Sports / Boxing

Usyk beats Fury to become undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion 19 May 2024 - 12:38 pm

Riyadh: Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury by split decision to win the world's first undisputed heavyweight championship in 25 years on Sunday, an...

'Fight of the century': Fury, Usyk in rare undisputed clash 17 May 2024 - 11:32 pm

Riyadh: Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will face off in a historic clash billed as the fight of a generation on Saturday with...

IOC sets deadline of 'early 2025' to keep boxing in the Olympics for Los Angeles with a new partner 03 Apr 2024 - 02:47 pm

Lausanne: The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday said it needs to find a suitable new international boxing body by early next year or...

IOC won't change boxing age limit to let Philippines' Pacquiao compete at Paris Olympics 19 Feb 2024 - 08:55 pm

LAUSANNE, Switzerland: The International Olympic Committee will not change its rules on age limits to let boxing great Manny Pacquiao compete at the...

Pacquiao Olympics boxing bid knocked out: official 18 Feb 2024 - 02:42 pm

Manila: Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao's bid to fight at the Paris Games has been rejected by the International Olympic Committee, a Filipino official...

IOC guarantees boxing's place at Olympics despite ejecting IBA 22 Jun 2023 - 03:34 pm

Lausanne: The International Olympic Committee on Thursday withdrew its recognition of boxing's governing body, the IBA, but said the sport would be on...

WBC President impressed with Qatar's sports infrastructure 09 Mar 2023 - 08:13 am

Doha: World Boxing Council (WBC) President Mauricio Sulaiman has praised the sporting infrastructure in Qatar, saying the country has the potential to produce...

Britain's Joshua sets date for Franklin bout 06 Feb 2023 - 08:15 pm

London: Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will face American Jermaine Franklin at London's O2 Arena on April 1. Joshua is returning to...

Thailand, Cambodia brawl over kickboxing event name at SEA Games 24 Jan 2023 - 05:26 pm

Bangkok: Thailand will boycott a kickboxing event at the Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia in May, officials said on Tuesday, in a row...

Pacquiao returns to ring for clash with South Korean YouTuber 11 Dec 2022 - 11:46 am

Seoul: Philippine boxing great Manny Pacquiao returned to the ring Sunday for the first time since retiring from the sport last year, facing...

World amateur body IBA accuses Olympic organisers of persecution 08 Dec 2022 - 05:48 pm

London: Amateur boxing's Russian-led world governing body accused Olympic organisers of persecution on Thursday in a hard-hitting response to its continued suspension over...

Fury says Joshua fight is off as no contract signed 26 Sep 2022 - 11:35 pm

London: WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has called off his proposed 'Battle of Britain' bout with Anthony Joshua, saying his compatriot had...

'Upset' Joshua fights back tears after Usyk defeat 21 Aug 2022 - 11:14 am

An emotional AnthonyJoshuafought back tears as he reflected on his second straight loss to Oleksandr Usyk in Jeddah on Saturday, saying he was...

Fury announces retirement days after making Chisora challenge 12 Aug 2022 - 03:34 pm

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said on Friday he is to "walk away" from boxing, two days after insisting he would make a...

Fury 'over' boxing but could return for 500 million pounds 18 Jun 2022 - 01:13 pm

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said he was "over" boxing, but could be tempted to return to the ring for 500 million pounds...

Qatar's pro boxer Sheikh Fahad named Save the Dream Ambassador 12 Oct 2021 - 08:23 am

Doha: Save the Dream, a global initiative established by the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) with the aim to empower youth through...

Fury defeats Wilder with 11th round knockout to retain WBC title 10 Oct 2021 - 10:10 am

Tyson Fury beat Deontay Wilder with a vicious 11th round knockout to retain his WBC heavyweight title at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas...

Sport integrity, governance focus of cooperation between WBC and ICSS 05 Oct 2021 - 08:11 am

Doha: Recently signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the World Boxing Council (WBC) and the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) which aims...