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Former world heavyweight champion Fury retires from boxing

"I'm going to make this short and sweet," the British fighter said in a social media post. "I'd like to announce my retirement from boxing.

#Perspective / Rangamati’s boxing club: Jabs, hooks, and life-changing stories

Sura Krishna Chakma’s Rangamati W.B. Club uses boxing and Wushu to empower youth with discipline, resilience, and teamwork. This inclusive initiative fosters leadership, combats negative habits, and unites communities, shaping brighter futures in the Hill Tracts.

Tyson says 'no regrets' over loss for fighting 'one last time'

The 58-year-old legend dropped a unanimous decision on Friday to 27-year-old Youtube fighter Paul at AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys, before 72,300 fans and 60 million more households worldwide, according to telecaster Netflix.

Mike Tyson, 58, back in ring to face Youtuber Paul

Tyson, who terrorised the heavyweight division during an imperious reign in the late 1980s, is lacing up the gloves once more to take on Youtuber Jake Paul, 27, in an officially sanctioned fight at AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys, in Arlington, Texas.

Rumble in the Jungle remembered after 50 years

The Rumble in the Jungle, which inspired Norman Mailer's book "The Fight" and the Oscar-winning documentary "When We Were Kings", has passed into boxing myth.

BOOK REVIEW: FICTION / A “knockout” debut from Rita Bullwinkel

The eight girls in Headshot clearly hope to escape the chaos of their lives in the ring.

Hometown of Algeria boxer in gender row erupts in joy after Olympic win

"It's Algeria's victory," her father, Omar Khelif, told reporters as he watched the fight on a giant screen along with the rest of the village around 300 kilometres (185 miles) southwest of Algiers.

Paris gold has 'special taste' for Khelif after gender dispute

Victory at the Paris Olympics has "a special taste", said Algeria's Imane Khelif after winning boxing gold on Friday, following two weeks of speculation over her eligibility amid a gender dispute that has engulfed the Games.

History-maker Harrington retires after retaining Olympic crown

"The last hurrah, I'm done. I've always said I want to retire a champion, that's it," Harrington told Irish national broadcaster RTE.

August 2, 2024
August 2, 2024

Gender row rocks Paris Olympics

Distraught Italian boxer Angela Carini, showing signs of physical pain, shrugged off attempts by Khelif to shake her hand afterwards, collapsing to her knees and sobbing uncontrollably in the middle of the ring.

July 2, 2024
July 2, 2024

First Palestinian Olympic boxer fights hurdles before history

Every morning Palestinian boxer Waseem Abu Sal checks texts from his Cairo-based coach -- a Gazan who cannot travel to him in the occupied West Bank -- to see his daily Olympics training schedule as he prepares to make history.

May 27, 2024
May 27, 2024

Rising from Rajshahi: Utshob Ahmed’s journey to boxing glory

In an exclusive interview with Star Lifestyle, Utshob Ahmed shares insights into his journey, the challenges he faced and his aspirations for the future.

May 19, 2024
May 19, 2024

Usyk beats Fury to become undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion

Britain's Fury was the early aggressor but Usyk gradually took charge and the "Gypsy King" was saved by the bell in the ninth round before slumping to his first career defeat.

May 14, 2024
May 14, 2024

Tyson says comeback at 57 was 'no-brainer'

"I'm doing great but my body is shit right now, I'm sore, I'm really sore," said Tyson, who faces Paul on July 20 at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, that is home to the Dallas Cowboys NFL team.

April 24, 2024
April 24, 2024

Zinnat wins gold in Nelson Mandela Cup Boxing

Bangladeshi-origin US-based boxer Jinnat Ferdous won the gold medal in the Nelson Mandela Cup International Boxing Competition held in the South African city of Durban on Tuesday.

April 5, 2024
April 5, 2024

Muhammad Ali's 'Thrilla in Manila' shorts up for auction

Ali's 1975 "Thrilla in Manila" fight against Joe Frazier was held in the Philippines and followed his "Rumble in the Jungle" bout in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then called Zaire) the year before.

March 9, 2024
March 9, 2024

Motalib, Sabiul win WBA South Asian titles

Bangladesh's Abdul Motalib (King Kong) defeated India's Mohammad Azhar in a 10-round fight for the WBA South Asia lightweight title at Hotel La Méridien on Friday evening.

March 4, 2024
March 4, 2024

Nishat Khan's unconventional path to boxing success

Nishat Khan, a professional boxer and fashion designer, has been breaking stereotypes with her jab and hook, proving that boxing prowess has nothing to do with gender, but entirely on skill and dedication.

February 18, 2024
February 18, 2024

Sura Krishna goes 8-0 up

Bangladesh’s premier boxer Sura Krishna Chakma beat India's Sandeep Kumar in an eight-round battle at a competition titled ‘Path to Glory: Hustle in Dhaka Square’ in Dhaka on Saturday night.