WBC standing firm against women fighting 3-minute rounds

The World Boxing Council (WBC) is standing firm in its position against sanctioning 3-minute rounds for women's fights, ...

Ex-UFC champ Holly Holm set to fight for major boxing world title

Holm, a former UFC women's bantamweight champion, has been booked to challenge Stephanie Han for her WBA lightweight title in ...

Chantelle Cameron vacates WBC title in support of equality in women’s boxing

Cameron (21-1, 8 KOs) is most recently coming off of a unanimous decision win over Jessica Camara in July and is said by her ...
Women's Boxing

Shout Out to the Women at “Night of Champions V”

The other female fighter on the card was the pro debut of 19-year-old Maya Hernandez (1-0). She faced Sandra Magallon (1-1) ...
CNN

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

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 many ...
WFAA8

World Boxing will require sex testing for fighters before world championships in September

LOS ANGELES — The governing body for Olympic-style boxing will require sex testing for all fighters wishing to compete in the women's division at its world championships next month. World Boxing ...
WPTV-TV

Delray Beach boxing gym trains kids on the autism spectrum every Thursday

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — The beauty of the sport of boxing is that it will test you mentally, physically, and emotionally. It's the motto of the Phoenix Boxing Gym, where they hold boxing courses for kids ...
The New York Times

French women’s team barred from World Boxing Championships over late gender test results

The French women’s team has been barred from competing at the World Boxing Championships which began in Liverpool on Thursday after missing the deadline for sharing gender test results. In May, World ...