Boxing

Ignored for this year’s World Championships and Asian Games, boxer Amit Panghal stamped his authority in the 51kg weight class as he clinched the national title with a comprehensive win in Shillong on Friday. The 2019 worlds silver medallist defeated Chandigarh’s Anshul Punia 5-0. Panghal had lost his place in the Indian squad for this
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Timothy Bradley Jr. Nov 22, 2023, 07:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sugar Ray Robinson is still widely regarded by many as the greatest male boxer ever, winning titles in two divisions (welterweight and middleweight) and recapturing the middleweight title five times throughout his career. However, when it comes to the most remarkable women fighter
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Shakur Stevenson lands a punch on Edwin De Los Santos during his WBC world lightweight title victory on Thursday (Steve Marcus) Undefeated American fighter Shakur Stevenson labored to a unanimous-decision victory over Edwin De Los Santos of the Dominican Republic to claim the vacant WBC world lightweight crown on Thursday. The unbeaten 26-year-old improved to
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Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk got into it at their news conference. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images) (DANIEL LEAL via Getty Images) The selling has started for the Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk heavyweight unification fight. Fury, the WBC heavyweight champ, and Usyk, the holder of the WBA, IBF and WBO titles, squared off at
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Callum Walsh (L) won a unanimous decision over Ismael Villarreal on Thursday at Madison Square Garden. He posed after the fight with promoter Tom Loeffler. (Lina Baker/360 Promotions) ((Lina Baker/360 Promotions)) NEW YORK — The hype surrounding Callum Walsh, was overwhelming. And the Irish super welterweight prospect faced plenty of scrutiny Thursday in his bout
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Terence Crawford is down a belt, and will likely need at least two wins to get it back. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) (Al Bello via Getty Images) Terence Crawford’s run as undisputed welterweight champion lasted about three months. And zero title defenses. The boxer was stripped of his IBF welterweight title Thursday for failing
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