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French boxer Sabri Sediri was jubilant, Saturday, with his impending win. So much so that he began taunting his opponent right on the ring before the final bell was rung.

Freeda Foreman, boxing great George Foreman’s daughter, died from an apparent suicide in Texas, according to authorities.

During a recent shopping spree, boxing great Floyd Mayweather said he can do whatever the heck he wants, as he waved off criticism that he was violating a social justice boycott of Gucci.

SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — It took less than three minutes for Floyd Mayweather to knock down his Japanese kickboxer opponent Tenshin Nasukawa three times Monday in a New Year’s Eve entertainment exhibition bout.

Los Angeles (AFP) – Transgender boxer Patricio Manuel made history Saturday with a unanimous decision victory over Mexican super-featherweight Hugo Aguilar in Indio, California.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyson Fury dominated long stretches of his heavyweight title bout against Deontay Wilder with shifty technique and graceful defense.

Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury needed to be separated here Wednesday as tempers boiled over in an explosive final press conference before their heavyweight title showdown.

Los Angeles (AFP) – Mixed martial arts fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov has taken a page out of Conor McGregor’s playbook and issued a challenge to undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather.

Heavyweight boxer Deontay Wilder has apologized for delivering a knockout blow to a TV mascot while appearing on Nacion ESPN last week.

Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin fought 24 rounds in the space of a year, with little to pick between them. When the scorecards were totaled Saturday night, though, the judges crowned a new middleweight champion of the world — but just barely.

Mayweather earned an estimated $220 million from his first fight with Pacquiao. Former world welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather said Saturday he will face Manny Pacquiao later this year in a rematch of their 2015 superfight.

President Donald Trump says he may pardon another late heavyweight boxing champion — this time, Muhammad Ali.

Former Presidents, George W. Bush and Barack Obama did not issue a pardon, despite considering the pardon.

NEW YORK (AP) — Vasiliy Lomachenko had been down on the canvas and was even on the scorecards.

For decades Top Rank Boxing has brought us some of the best fights in the history of the sport. The latest edition of bouts from the long running promotion company proves Top Rank is still tops.

Boxing used to be king in the United States. Listen for sports references in popular music and they’re almost always about boxing or baseball. Today it’s all about Brady and LeBron but it used to be names like Johnson, Louis, Marciano, and Ali that were all the rage.

After a career laden with belts, cash and kudos, boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr retired undefeated over 50 fights — but his flawless record faces an unlikely challenge from an obscure Thai fighter known as the “dwarf giant”.

If boxing were a sport where one advanced by mouth alone, Adrien Broner would have eclipsed his mentor Floyd Mayweather Jr. long ago.

Las Vegas (AFP) – Mexican middleweight Saul “Canelo” Alvarez was handed a six-month ban by the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Wednesday over the failed drug test which forced his rematch with Gennady Golovkin to be cancelled.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Canelo-Triple G rematch, expected to be the fight of the year, is off.

The Rougarou is defined as a legendary creature in Laurentian French communities linked to European notions of the werewolf. For boxer Regis Prograis, the nickname “Rougarou” is the perfect fit. Prograis doesn’t just box, he fights. He tries to destroy his opponent. He is the Rougarou.

Los Angeles (AFP) – Mexican middleweight Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, prepping for a May 5 title rematch with Gennady Golovkin, has tested positive for banned clenbuterol, his promoters blaming tainted meat.

Boxing promoter and former boxer Oscar De La Hoya called out Donald Trump, inviting the president to attend the upcoming May 5 Canelo Alvarez – Gennady Golovkin bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to show he cares about Mexicans. De La

Los Angeles (AFP) – World middleweight boxing champion Gennady Golovkin will fight Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on May 5 in a 12-round rematch of their epic draw last September, promoters announced Monday.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. needs some brushing up on current events. The undefeated champion recently did an interview with Men’s Health, in which he revealed a rather high level of ignorance about what the #MeToo movement actually means.

Mike Tyson has been a boxer and even tried his hand at acting, but now he has a new venture: pot farmer.

In an appearance Thursday on Fox Sports 1’s “Undisputed,” UFC president Dana White said “anything is possible” regarding retired boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. coming over to fight in the octagon. Mayweather fought Conor McGregor, who came over from the UFC,

British boxer Amir Khan has received death threats after posting pictures online of a Christmas tree he put up for his young daughter.

Conor McGregor made the jump to boxing, in order to take on Floyd Mayweather. After reports that UFC President Dana White wanted to explore having Mayweather reciprocate, by making the jump to the “Octagon,” Mayweather said he had no interest in doing so.

It only took six seconds for boxer Zolani Tete to send opponent Siboniso Gonya to the mat in a knockout that took the world record for the shortest title fight ever.

Ferdie Pacheco, Muhammad Ali’s cornerman and physician, passed away at 89 on Thursday.

Former heavyweight champion George Foreman issued a Twitter challenge to martial arts movie star Steven Seagal hoping to goad the actor to a 10-round boxing match this week.

Billy Joe Saunders and Willie Monroe Jr. are set to square off Saturday in a WBO middleweight title bout, but one side is already taking cheap shots as Saunders’ seven-year-old son, Stevie, punched Monroe in the groin. Monroe put his hand

[LANGUAGE WARNING] Floyd Mayweather Jr. defended President Donald Trump’s lewd comments, also deemed as “locker room talk,” that were picked up on a hot mic during a private 2005 conversation with Billy Bush. The now 50-0 retired boxer said in

Conor McGregor’s improbable challenge of Floyd Mayweather Jr. was a box-office smash. There between 4 million and 5 million pay-per-view sales. An estimated 50 million people watched in the United States alone.

Brisbane (Australia) (AFP) -Filipino great Manny Pacquiao on Friday pulled out of a rematch with world champion Jeff Horn, leaving the Australian looking for another challenger in his title defence.