Boxing Scene

Prospect Ashleyann Lozada compared to Puerto Rican legends

Ashleyann Lozada is the first woman to represent Puerto Rico in the Olympics for boxing, and has drawn comparisons to Miguel ...
Boxing Scene

Mizuki Hiruta, boxing’s most active champ, tops November 22 UFC Fight Pass show

Mizuki Hiruta has remained true to her short-term goal while steadily in pursuit of her long-term dream.
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Sydney Sweeney Relied on Smucker’s and Milkshakes to Gain 30 Pounds for ‘Christy,’ Got ‘Gnarly Bruises’ Filming Boxing Scenes: ‘I Got Pummeled’

For her starring role in the female boxing drama “Christy,” Sydney Sweeney kept an ice bucket handy. “I was getting pummeled,” Sweeney said during an interview at the Variety Toronto Film Festival ...

Cecilia Brækhus was told women couldn’t enter boxing gyms. She still became an undisputed champion despite a ban on the sport

Along the way, her opponents have been many and varied, from world champions in the ring to a professional boxing ban in her native country and those who believed that women had no place in the sport ...
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Eddie Hearn fighter praises Jake Paul’s impact on women’s boxing

Jake Paul continues to attract interest in the boxing world, with the announcement that he will face Gervonta Davis on November 14. His promotional company, Most Valuable Promotions, is blazing a ...
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French women's boxing team barred from world champs over late gender test results

The French women's team have been barred from the boxing world championships because the results of their gender tests were not delivered on time in a decision the country's sports minister said on ...