Boxing

Lovlina Borgohain opens up on training struggles after early exit at World Boxing Championships

Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain opened up about inadequate training and lack of international exposure after a first-round exit at the World Boxing Championships. She has vowed to fight on despite challenges.

Imane Khelif wants action against World Boxing over mandatory sex test

Olympic champion Imane Khelif moved Court of Arbitration for Sport to appeal against a World Boxing decision barring her from upcoming events unless she undergoes genetic sex testing.

Controversial boxer Imane Khelif refutes retirement rumours, but skips World Championships as sex test is made mandatory

Paris Olympics gold medallist Imane Khelif has refuted the rumours of her retirement, but she will not be taking part in the World Boxing Championships 2025, which has made a sex test mandatory for women's boxers.

Explained: How brain injury deaths of two boxers could change landscape of Japanese boxing

The unfortunate brain injury deaths of Japanese boxers Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa could prompt sweeping rule changes, with the Japan Boxing Commission under pressure to act

Olympic medalist Lovlina Borgohain accuses senior BFI official of 'gender-discriminatory behaviour'

Lovlina Borgohain, who had won bronze in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, has accused Boxing Federation of India's executive director Col Arun Malik of "disrespectful and gender-discriminatory behaviour" against her on a Zoom call.

Oleksandr Usyk knocks out Daniel Dubois to become undisputed world heavyweight champion again

Oleksandr Usyk dropped Daniel Dubois twice in the fifth round — the second time with a lunging left hook midway through the round after Dubois missed with a right and won the bout.

Manny Pacquiao denied world title on return after controversial majority draw vs Mario Barrios: 'I thought I won'

The reigning WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios landed more total punches (120-101) but Manny Pacquiao had the edge in power shots (81-75). The fans felt Pacquiao won the contest but it ended in a majority draw.

Sakshi, Jaismine, Nupur clinch gold; India bags 11 medals at World Boxing Cup

Sakshi, Jasmine, and Nupur's stellar performances helped India finish with an impressive tally of 11 medals — the country’s best-ever haul at the World Boxing Cup — comprising three gold, five silver, and three bronze.

World Boxing Cup: Sakshi, Jaismine and Lakshya enter quarterfinals; Manish exits

Indian boxers Sakshi, Jaismine, and Lakshya Chahar stormed into the quarterfinals of the World Boxing Cup 2025 in Astana with dominant wins in their respective preliminary bouts at the Beeline Arena.

Details of Imane Khelif's failed 'sex test' revealed as IBA president calls for Olympic gold to be stripped

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won a gold medal at Paris Olympics 2024 despite failing a 'sex test' in 2023. Now the International Boxing Association president has revealed the details of the failed test.