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Former eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao has become vice president of the International Boxing Association (IBA), the body barred from organising the sport at the Olympics, said on Monday. The 46-year-old Filipino, one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters in boxing history, will work alongside Kremlin-linked President Umar Kremlev to develop athlete-first programmes to expand athlete…
Terence Crawford said he is embracing the magnitude of his upcoming showdown with Canelo Alvarez on Saturday in Las Vegas, calling it the biggest fight in boxing in “probably a decade” as he bids to become the first male boxer to be undisputed in three weight classes. Crawford, who faces Alvarez for the super middleweight…
Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain expressed frustration over inadequate training opportunities after crashing out in the first round of the World Boxing Championships, saying that she always doesn’t get the training she “truly needs”. Returning to international competition after more than a year, the Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist looked out of rhythm in a 0-5 loss…
Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather have reached a deal on a potential exhibition fight in 2026, promoter CSI Sports said on Thursday. No date or location was given for the bout, but CSI said heavyweight great Tyson and undefeated multi-weight champ Mayweather would meet in “Spring 2026”. Tyson, 59, built a 50-7 record with 44…
The French women’s team have been barred from the boxing world championships because the results of their gender tests were not delivered on time, the French Federation (FFBoxe) said on Thursday. World Boxing said last month women wanting to compete in the event in Liverpool that starts on Thursday would have to undergo mandatory genetic…
Paris Olympic heavyweight boxing champion Lazizbek Mullojonov has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a prohibited substance, the International Testing Agency said. The 26-year-old Uzbek tested positive for methasterone, a synthetic anabolic-androgenic steroid associated with the promotion of rapid muscle growth, increased strength and power, in an out-of-competition doping control collected on June 11….
A decade ago, a chubby schoolboy ambled into a local stadium in Jhajjar, coaxed by his family to shed a few kilos and embrace fitness. Today, 21-year-old Hitesh Gulia (70kg) is turning heads on the international boxing circuit, having clinched a gold and silver in the World Cups held in Brazil and Kazakhstan, respectively. Rewinding…
Dwight Muhammad Qawi, the Hall of Fame fighter who took up boxing in prison and became a two-weight world champion, has died. He was 72. Qawi’s sister, Wanda King, said he died on Friday following a five-year battle with dementia. Born Dwight Braxton in Baltimore, Qawi grew up in Camden. He competed in the boxing…
The WBO has ordered negotiations for a bout between its interim heavyweight champion Joseph Parker and the unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, the ruling body said on Thursday. Both parties have 30 days to agree to terms for a mandatory defence of Usyk’s title, and if they fail to do so, the WBO will open…
The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has announced a prize purse of ₹17.5 lakh to reward the boxers who brought home medals from the recent World Boxing Cup legs in Brazil and Kazakhstan. Each gold medallist will receive ₹2 lakh, silver medallists will receive ₹1 lakh, and bronze winners will be given ₹50,000. The announcement…
