First and foremost Happy New Year to all boxing fans. 2009 was great on so many levels with the sport’s number one fighter Manny Pacquiao winning over the masses and even casual/ignorant fans.

There have been several compelling boxing movies made about female legends of the sweet science over the past year. On August 9, 2024, a biopic about the life ...

HOUSTON -- George Foreman named each of his five sons after himself, clearly set on carrying on the family name. The two-time heavyweight champion, however, drew the line at a family boxing tradition.

Controversy, it seems, is one of boxing's annual staples. But the stories and scandals were a little larger and garnered bigger headlines in 2009. The year was dominated by various sorts of ...

Melissa Block speaks to Christy Halbert, chairwoman of the USA Boxing women's task force. On Thursday, the International Olympic Committee gave the final OK to include women's boxing in the Summer ...

COMSTOCK PARK -- The idea for putting a boxing ring in the middle of the parking lot at Fifth Third Ballpark occurred to local promoter and West Michigan Whitecaps partner Denny Baxter last winter.

Well, it's almost here: The New Year is around the corner. I have a feeling it will be a great year of boxing. 2008 was the year that stirred the dust, but I have a feeling that in 2009 we will see ...

Over the weekend, boxing and the Ultimate Fighting Championship had major fights on their cards. But they were also engaged in a fight between themselves. UFC President Dana White instigated a ratings ...

GRAND RAPIDS -- When Pat Schmidt and his brothers decided to create the Bernie Schmidt Memorial Boxing Show, they didn’t know it would grow into a staple of the annual amateur schedule. “It was really ...

The cause of death of former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton has been revealed. Hatton died by suicide after being found by his manager, Paul Speak, inside his home in England on September 14, it ...