World Boxing has been plunged into a fresh gender-eligibility row after female fighters from France and other countries were barred from entering its inaugural World Championships. The governing body ...

Nov 21 (Reuters) - Former world champion Gennady Golovkin is set to be appointed president of World Boxing after he was named as sole candidate to replace Boris van der Vorst, the organisation said on ...

Former boxing world champion Gennady Golovkin says he wants to restore trust in the sport after being elected president of World Boxing. Kazakhstan's Golovkin, 43, stood unopposed for the position in ...

World Boxing’s forthcoming Congress, set for November 23, has been relocated from India to Italy. The decision for the switch does not impact the World Boxing Cup Finals, which will take place over ...

Hatton last fought in 2012 and said after he retired that he attempted suicide, struggling with alcohol, drug use and depression. He had announced a comeback recently and was set to fight Eisa Al Dah ...

Former two-time world champion and Athens 2004 Olympic gold medal winner Gennadiy Golovkin has been named as the new President of World Boxing at its Congress 2025 in Rome. It was a formality, as the ...

Shakur Stevenson became the youngest four-weight division world champion on Saturday night with a one-sided win over Teofimo Lopez. A unanimous decision win for ...

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ricky Hatton, the former boxing world champion who rose to become one of the most popular fighters in the sport, has died. He was 46. Hatton was found dead at his home in ...