When I started exploring this topic I knew I had to reach out to the boxers if I wanted the real story from inside. Of course as with any writer in order to do that, you have to knock on doors and ...

In just her fourth professional bout, Flint boxer Claressa Shields is already competing for a world title. On Friday night, the two-time Olympic gold medalist will look to continue her historic path ...

Ghana’s first female boxing champion, Abigail Quartey, has opened up about the hard work behind her Women's International Boxing Federation (WIBF) title success, which involved four hours of daily ...

Twenty years ago, Jill Matthews became the first female to win a Golden Gloves championship. Today, after winning two professional boxing titles, Matthews, 50, is retired from the ring but in the ...

Sarah Achieng during training ahead of her Commonwealth light-welterweight title bout against Ruth Chisale of Malawi. [Courtesy] Commonwealth super lightweight champion Sarah Achieng’s trip to the ...

BERLIN: Regina Halmich, who made women's boxing popular in Germany, ended her career Saturday after a record 45th defense of her women's WIBF flyweight title the previous day. The 31-year-old German ...

When Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey decided as a teenager to become a professional boxer – an unusual choice for a young woman in a working-class neighborhood of Ghana's capital of Accra – her family ...

Ghana’s first female boxing champion, Abigail Quartey is expecting national recognition on the back her title triumph. The 28-year-old punched her way into history as a trailblazer, having won the ...