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News Articles: Boxing

Jake Paul lands a left to Mike Tyson during their heavyweight boxing match on Friday in Arlington, Texas.

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Jake Paul beats 58-year-old Mike Tyson in a much-hyped Netflix boxing match

Jake Paul won a unanimous decision over Mike Tyson as the hits didn't match the hype in a fight between a young YouTuber-turned-boxer and the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion.

November 16, 2024
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People look at a billboard in Kinshasa on Oct. 30, 1974, announcing the fight between U.S. boxers Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. That day, Ali knocked out Foreman in a clash of titans known as the "Rumble in the Jungle," watched by 60,000 people in the stadium in Kinshasa and millions elsewhere.

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50 years on, D.R. Congo commemorates boxing's 'Rumble in the Jungle'

The historic fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman is still revered as a cherished moment in the central African country's troubled history and has spurred an enduring love of boxing.

November 01, 2024
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  • Emmet Livingstone
Cindy Ngamba lost in the semifinals but will leave Paris with a bronze medal, a first for the Refugee Olympic Team.

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The Refugee Olympic Team wins its first-ever medal, thanks to boxer Cindy Ngamba

Ngamba will leave Paris with a bronze medal, a historic first for the refugee team, now in its third Games. Ngamba, who lives in England, can't return to her native Cameroon because of her sexuality.

August 09, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Algeria's Imane Khelif celebrates after defeating Hungary's Anna Hamori in their women's 66kg quarterfinal boxing match on Saturday.

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As an Olympic boxing controversy deepens, the women at its center are poised to medal

Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting are guaranteed to leave Paris with medals. But fallout continues, as does drama between Olympic officials and the Russian-led association that disqualified them last year.

August 05, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Algeria's Imane Khelif (left) hits Hungary's Anna Hamori in their women's 66kg quarterfinal boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Saturday in Paris.

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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif clinches Olympic medal after gender outcry

Imane Khelif clinched a medal in an emotional fight that followed sharp scrutiny and online abuse as misconceptions about her gender have exploded into a larger clash about identity in sports.

August 03, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Algeria's Imane Khelif, reacts after defeating Italy's Angela Carini in their women's 66kg preliminary boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, in Paris.

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Imane Khelif is just the latest case of female athletes being questioned over their sex

Since women started competing in elite athletics about 100 years ago, they have been subjected to questions over their sex, had to undergo humiliating sex eligibility tests and had careers ruined.

August 03, 2024
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting, left, and Algeria's Imane Khelif have competed in boxing competitions as women for years. But their presence in Paris is being scrutinized by some after they failed a vague gender eligibility test last year.

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What to know about the gender controversy sweeping Olympic boxing

Olympic organizers are defending the participation of two boxers who failed a gender eligibility test last year. Here's what to know about the key players, conservative outcry and official response.

August 02, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Esmer Falcon. Tepito

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  • Latin America

Photographer captures boxing culture in México to connect with his roots

From a collection of 25,000 photographs captured over a period of two years, David Hanes-González presents 28 that capture the soul of boxing in México.

October 13, 2023
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  • Estefania Mitre and
  • David Hanes-González
Boxer Legnis Cala, center, talks with fellow female boxers during a training session in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. Cuban officials announced on Monday that women boxers would be able to compete for the first time ever.

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Boxing powerhouse Cuba lets women boxers compete

Cuban officials say women boxers will be able to compete officially after decades of restrictions, though they didn't yet confirm if that would be taken to a professional level like Cuban male boxers.

December 06, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Vasiliy Lomachenko exits the arena after winning the WBA, WBO, WBC Lightweight World Title contest in 2019 in London.

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A top Ukrainian boxer is choosing his country over an upcoming title fight

Before Russia attacked Ukraine, Vasiliy Lomachenko had agreed to face off against lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. in June. Now he plans to stay and defend his country.

March 22, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Middleweight prospect Nico Ali Walsh, grandson of "The Greatest," Muhammad Ali, trains in Las Vegas with head coach Sugar Hill Steward earlier this month, ahead of his pro debut in Oklahoma.

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Muhammad Ali's Grandson Steps Into The Ring For Boxing Debut In Tulsa

Bob Arum promoted Muhammad Ali's heavyweight title bout against George Chuvalo in 1966. Now, more than 50 years later, he's promoting the premiere fight of Ali's grandson, Nico Ali Walsh.

August 14, 2021
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  • Dustin Jones
Leon Spinks lands a punch on Muhammad Ali in the title fight in Las Vegas on Feb. 15, 1978. Spinks beat Ali to claim the heavyweight championship and shock the boxing world.

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Boxer Leon Spinks, Who Toppled Muhammad Ali, Dies At 67

Spinks shocked the boxing world in 1978 when he defeated the reigning heavyweight champion in a bruising 15-round match. "He's still the greatest," Spinks said, "I'm just the latest."

February 07, 2021
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  • Jason Breslow
Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story will screen at the Atlanta History Center on Friday, Jan. 17 at 7pm.

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Muhammad Ali’s Storied Return To Boxing — And The Role Atlanta Played

By 1970, Muhammad Ali’s boxing career was in decline. Convicted for draft evasion in 1967, Ali lost his license to fight in all 50 states and had become...

January 14, 2020
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Pria Mahadevan

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