DURHAM, UNITED KINGDOM — Georgia O’Connor, a promising 25-year-old boxer hailing from England, tragically passed away on Thursday after a battle with cancer that stemmed from an ulcerative colitis ...
Several others seized breakthrough moments as well. Cherneka Johnson, Tiara Brown, Ellie Scotney and Elif Nur Turhan were ...
More than two dozen female fighters joined together in a statement Tuesday calling for the option to fight 12 rounds and three-minute rounds if they choose to do so for championship fights. The ...
From small club shows and Toughwoman tournaments to sold-out arenas and streaming-era super fights, women’s boxing has gone from novelty to global draw. Along the way, a handful of fighters didn’t ...
Skye Nicolson (14-1, 3 KOs) outclassed Sarah Mahfoud to win the WBC featherweight title in 2024, a belt she defended twice before suffering a shock split decision loss to Tiara Brown. Skye has since ...
(CNN) — Cecilia Brækhus embarked on her against-the-odds career in professional boxing almost two decades ago, and she’s hardly stopped fighting before or since. Along the way, her opponents have been ...
PARIS (AP) — Five French women boxers will miss the world championships starting on Thursday in England because of complications with new sex tests that are compulsory after a furor at the 2024 Paris ...
According to Netflix, 74 million viewers worldwide watched Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano’s rematch last November. The two fighters reportedly made more than $14 million combined for the bout. From ...
When Claressa Shields, Savannah Marshall, Alycia Baumgardner and Mikaela Mayer all turned pro, their goal, and the hope of women’s boxing fans was that they would wind up in “superfights,” ones just ...