"It's just a matter of coming back and going in there and winning," Pereira said of reclaiming his light heavyweight title.

CHRISTINA Desmond has no regrets about the All-Ireland titles that slipped away as a footballer — because she claimed 19 as a boxer. The Cill na Martra native is set to make her professional debut ...

Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya is ending a seven-year legal challenge against sex eligibility rules in track and ...

At 10 years old, Alyssa Samurano just wanted to box for fun. Now at 18, she's trying to earn a Team USA roster spot for LA ...

Interim President of the Nigeria Boxing Federation, Azania Omo-Agege, has commended heavyweight sensation Moses Itauma, former cruiserweight world champion Lawrence Okolie, and other Nigerian-heritage ...

Ukraine’s Vasyl Lomachenko had an amateur record of 396-1, winning Gold Medals in both the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 ...

Although Cecilia Braekhus cannot be certain whether her career will end on a high note or in disappointment on Saturday, she is sure of at least two ...

Nathaniel Collins vs. Cristobal Lorente for the EBU European featherweight title headlines a quiet slate this weekend in the ...

A growing appreciation for hand-to-hand combat has permeated nearly all levels of American life. What does that mean?

Cecilia Brækhus embarked on her against-the-odds career in professional boxing almost two decades ago, and she’s hardly ...

Working at a tire shop in Brazil since age 12, Alex Pereira went to a gym to turn his life around. He became one of MMA’s ...