Akyikat appointed national boxing coach
The Bangladesh Boxing Federation has appointed Kyrgyzstan鈥檚 Akyikat Abaev as the new head coach of the national team, confirmed the federation on Monday.
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Japan boxing to adopt stricter safety rules after deaths of two fighters
Japanese boxing officials said on Tuesday they would introduce urine tests, stricter rules on weight loss to prevent dehydration and improve medical cover at bouts following the deaths of two fighters.
Zinnat wins gold on home debut
New York-based Bangladeshi boxer Zinnat Ferdous won gold on her home debut in the Bangladesh National Boxing Championship after beating Afra Khandakar in the women鈥檚 52kg weight category final at the Muhammad Ali Boxing Stadium in Dhaka on Thursday.
National boxing begins Sunday
The 31st edition of the National Men鈥檚 and the seventh edition of the National Women鈥檚 Boxing competitions will begin at the Muhammad Ali Boxing Stadium in the city on Sunday.
Heavyweight boxing great George Foreman dead at 76
Former heavyweight champion George Foreman, who lost to Muhammad Ali in boxing's iconic 1974 鈥楻umble in the Jungle鈥� before reclaiming the title two decades later, died Friday aged 76, his family said.
Former world heavyweight champion Fury retires from boxing again
Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said Monday he had retired from boxing just weeks after suffering a second straight defeat at the hands of Oleksandr Usyk.
Asian stocks up
Asian stocks rose in thin Boxing Day trade on Thursday, extending a 鈥楽anta Rally鈥� with key markets Hong Kong and Sydney still shut for the holidays.
Australia's top order fires to take charge of 4th Test against India
Australia's top four all slammed 50 or better on Thursday to take a firm grip on day one of the fourth Test against India, with fearless teenage opener Sam Konstas stealing the show.
Liverpool host Foxes, Arsenal prepare for life without Saka
Christmas Premier League chart-toppers Liverpool are overwhelming favourites to see off struggling Leicester on Boxing Day (Thursday).
In-form Head confirmed fit for Boxing Day Test
Batsman Travis Head was declared fit for the Boxing Day Test against India on Wednesday in a big boost for Australia while Scott Boland was confirmed as the injured Josh Hazlewood's replacement.
India consider second spinner for Boxing Day Test
India captain Rohit Sharma was coy Tuesday on how his team will line up for the Boxing Day Test against Australia, with the option of a second spinner on the table.
Teen Konstas to open for Australia in Boxing Day India Test
Sam Konstas will open the batting for Australia in the fourth Test against India, coach Andrew McDonald said Tuesday, while voicing confidence leading batsman Travis Head will be fit to play.
Usyk beats Fury in heavyweight championship rematch
Oleksandr Usyk won his heavyweight championship rematch against Tyson Fury by unanimous decision overnight on Saturday to stay unbeaten across two divisions and cement his place among the greats.
Heavyweight foes Usyk, Fury set for titanic rematch
Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury reprise their heavyweight 鈥榝ight of the century鈥� on Saturday with multiple titles and both fighters' place in history on the line.
Tyson slaps Paul in final face-off before Netflix bout
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson slapped opponent Jake Paul as the two men faced off for the final time on Thursday ahead of their controversial Netflix-backed bout.
Hero's welcome for Olympic gender-row boxer Khelif in Algiers
Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif said she had won for her country's women as Algeria's Paris Games medallists received a hero's welcome at Algiers airport on Monday.
Algerian gender-row boxer Khelif storms to Olympic gold
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif defied a major gender controversy to win gold at the Paris Olympics on Friday in front of a pulsating Roland Garros crowd that roared her to victory.
History-maker Harrington retires after retaining crown
Two health experts on Wednesday urged Olympic organisers to cut ties with Coca-Cola, saying the current big money sponsorship deal allows the US company to 鈥榮portswash鈥� unhealthy sugary drinks.
IBA stripped of boxing claims gender-row fighters 鈥榓re male鈥�
The International Boxing Association claimed Monday at a chaotic press conference that tests on two boxers at the centre of a gender controversy at the Paris Olympics show...
Taiwanese boxer in gender row wins to guarantee medal
Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting became the second fighter at the centre of a Paris Olympics gender row to guarantee herself a medal after convincingly winning her quarter-final on Sunday.
Gender row boxer in tears after winning at least bronze
The Algerian boxer embroiled in a major gender controversy guaranteed herself at least bronze at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, bursting into tears after winning her quarter-final.
'I want to inspire': Algeria's woman boxer fighting prejudices
Born in a poor village some 300 kilometres from Algiers, boxer Imane Khelif had to overcome obstacles in a conservative country where women are considered unfit for the sport.
Home village of Algerian boxer in gender controversy hail their 'heroine'
From a small Algerian village, home of the boxer Imane Khelif at the centre of a gender eligibility row in the Paris Olympics, her father hailed the athlete as a 鈥榟eroine鈥�.
Bach says boxing should be in LA Olympics, with conditions
Olympic chief Thomas Bach said on Saturday boxing should be in the next Games in Los Angeles despite a furore over the gender of two women boxers in Paris -- but urged the sport to get its house in order fast.
Boxing body offers prize money to beaten Italian amid gender row
The International Boxing Association has pledged to award prize money to Italy's Angela Carini, whose 46-second Olympics defeat to an Algerian boxer at the centre of a gender eligibility row has left the sport on the ropes.
Gloves are off: explaining the Olympic boxing gender scandal
A scandal has engulfed the boxing at the Paris Olympics after an Algerian in the women's competition who previously failed a gender eligibility test stopped her opponent in 46 seconds. AFP takes a look at the row, which has spread far outside the ring and is complicated, with even Olympic officials admitting it's a 鈥榤inefield鈥�.
Gender row explodes after Algerian boxer's 46-second win at Olympics
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif's 46-second win at the Paris Olympics on Thursday sparked a furious row about gender eligibility rules, with public figures from around the world weighing in on the controversy.
'Heavy heart': tearful Samoan boxer pays tribute to late coach
Samoa's Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali broke down in tears Sunday, describing his anguish after his coach died of a heart attack at the Olympic village two days before the boxer's opening bout.
Samoa boxing coach dies at Olympic village
Samoa鈥檚 boxing coach died at the Paris Olympics village after the 60-year-old had a cardiac arrest, officials said on Saturday.
Emerging talents primed for Paris but Olympic boxing on the ropes
Muhammad Ali, Floyd Mayweather and Lennox Lewis are among the boxing greats who have cut their teeth at the Olympics, with a new generation of fighters eager to follow in their footsteps in Paris.