Boxing

Jake Paul was cleared to fight Ben Askren on Friday by a doctor for the Georgia Athletic Commission, despite his comments Thursday at a news conference to promote Saturday’s fight at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta that he has early signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Matt Woodruff, the executive director of the George Commission,

LAS VEGAS — When he is introduced publicly, Jake Paul is almost always referred to as “a YouTube sensation,” even though, by his own admission, Paul is no longer a YouTuber. After thinking about it for a while, Paul said he prefers to be referred to as an athlete, or a boxer, because that’s what

Unbeaten slugger Gervonta Davis’ bid for a world title in a third weight class against Mario Barrios on June 26 headlines a strong spring/summer boxing schedule announced Thursday by Showtime. Davis (24-0, 23 KOs) will challenge unbeaten Mario Barrios (26-0, 17 KOs) in a bid for Barrios’ WBA super lightweight title. If successful, it will

Getty Images Triller returns to pay-per-view on Saturday with another celebrity-driven boxing card. In the main event from Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, YouTube star Jake Paul will look to improve to 3-0 as a professional boxer when he faces former UFC star Ben Askren. The event is certainly appealing to a different crowd than the standard

Indian Boxers enjoyed a successful second day at Youth World Championships in Poland.© AFP It was a second successive all-win day for the Indian boxers at the youth world championships in Kielce, Poland with two from the women’s contingent advancing to the quarterfinals after clinching dominating triumphs. Poonam (57kg) and Vinka (60kg) won their bouts

Jake Paul, whom Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach refers to not-so-lovingly as “The YouTube Boob,” is a significant favorite over Ben Askren when they meet Saturday (9 p.m. ET, Triller/PPV) in the main event of a Triller Fight Club card at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Paul is 2-0, with wins against another YouTube star

Indian women’s boxing’s High Performance Director Raffaele Bergamasco and head coach Mohammed Ali Qamar are among 21 campers who have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi but none of the infected pugilists are bound for Olympics. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) issued a statement to confirm the

The Daily Beast Prince Harry Is Having a Very Weird Week Back in the U.K. Chris Jackson/GettyHis grandfather’s funeral isn’t until Saturday, but this is shaping up to be, even by his extravagant standards of non-normalcy, a pretty extraordinary week for Prince Harry.As he sits in splendid isolation in Frogmore Cottage, Harry could be forgiven

YouTube star and boxer Jake Paul denied sexual assault allegations made against him on Tuesday, just days before he is set to step back into the ring. Paul called the claims that he forced TikTok star Justine Paradise into sex without consent a “manufactured accusation” in a statement on Tuesday. Jake Paul accused of sexual

TULSA, OKLAHOMA – APRIL 10: Joe Smith Jr stands inside the ring before his fight against Maxim Vlasov for the WBO light heavyweight title at the Osage Casino on April 10, 2021 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images) When Joe Smith Jr. finally takes his honeymoon, about two months

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 10: (L-R) Marvin Vettori of Italy takes down Kevin Holland in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on April 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) LAS VEGAS — There was less talking and more fighting from Kevin Holland, but

By Amy Tennery (Reuters) – Amid the monotony of quarantine life that people had to put up with due to the outbreak of COVID-19, housebound residents in one corner of Los Angeles were treated to the startling sight of an Olympic champion sprinting down their block at full speed. The athlete was six-time Olympic gold

The event you’ve definitely been waiting for is almost here: the boxing match between retired MMA fighter Ben Askren and internet personality Jake Paul. On Saturday, April 17 at 9 p.m. ET, Askren and Paul will square off in the ring in Atlanta. This event is being treated more like a tentpole movie rather than

Joe Smith Jr. isn’t a guy who gets a lot of notoriety. He’s not the most eloquent boxer in the game. His backstory as a union member and blue-collar worker has obscured, however, one very salient fact as he heads into a bout Saturday (10 p.m. ET/ESPN) for the vacant WBO light heavyweight title in

LAS VEGAS — Marvin Vettori is angry. He’s frustrated. He’s impatient. He’s spent years trying to turn himself into a championship-caliber fighter, and now he’s ranked sixth in the UFC’s middleweight division and possibly just a win away from being a viable title option. He rails about fighters who pull out of fights, and isn’t

The 2023 men’s boxing World Championships will be held in Uzbekistan capital Tashkent, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) announced on Friday. AIBA President Umar Kremlev confirmed Tashkent as the host city during a visit to Uzbekistan. ”I am happy to announce Uzbekistan, the country which has strong boxers and a champion’s character, to be the host

Eight members of an Indian boxing squad, including three pugilists, were quarantined in Istanbul after testing positive for COVID-19 during a competition trip but seven of them have recovered and will be back in the country on Wednesday. Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Gaurav Solanki (57kg), Prayag Chouhan (75kg) and Brijesh Yadav (81kg) tested positive for the

Dillian Whyte avenged his defeat by Alexander Povetkin to be crowned WBC interim heavyweight champion.© AFP Britain’s Dillian Whyte avenged his defeat by Alexander Povetkin to be crowned WBC interim heavyweight champion on Saturday and immediately set his sights on becoming the undisputed world champion. In front of 500 fans in Gibraltar, 32-year-old Whyte knocked