While women's boxing can loosely trace its beginnings to London in the 1720's, throughout the ensuing decades there were various exhibitions and scattered bouts until the 1950's. Then, several ...

The International Boxing Association said Monday it will file criminal complaints against the International Olympic Committee in the U.S., France and Switzerland. The Swiss-based IOC allowing ...

With a lineup that features some great matchups, this event is set to let boxing fans see 12 bouts on the card, with three featuring women's boxing. The promoters behind this event are two iconic ...

“Not only do we deserve it, we earned it,” said Jackie Atkins, one of the organizers of the inaugural East Coast Women’s Boxing Championships at Showboat Resort Atlantic City The all-amateur ...

Mark Brown/Getty Images Women's boxing is divided between 17 weight classes, from heavyweight to atomweight. The four major sanctioning bodies, WBO, IBF, WBA and WBC have champions in most of the ...

Green is fighting at a time when female boxing is more popular than ever before. But the sport’s visibility is a somewhat recent phenomenon. Early in Green’s career there was a lack of ...

The masses were drawn to Arlington, Texas by the absurd spectacle of Jake Paul boxing a 58-year-old Mike Tyson and all the morbid curiosity and novelty value that entailed. But as most true boxing ...

Despite the thriving boxing community, Smart faces common challenges as a female boxer. “There’s a lingering stigma associated with women in boxing. People often question why a woman would ...

The 1970s produced some of the most talented, prolific and iconic female vocalists of all time. From once-in-a-lifetime voices like Patti LaBelle and Aretha Franklin to pop culture royalty like ...

Ghana’s first female boxing champion, Abigail Quartey is expecting national recognition on the back her title triumph. The 28-year-old punched her way into history as a trailblazer, having won ...