With an unprecedented captive audience of three billion people in coronavirus lockdown, virtual sporting events are wooing fans after traditional live sports were shut down and public gatherings banned in many countries. Horse racing, boxing, cycling, soccer, motor racing and other sports are desperate to ...
The IOC has announced that Jordan will host 2020 Olympic boxing qualifiers for Asia and Oceania after an event in Wuhan, China, was canceled due to fears over the new flu-like coronavirus. The death toll from the virus rose to 41 on Saturday, with more ...
Eiji Yoshikawa: The 'Compassionate Pugilist'
Boxer Yoshikawa helps others to learn to roll with the punches
Olympic boxing officials will trial a new, more transparent judging system this week as the sport fights to "regain trust" after scandals that nearly saw it kicked out of the 2020 Summer Games. The new system, where judges' scoring is updated in real time on ...
'There are no downsides to training in a different country'
The family that boxes together, travels together. The Llamidos are in Japan to help train "The Monster."
Morinari Watanabe takes helm for Tokyo 2020 boxing competition
Morinari Watanabe, the Japanese head of the International Gymnastics Federation, understands what it means to stick the landing. As the newly appointed boss of an IOC task force formed to deliver the boxing competition at the Tokyo Olympics, he'll have to complete what may be ...
Story of Iwao Hakamada, boxer who spent 48 years on death row, to become manga series
The story of Iwao Hakamada, a former professional boxer and death-row inmate, 82, who continues to battle to clear his name over a 1966 quadruple murder, will be adapted into a manga series, supporters of the convict announced Wednesday. Hakamada was sentenced to hang in ...
George Foreman became business giant after boxing career
Third in a three-part series In his book "Only in America: The Life and Crimes of Don King," the late author Jack Newfield noted that Sonny Liston had made a big impression on George Foreman. This influenced Foreman's demeanor as a fighter, including his facial expressions, ...
Ken Shiro to mount fourth defense of WBC light flyweight title
Kenshiro Teraji said Tuesday he will attempt the fourth defense of his WBC light flyweight title on Oct. 7 against Milan Melindo of the Philippines. The 26-year-old, who fights under the name Ken Shiro, is undefeated in 13 professional bouts with seven knockouts. Melindo is ...
Ex-WBO minimumweight champ Ryuya Yamanaka to retire on medical grounds
Former WBO minimumweight champion Ryuya Yamanaka is set to call time on his boxing career due to subdural bleeding, sources familiar with the matter said Friday. According to the sources, an official announcement on the retirement of the 23-year-old Japanese, who relinquished his title to ...
Japan Amateur Boxing Federation President Akira Yamane has quit following numerous allegations of misconduct, including pressuring referees to fix matches and misuse of grant money.
Trump gives posthumous pardon to first black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson
President Donald Trump granted a full, posthumous pardon for Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight boxing champion, who was convicted of racially tinged federal morals charges more than a century ago. Trump signed a full posthumous pardon for Johnson while flanked by boxing royalty including ...
