WBC standing firm against women fighting 3-minute rounds

The World Boxing Council (WBC) is standing firm in its position against sanctioning 3-minute rounds for women's fights, ...

Women's boxing champ Claressa Shields signs $8 million promotional deal, plans ring return in 2026

Claressa Shields signed a multi-fight deal Thursday that will pay her a minimum of $8 million, and the undisputed women's ...

Women's boxing divisional rankings: New No. 1 at junior middleweight

Mikaela Mayer is ranked in two divisions following her win over Mary Spencer at 154 pounds. Here are the latest ESPN ...

Sydney Sweeney’s boxing movie was a bomb. Why do we keep making boxing biopics?

Except, every once in a while, one film proves an exception to the rule. “The Fighter,” David O. Russell’s fictionalized biography of boxer Micky Ward, was a rare worldwide smash in 2010. Ron Howard’s ...

Cameron vacates WBC title in protest against men's and women's rules

Chantelle Cameron relinquished her WBC Super Lightweight title on Friday in a bold protest over women's boxing rules, with the British fighter demanding the right to fight three-minute rounds like her ...

With Thai boxing, Egyptian women fight sex attacks and stereotypes

Four young Egyptian women, wearing headscarves, leggings and boxing gloves, punch and kick each other, encouraged by their ...