LONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Katie Taylor struck a blow for herself, her country and her sport with victory in the women's lightweight boxing final at the London Olympics on Thursday. Women's boxing, a ...

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif wins a gold medal at Paris Olympics after facing scrutiny over misconceptions about her sex.

Some wondered if they would be a novelty, others questioned whether they should be in the ring at all but for four days at the London Games, women boxers were the talk of the Olympics for all the ...

Cynics who insist that boxing is supposed to be a dying sport should look at what has been happening at the London Olympics this week. Unlike most events there’s been no griping about ‘empty seats’ at ...

Boxing gloves, check. Headguard, check. Mouthguard, check. Miniskirt? After winning a long fight to get into the Olympics, female boxers are at the center of a dress code debate ahead of the 2012 ...

In Ireland, people know who Katie Taylor is. In Vernon, Connecticut, not so much. “It’s not so bad (in Ireland), people do ask for autographs and photos,” Taylor said Friday. “The support is ...

LONDON — Something stood out to Cindy Ngamba as she glanced around when Friday’s all-female boxing event was first announced. So many world championship belts. Ngamba wants one of her own. “I saw ...

Not long ago it appeared as if boxing would be removed from the Olympic program, perhaps forever. Years of scandals, allegations of match fixing and battles between Olympic leaders and boxing’s former ...

Ukrainian boxing star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Vasiliy Lomachenko has retired from boxing at 37. Lomachenko, a legendary amateur fighter with a 396-1 record who went 18-3 as a pro, announced ...