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

Claressa Shields has signed a multi-fight deal that will pay her a minimum of $8 million. The undisputed women’s heavyweight ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Mark Zeigler: Boxing’s gender gray area steps into the ring at Paris Olympics

PARIS – The night before Angela Carini’s opening bout in the women’s boxing competition at the Tokyo Olympics, her father died. The Italian from Naples lost the next day and soon quit the sport. Last ...
CNN

Infighting in the sport and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine leaves Olympic boxing on the ropes

It’s an Olympic sport which has its origins in Ancient Greece, and which helped stars of the ring such as Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Nicola Adams, Claressa Shields and Katie Taylor ...
Boxing Scene

Sue Fox and the rise of the Women’s International Boxing Hall of Fame

LAS VEGAS – Sue Fox has gone from being a vocal critic of women not being inducted into Hall of Fames to remedying the problem by creating one for them. Last week, the Women’s International Boxing ...
Boxing Scene

KO Queen: Gabriela Fundora has a trick which separates her from most other women

To stand out in women’s boxing today is no easy task, especially when those at the top are so dominant, the best fight the best, and the policy of the best fighting the best just so happens to deliver ...
Women's Boxing

Shout Out to the Women at “Night of Champions V”

The other female fighter on the card was the pro debut of 19-year-old Maya Hernandez (1-0). She faced Sandra Magallon (1-1) ...

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 ...