The face of what is arguably the toughest sport is most often male. But females have been fighting for years — and they’re on the rise. Women’s boxing was only formally recognized at the 13th ...

The International Olympic Committee has spoken out following one of the biggest controversies of the Paris games so far, one that has sparked widespread debate around the globe. Earlier this week, a ...

Andreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas' free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is ...

Boxers often talk about preparing for each fight as if it’s their last. For Cecilia Braekhus, there’s no “as if” about it. After an 18-year career that has earned her the nickname the “First Lady of ...

This upcoming Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano trilogy, set to headline an all-women’s boxing card at Madison Square Garden and streamed globally on Netflix, isn’t just another fight it’s a pivotal ...

Tonight, the fiercest rivalry in women’s boxing returns to where it all began — Madison Square Garden. Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano III is the centerpiece of the first all-women’s professional ...

April Kelly started competitive boxing eight months ago, but she already has a nickname: Stinger. "I swear those punches just sting," said Yulissa Agudelo, her coach at Bushido Boxing in London.

That’s how clients describe boxing coach Savoy Howe. But the 54-year-old founder of Toronto Newsgirls Boxing Club never referred to gym members as clients — they are her fighters, her competitors, her ...