boxing

An all-British world heavyweight title showdown between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury is a step closer

Deontay Wilder says an elaborate outfit he wore on his ring walk wore him down so much that he didn’t have the legs to withstand Tyson Fury in their heavyweight title fight Saturday night.

Tyson Fury is a heavyweight champion once again, dominating Deontay Wilder in their title rematch Saturday night before Wilder’s corner threw in the towel in the seventh round.

Anthony Joshua’s status as boxing’s rising star might not have been the only reputation on the line in Saudi Arabia this weekend, NBC News reports. British fighter Joshua on Saturday reclaimed his three heavyweight titles in a unanimous points decision. He had lost them to Mexican-American underdog Andy Ruiz Jr., who stunned the sporting world with a seventh round victory at…......

Boxer Patrick Day has died days after suffering a traumatic brain injury during a bout on Saturday at Chicago’s Wintrust Arena, according to manager Lou DiBella.

A boxer from Long Island is in “very grave” condition after getting knocked out during a bout over the weekend, according to his trainer

Boxer Patrick Day, from Freeport, is in critical condition and has undergone brain surgery after suffering a knockout during his fight with Charles Conwell Saturday night in Chicago NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

A boxer says he’s “devastated” over the death of his opponent after their fight at MGM National Harbor in Maryland on Friday. The state has ruled he will be suspended for 30 days.

Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker, the retired boxer who held world titles at four weight classes, was killed Sunday after being hit by a car, according to published reports.

Deontay Wilder believes they are coming, the mega matchup with Anthony Joshua and the rematch with Tyson Fury. Until then, he moved onto some business with Dominic Breazeale. He took care of it quickly and emphatically.

A 3-year-old boy on a scooter was fatally struck by a van while crossing a Brooklyn street Thursday afternoon, police say.

As President Donald Trump prepares to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un for a second time, he’s out to replicate the suspenseful buildup, make-or-break stakes and far-flung rendezvous of their first encounter. The reality star American president will soon learn if the sequel, on this matter and many others, can compete with the original. In his third year in office,...

Don Crisman of Maine has been to every single Super Bowl, and as a lifelong Patriots fan, these games have become more and more special for the 82-year-old.

In Britain and other countries like Australia and Canada, the day after Christmas is a secular national holiday known as Boxing Day. Here’s a brief look at some theories about how the holiday got its name and how people celebrate it:

This is a record holiday season for online shopping, which means more packages than ever will be arriving on consumers’ doorsteps. New technology can deter porch pirates and help keep packages safe.

When Serena Williams stepped out on Centre Court to play Evgeniya Rodina in Wimbledon’s fourth round on Monday, it was a rare meeting of Mom vs. Mom.

President Donald Trump said he may pardon another late heavyweight boxing champion — this time, Muhammad Ali. Ali refused to enter the military during the Vietnam War, declaring himself a conscientious objector. His decision resulted in a draft-evasion conviction, and he was stripped of his heavyweight boxing crown. Ali’s legal fight ended in 1971,vwhen the Supreme Court ruled in his...

President Donald Trump floated the possibility of pardoning late boxing champion Muhammad Ali, out of the 3,000 Trump said was in consideration for pardons.

Serena Williams called off her Grand Slam comeback because of a chest muscle injury on Monday, pulling out of the French Open shortly before she was supposed to play Maria Sharapova in the fourth round. “It’s extremely disappointing,” Williams said during a news conference at Roland Garros. “But also, I made a promise to myself and to my coach and...