WASHINGTON — From leading the famous charge of female House members up the Senate steps during the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to banging a frozen chicken on her Senate desk ...

Nothing is more critical in combat sports than fighter safety. Part of ensuring fighters are safe is making matches between fighters with similar skill sets. Former boxer Pawel Wolak planned to debut ...

This summer in London, female boxers will compete in the Olympics for the first time. The women competing for a spot on the U.S. team will make history, but few know who they are — and why they box.

Floyd Mayweather is the busiest elite fighter out there. The 45-year-old Hall of Famer reportedly will face MMA fighter-turned-boxer Aaron Chalmers in a pay-per-view exhibition on Feb. 25 at O2 Arena ...

Riley Gaines is one of the most prominent figures to speak out against the gender controversy in the Olympic boxing competition. Algerian boxer Imane Khelif advanced to the women's 66-kilogram ...

[This story previously aired on June 26, 2021. It was updated on Nov. 8, 2025.] Opponents feared boxer Christy Martin in the ring. However, it was at home where she fought her biggest battle – the one ...

Francis Ngannou’s 15-month-old son Kobe has died, the MMA fighter and boxer posted on Monday. “Too soon to leave but yet he’s gone,” Ngannou wrote on Instagram. “My little boy, my mate, my partner ...

On the day they watched a judge sentence Darrell Telisme to life in prison for shooting their son to death, Camita and Elieux “Stan” Stanisclasse had a simple explanation for the 26-year-old amateur ...

The Fighter is based on the true story of Lowell, Mass., light welterweight champ “Irish” Micky Ward, but, starring Boston working-class hero Mark Wahlberg, it plays as a Rocky-fied fairy tale for our ...

Boxer Richard "Dicky" Eklund, who was portrayed in the 2010 film "The Fighter" was charged Friday in Lowell of assault and battery on a family or household member.Eklund, 58, was arrested Thursday ...