title and preserve his...

Haney makes first defence of WBC lightweight title 10 Nov 2019 - 09:16 am

Los Angeles, Unbeaten Devin Haney successfully defended his WBC lightweight title for the first time with a unanimous decision over Alfredo Santiago on...

Bloodied Fury survives severe cut to outpoint Sweden's Wallin 15 Sep 2019 - 12:43 pm

Los Angeles, Undefeated British heavyweight Tyson Fury shook off a left hook to the temple that left him bloodied and bruised before battling...

Khabib Nurmagomedov beats Poirier, stays unbeaten at UFC 242 08 Sep 2019 - 09:50 am

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates: Khabib Nurmagomedov stopped Dustin Poirier by submission in the third round Saturday night at UFC 242, retaining his...

Boxing great Lomachenko eyes a different catch before he is 40 27 Aug 2019 - 11:01 pm

London: Ukraine's world lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko says he wants to enjoy hunting and fishing and not box on into his 40s like...

Filipino legend Pacquiao mulls future after boxing title stunner 21 Jul 2019 - 10:40 pm

Las Vegas: Father Time may be undefeated, as the old boxing saying goes, but Manny Pacquiao is not going down without a fight....

Brilliant Pacquiao downs Thurman to capture WBA crown 21 Jul 2019 - 09:04 am

Las Vegas: Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao rolled back the years to become the oldest welterweight champion in boxing history with a thrilling split...