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Hardened by the difficult circumstances in her career, newly-crowned World Champion boxer Nikhat Zareen said she has adopted a combative approach where “whatever happens I have to fight and give my best.” Continuing her stellar run, Zareen out-punched Thailand’s Jitpong Jutamas by unanimous 5-0 verdict to clinch the flyweight (52kg) gold in Istanbul on Thursday.

Mary Kom pulled out of the Commonwealth Games trials after sustaining a leg injury.© AFP Veteran Indian boxer MC Mary Kom was on Friday forced to withdraw midway through her Commonwealth Games 48kg trial after sustaining a leg injury. The six-time world champion injured herself in the first round of the 48kg semifinals. Haryana’s Nitu

Canelo Alvarez barely hid his disdain for rival Gennadiy Golovkin during media tour stops in Los Angeles and New York to promote their Sept. 17 bout for the undisputed super middleweight title at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Alvarez, who got a draw in their first fight in 2017 and won the second in 2018,

7:50 AM ET On June 28, 1997 one of the more bizarre moments in boxing history took place when Mike Tyson bit off a portion of Evander Holyfield’s ear in the third round of their their much anticipated rematch. Tyson was disqualified from the bout and lost his boxing license. He was later reinstated. Tyson

Top Rank Boxing Boxing continues to deliver some massive moments and fights in 2022. After a strong start to the year, things have dramatically picked up over the spring and now the sport heads into a long stretch loaded with big fights nearly every week. The year has already seen major moments like Errol Spence

Yahoo Sports boxing pound-for-pound rankings. (Graphic by Paul Rosales/Yahoo Sports) Every so often, I’ll post my 10 choices for the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world. To understand this, it helps to understand what pound-for-pound means. To me, and the way I’ll be voting, it’s who would win a fight if everyone weighed the same

Adrian Peterson will fight in an exhibition boxing match against Le’Veon Bell next month. (Abbie Parr/Getty Images) Why not, right? Adrian Peterson and Le’Veon Bell are getting into the boxing game next month. The two former NFL running backs will square off in a heavyweight boxing exhibition at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on July

The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided that the boxing qualifying events and competitions at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 will not be run under the authority of the International Boxing Association (IBA). The decision is centred on the athletes and the need to provide certainty for the Olympic competitions

Showtime Jake Paul’s return to the boxing ring is set. The 25-year-old will be back on Aug. 6 from Madison Square Garden in New York against Tommy Fury, brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, in a Showtime PPV event. The bout will be contested over eight rounds at cruiserweight. Paul made the announcement on

After he teased the date and location of his next fight earlier this month, Jake Paul’s opponent is official. For Paul’s sixth pro boxing match, he’ll take on England’s Tommy Fury, the half-brother of heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury. Paul (5-0) and Fury (8-0) were supposed to fight this past December, but Fury pulled out

7:47 AM ET In boxing, we are always looking forward to the next fight. Even before an upcoming fight is over, the focus is often on what lies ahead, especially when it comes to the sport’s biggest stars. While pressures come from many avenues — fans, social media posts or even beat writers — it’s

Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk (L) and Britain’s Anthony Joshua (R) pose during the news conference to announce the heavyweight boxing rematch for the WBA, WBO and IBF titles in Jeddah on June 21, 2022. (Photo by Amer HILABI/AFP via Getty Images) Oleksandr Usyk’s boxing skills and his fight IQ led him to a surprisingly easy victory

Vijender Singh is the first Indian to bag an Olympic medal in boxing with a bronze in 2008.© Instagram Trailblazer Indian boxer Vijender Singh will be back in action during his sixth professional bout in the country when he takes to the ring in the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ event in Raipur in August. The

12:53 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN NEW YORK — Artur Beterbiev hasn’t met his match yet, and Saturday at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden was no different. Joe Smith Jr. entered the ring with a size advantage, strength and a tremendously powerful right hand, but none of it mattered. Beterbiev was too precise, his punches

Joe Smith Jr (L) and Artur Beterbiev (R) exchange punches during their WBC, IBF and WBO light heavyweight Championship fight, at The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on June 18, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images) If he needs to, Artur Beterbiev can get to the

Getty Images The light heavyweight unification bout between WBC and IBF champion Artur Beterbiev and WBO champ Joe Smith Jr. promised fireworks with both men possessing significant power. Rather than a dramatic slugfest, Beterbiev obliterated Smith, scoring three knockdowns before the fight was stopped in just the second round as Beterbiev became a three-belt champion.

Artur Beterbiev went into beast mode after getting cut on his forehead during a fight against Marcus Browne on Dec. 17, 2021 at Montreal’s Bell Centre. (Photo courtesy Top Rank) The best way to judge a boxer isn’t when he’s at his best, on cruise control, and has all of his weapons firing. Rather, you

Artur Beterbiev is 17-0 with 17 knockouts and is a massive -900 favorite in his fight Saturday against fellow light heavyweight title holder Joe Smith Jr. (not pictured). (Photo by Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) If you are a boxing bettor who likes to play underdogs, well, good luck this weekend. BetMGM has 10