The competition was hosted in September, and earned the local economy more than £4m.

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 ...

The governing body for Olympic-style boxing will require sex testing for all fighters wishing to compete in the women's division at its world championships next month. World Boxing already had ...

Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif isn’t backing down. The 26-year-old Algerian fighter has filed an appeal against World Boxing’s decision to bar her from competition unless she undergoes mandatory ...

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 ...

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 ...

Boxer Ricky Hatton stands by the pitch before Manchester City's English Premier League soccer match against Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England, Sunday Sept. 22, 2013. Jon ...