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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.

June 10, 2016
June 10, 2016

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali to be laid to rest

Muhammad Ali will be laid to rest Friday, the culmination of a two-day farewell for the beloved boxing legend and civil rights hero who electrified crowds the world over.

June 8, 2016
June 8, 2016

Smith, Lewis to be Ali's pallbearers

Actor Will Smith and former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis will be among the pallbearers for Muhammad Ali's funeral on Friday, joining a list of notable athletes, entertainers and politicians to mourn the boxing legend.

June 7, 2016
June 7, 2016

'Like punching a mountain', Indian boxer recalls Ali bouts

Former Indian amateur boxer Haroon Khan bubbles with excitement and bravado as he recalls his two bouts with his hero, the late boxing legend Muhammad Ali, three decades ago.

June 6, 2016
June 6, 2016

How Ali's 'Thrilla' left its mark on Manila

A bustling shopping mall forms an unlikely monument to the "Thrilla in Manila", but Muhammad Ali's most brutal fight made its biggest impression on the minds of those who witnessed it and still speak of it with awe.

June 6, 2016
June 6, 2016

Ali's funeral open to all

The world is invited to the funeral of Muhammad Ali in his hometown on Friday where the boxing legend's life will be celebrated with a public funeral procession and memorial service.

June 5, 2016
June 5, 2016

Hero, legend... villain? Ali's ugly feud with Frazier

A beloved icon. A fighter who transcended his sport. A symbol of heroism, courage and defiance. Muhammad Ali was all of these things and more to countless millions of admirers around the world during his remarkable life and times.

June 5, 2016
June 5, 2016

ALI'S

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. His hands can't hit what his eyes can't see. Now you see me, now you don't. George thinks he will, but I know he won't.

June 5, 2016
June 5, 2016

TIMELINE

Timeline of boxing legend Mohammad Ali who passed away at the age of 74 fighting a respiratory illness.

June 5, 2016
June 5, 2016

3 bouts that defined Ali

Muhammad Ali was 22 and still known as Cassius Clay when he took on heavyweight world champion Sonny Liston for the first time in Miami Beach, Florida.

June 4, 2016
June 4, 2016

5 key fights in Muhammad Ali's career

The following is a quick look at five fights that defined the career of boxing legend Muhammad Ali.