ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — When Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey decided as a teenager to become a professional boxer – an unusual choice for a young woman in a working-class neighborhood of Ghana's capital of ...

Boxxer are planning to match Natasha Jonas and Lauren Price in an all-female bill in London in March to lead a wider attempt to prioritise rebuilding women’s boxing in the UK. The 40-year-old Jonas ...

From small club shows and Toughwoman tournaments to sold-out arenas and streaming-era super fights, women’s boxing has gone from novelty to global draw. Along the way, a handful of fighters didn’t ...

Since time immemorial boxing has been perceived as a male-dominated sport, with a history filled with superstar male pugilists as well as legendary matchups. Nonetheless, in recent times, women have ...

Netflix’s first all-women’s boxing card features 21 world titles and five championships on the line. Alycia Baumgardner and Shadasia Green are reshaping the narrative of women’s boxing through ...

As a boxing instructor, I find that many of my clients take up the sport for its mental health benefits: It can serve as an outlet for releasing anger, reducing stress and increasing self-esteem.

Every day, twice at day, Shurretta 'Chiccn' Metcalf is at Texas Select Boxing in Garland, training for the fight of her life. "Everybody likes to call me 'Chiccn.' It's so funny, a boxer that's named ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Once reserved for fighters chasing championship belts or headlining big fight nights like Gervonta “Tank” Davis ...

Inside the walls of Babyface Boxing Training Center, the first lesson girls learn in the ring is that they are limitless. The Pacifica-based gym, owned by Boxing Hall of Famer Blanca Gutierrez, is ...

Boxing is a national passion in Thailand, offering a path to the Olympics and lucrative careers in a country with one of the world’s widest income divides. By Hannah Beech and Muktita Suhartono ...