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Manny Pacquiao hosts Polish president Karol Nawrocki for Manila boxing workout

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Nigeria

British boxer Anthony Joshua staying in Nigeria to recover after crash

A vehicle carrying the former heavyweight champion and two of his associates crashed into a stationary truck on Monday on a major thoroughfare, the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, which links Ogun state to Lagos.

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Boxer Anthony Joshua 'stable' after car crash kills two in Nigeria

Anthony Joshua, the former world heavyweight champion boxer, is in a stable condition after being involved in a car crash in Nigeria that killed two of his close friends.

Kazakhstan

Legend Golovkin becomes first Kazakh inducted into Boxing Hall of Fame

Kazakhstan’s boxing icon Gennadiy Golovkin has been inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. The former middleweight champion was elected president of World Boxing in November, tasked with securing the sport's Olympic future and unifying a divided landscape.

United Kingdom

Seven golds for Kazakhstan at first World Boxing Championships 2025

More than 500 boxers from 66 countries competed at the event which took place in the UK city Liverpool.

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Sport

Former boxing champion Ricky Hatton dies aged 46

The former light-welterweight and welterweight world champion was one of the most popular boxers in British history. News of Hatton’s death comes two months after he announced he would make a return to boxing in December.

Sport

Usyk reclaims heavyweight crown after crushing victory over Dubois

Oleksandr Usyk has cemented his reputation as one of heavyweight boxing's all-time greats after a crushing victory over British challenger Daniel Dubois.

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Humanoid robots gear up for boxing debut in Hangzhou

Humanoid robots are trading punches in an intense training camp ahead of a robot boxing competition set to take place in Hangzhou, east China, this Sunday.

USA

Heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman dies at 76

George Foreman became the heavyweight champion of the world in his 20s, only to lose his belt to Muhammad Ali in perhaps the most memorable fight in boxing history.

United Kingdom

Boxer John Cooney dies a week after super-featherweight title defeat

Irish boxer John Cooney has died a week after being taken into intensive care following his Celtic super-featherweight title defeat to Nathan Howells in Belfast.

Sport

Mike Tyson - aged 58 - loses on points to Jake Paul in Texas

Paul won an eight-round unanimous decision over Tyson in a fight between the 27-year-old YouTuber-turned-boxer and the former heavyweight champion.

Culture news

Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul: A circus act or boxing's new era?

The boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul has sparked intense debate: is it just a cash-grab spectacle designed for entertainment, or is it a must-watch showdown.

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Muhammad Ali's most famous boxing glove goes to auction

Ali's glove, iconic for its history split, is expected to sell for a price in the millions.

Ukraine

Ukraine boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk released from custody in Poland

It is not clear why one of Ukraine's most prominent sportsmen was detained at Krakow airport.

Europe News

Paris Olympics: Imane Khelif wins boxing gold

Khelif’s gold medal is Algeria’s first in women’s boxing. She is only the nation’s second boxing gold medalist, joining Hocine Soltani (1996).

France

Khelif asks for end to bullying after Olympic boxing gender row

The Algerian Olympic boxer also urged “all the people of the world to uphold the Olympic principles, according to the Olympic Charter”.

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Olympics: Khelif moved to tears in emotional victory after abuse

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif was moved to tears as she was treated to a hero's welcome before defeating Hungary's Anna Hamori.