boxing News Archive

'Boxing reforms get acid test in Beijing (GMA News)
As the world"s top amateur fighters gather in Beijing, boxing"s rehabilitation seems to be progressing admirably. The biggest test to the scandal-marred sport, however, is yet to come.

'Thai boxing squad highly expected to win gold in Beijing (People's Daily)
Thailand's boxing fighters and their boss are under high expectations as the squad is the top hope of the Thai athletes attending the upcoming 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Gen. Taweep Jantararoj, president of the Amateur boxing As ...

'Boxing: Klitschko defends titles by knockout (The New Zealand Herald)
Wladimir Klitschko knocked out former sparring partner Tony Thompson in the 11th round to successfully defend his IBF and minor WBO and IBO heavyweight boxing titles yesterday.

'Chess-Boxing Hits it Big (Time Magazine)
The curious combination of mental and physical battles is growing in popularity, both as a teaching tool in the U.S. and a bloody pro sport in Europe

'Boxing trainer Roach teams up with Arlovski for Affliction (Sports Illustrated)
Despite being different sports with different skill sets, the hot button topic of mixed martial arts vs. boxing continues to grow within combat sports fans across the globe. Everyone from fighters to promoters to fans and critics alike have weighed in on the topic, but now the sports have started to bleed together as top boxing trainers have added MMA fighters to their list of clients.

'WBC World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Ken Norton Sr. Will Return Home for ?KNOCKOUT? Birthday Bash/Fundraiser (East Side Boxing)
Jacksonville, IL- International Known Heavyweight Boxing Champion Ken Norton Sr. will return to his hometown in August to celebrate his 65th Birthday.

'Boxing: Klitschko stops thompson with 11th-round KO (Otago Daily Times)
Wladimir Klitschko was forced rediscover one of boxing's best weapons: His powerful right hand. With his jab ineffective, Klitschko knocked out former sparring partner Tony Thompson in the 11th round with a big right to successfully defend his heavyweight titles on Saturday.

'Boxing pushes reform movement (Khaleej Times)
NEW YORK - For nearly a quarter-century, boxing has been the Olympics? little embarrassment - the brawling, unpleasant relative you?d prefer to keep away from the biggest party of the year.

'Brooks, Davis win boxing titles (The News Journal)
PHILADELPHIA -- Aaron Brooks and Kyrone Davis from Wilmington's William Hicks Anderson Boxing Club both won weight-class titles on Saturday at the Huntingdon Brotherhood Championships.

'Boxing: Big Audley finds God in his corner but screen goes blank (Independent)
Eight years ago this summer, Audley Harrison posed on the podium in Sydney with the world in his fists. The Olympic super-heavyweight champion, Britain's first boxing gold medallist in 32 years, vowed that soon he would convert that gold into much bigger bullion as a pro, by winning the world heavyweight title. Alas, as another anniversary of that Olympian achievement looms, it still has not ...