Los Angeles Times

Thirty years ago Freddie Roach didn’t take sage advice, opened Wild Card Boxing Club

Next week, and for years to follow, people driving in the area of Hollywood and Vine will pass a corner shopping center with a sign that says: “Freddie Roach Square.” That will probably trigger a ...
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 ...
Stars and Stripes

Army’s boxing history makes a comeback with Fort Hood Fight Night, and it’s a big hit

Fight Night revives an old Army tradition that disappeared from most bases with the World Class Athlete Program. It has been ...
The New York Times

As Álvarez-Crawford megafight looms, a power play for the future of boxing takes center stage

LAS VEGAS — When Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez and Terence “Bud” Crawford take the center of the ring on Saturday night, it will mark one of the sport’s historic moments. It is a meeting between two of the ...
Sports Illustrated

Adrian Peterson Foe Signs Celebrity Boxing Contract Following Viral Poker Bust-Up

Last month, former NFL running back Adrian Peterson made headlines when he got into a fistfight with professional poker player Joe Castaneda over a poker hand. The incident was caught on camera and ...
The New York Times

Why a lack of Premier League games on Boxing Day has caused concern in the UK

Boxing Day games are a long-standing tradition in England Ian MacNicol/Getty Images The ripped wrapping paper has been cleared away, leftover turkey is firmly on the menu, and most people are off work ...