Sports / Boxing

Joshua takes British heavyweight crown 13 Dec 2015 - 09:06 am

London: Olympic champion Anthony Joshua defeated former kick-boxer Dillian Whyte to take the British heavyweight title on Saturday with a bruising seventh-round knockout...

Donaire regains world title with decision over Juarez 12 Dec 2015 - 09:44 am

File photo of Filipino boxing star Nonito Donaire Miami: Filipino star Nonito Donaire reclaimed the World Boxing Organization super bantamweight world title on...

Wilder to defend heavyweight crown versus Szpilka 10 Dec 2015 - 08:10 am

New York: Unbeaten American Deontay Wilder will defend his share of boxing's fractured heavyweight crown next month in New York against Poland's Artur...

Fury stripped of IBF belt: report 09 Dec 2015 - 09:00 am

London: British heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury has been stripped of one his world titles less than two weeks after winning it, the...

Fury vows to be 'most charming champ since Ali' 29 Nov 2015 - 09:39 am

Tyson Fury celebrates winning the fight with trainer and uncle Peter Fury (L). Reuters Düsseldorf, Germany: Britain's Tyson Fury has vowed to be...

Fury beats Klitschko to become new world heavyweight champion 29 Nov 2015 - 08:36 am

Berlin: Britain's Tyson Fury was crowned the new world heavyweight champion on Saturday after a unanimous points win over Wladimir Klitschko, who suffered...

De La Hoya jabs at 'boring' Mayweather 14 Nov 2015 - 04:46 pm

Los Angeles: Oscar De La Hoya has reignited his age-old feud with Floyd Mayweather in a scathing open letter, saying boxing will be...

Qatar has set new benchmark for Worlds: AIBA chief 18 Oct 2015 - 12:16 am

President of Qatar Boxing Federation, Yousuf Ali Al Kazim, AIBA President Dr Ching-Kuo Wu and boxing hero Amir Khan among others pose for...

Cubans dominate the show at Doha Worlds 16 Oct 2015 - 02:25 am

Mohammed Rabii of Morocco (second left) winner in the welterweight celebrates on the podium with silver medal winner Daniyar Yeleussinov of Kazakhstan at...

Japanese stars meet in US first for superfly crown 15 Oct 2015 - 07:34 am

Chicago: Three-time world champion Koki Kameda challenges reigning World Boxing Association super flyweight champion Kohei Kono on Friday in the first title bout...

Spectacular first day of finals in Qatar 15 Oct 2015 - 12:52 am

Michael Conlan (second left) winner in the Bantamweight category at the AIBA World Boxing Championships bites his gold medal during the victory ceremony...

Hamburg to host 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships 14 Oct 2015 - 12:18 am

Doha: The German city of Hamburg will host the 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships, it was announced yesterday. Hamburg, which is also one...

Pacquiao's shoulder almost healed 13 Oct 2015 - 08:30 am

New York: Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao announced in New York Monday that he was "80 to 90 percent healed" from a shoulder...

Race for medals hots up 12 Oct 2015 - 12:04 am

Joahnys Argilagos (right) of Cuba in action against Dmytro Zamotaev of Ukraine in the semi-finals of the Light Flyweight category of the AIBA...

Amir Khan says 75 percent chance of Pacquiao fight 11 Oct 2015 - 01:18 am

WBC Silver welterweight champion Amir Khan speaking to reporters in Doha yesterday. Abdul Basit By Armstrong Vas Doha: WBC Silver Welterweight champion Amir...

75 percent chance of Pacquiao fight, says Khan 10 Oct 2015 - 04:04 pm

Doha: Amir Khan said on Saturday he believes that there is a "75 percent" chance a big money fight with Manny Pacquiao will...

Khan arrives as Doha Worlds enter last-8 stage 10 Oct 2015 - 12:11 am

Mikhail Dauhaliavets of Belarus was adjudged the winner against Qatar’s Hakan Murst Nuraydin at the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Doha yesterday. PICS:...