Sports / Boxing

Fury batters Wilder in TKO triumph in WBC heavyweight title rematch 23 Feb 2020 - 10:05 am

Las Vegas: Tyson Fury reigns again as a heavyweight world champion after battering Deontay Wilder on the way to a stunning seventh-round stoppage...

Wilder crushes Ortiz to retain WBC heavyweight title 24 Nov 2019 - 09:35 am

Las Vegas: Deontay Wilder floored Cuba's Luis Ortiz in the seventh round to retain his World Boxing Council world title and preserve his...

Haney makes first defence of WBC lightweight title 10 Nov 2019 - 09:16 am

Los Angeles, Unbeaten Devin Haney successfully defended his WBC lightweight title for the first time with a unanimous decision over Alfredo Santiago on...

Bloodied Fury survives severe cut to outpoint Sweden's Wallin 15 Sep 2019 - 12:43 pm

Los Angeles, Undefeated British heavyweight Tyson Fury shook off a left hook to the temple that left him bloodied and bruised before battling...

Khabib Nurmagomedov beats Poirier, stays unbeaten at UFC 242 08 Sep 2019 - 09:50 am

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates: Khabib Nurmagomedov stopped Dustin Poirier by submission in the third round Saturday night at UFC 242, retaining his...

Boxing great Lomachenko eyes a different catch before he is 40 27 Aug 2019 - 11:01 pm

London: Ukraine's world lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko says he wants to enjoy hunting and fishing and not box on into his 40s like...

Filipino legend Pacquiao mulls future after boxing title stunner 21 Jul 2019 - 10:40 pm

Las Vegas: Father Time may be undefeated, as the old boxing saying goes, but Manny Pacquiao is not going down without a fight....

Brilliant Pacquiao downs Thurman to capture WBA crown 21 Jul 2019 - 09:04 am

Las Vegas: Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao rolled back the years to become the oldest welterweight champion in boxing history with a thrilling split...

Pacquiao has plenty to say while he prepares for Thurman 20 Jul 2019 - 12:05 am

LOS ANGELES: Manny Pacquiao has had a whole lot more to say about boxing ever since he became a politician. The 40-year-old Filipino...

Chinese boxer trounces stereotypes, depression to become 'Queen of the Ring' 02 Apr 2019 - 10:22 pm

TAIPEI/NINGBO, China: Huang Wensi narrows her eyes and swings her fists towards her opponent, delivering a series of sharp punches before the referee...

Boxing body AIBA claims progress in IOC plea 28 Mar 2019 - 02:05 am

Lausanne: The under-pressure International Boxing Federation (AIBA), which is fighting to keep its sport on the 2020 Tokyo Olympic roster after a storm...

McGregor announces his retirement from MMA, again 26 Mar 2019 - 10:00 am

Los Angeles, Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor said Monday he had retired from the sport, vowing to hang up his gloves for...

Pacquiao polls Twitter on who to fight next 23 Mar 2019 - 12:10 pm

Manila: Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao took to social media to poll millions of fans on who they think should be his next...

Filipinos hope Pacquiao's victory will lead to rematch with Mayweather 20 Jan 2019 - 11:32 pm

MANILA: Thousands of ecstatic Filipino fans erupted in celebration after boxing hero Manny Pacquiao defeated Adrien Broner in a unanimous decision in Las...

Pacquiao batters Broner in lopsided welterweight bout 20 Jan 2019 - 12:14 pm

Las Vegas: Manny Pacquiao put on a master class in elite boxing Saturday with a 12-round demolition of Adrien Broner, defending his welterweight...

Mayweather floors Japan's Nasukawa in just two minutes 31 Dec 2018 - 06:29 pm

Tokyo: Floyd "Money" Mayweather beat Japanese kickboxing phenomenon Tenshin Nasukawa by a technical knockout Monday after just two minutes of a New Year's...

Mayweather promises entertainment, not a knockout, in Japan 30 Dec 2018 - 03:54 pm

TOKYO: Floyd Mayweather is promising entertainment when he fights Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in three rounds of exhibition boxing on New Year's Eve,...

'Stronger, faster' Pacquiao turns 40 with lavish birthday bash 19 Dec 2018 - 12:19 am

General Santos, Philippines: Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao said he is "stronger and faster" than ever ahead of his world title defence as...