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The gold medal won by Algeria’s Imane Khelif in the women’s welterweight competition at the just-concluded 2024 Paris Olympic Games has brought a slew of ill-informed, hot-button-pushing critics out of the woodwork. But she now has at least one new ally. Khelif was…

In a city rich with fighting spirit, super middleweight Thomas O'Toole is aiming to become Boston's next sports legend and  maybe the city's fifth sports team, not unlike Marvin Hagler before him. The undefeated 26-year-old  Irishman, O’Toole (10-0, 7 KOs), will step into the…

Danny Garcia’s upcoming middleweight title fight with Erislandy Lara – on the Sept. 14 pay-per-view undercard to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga – will be the first time the Philadelphian steps into the ring in more than 25 months, dating back to his July…

David Benavidez will return to the ring Dec. 14 in a bout intended to keep him sharp and in posit ion for a 2025 date against the winner of the upcoming undisputed light-heavyweight championship, Benavidez promoter Sampson Lewkowicz told BoxingScene Thursday. Crypto.com Arena in…

Vergil Ortiz Jr. proved much by going the distance with a hellacious fighter like Serhii Bohachuk, overcoming the brutal scorecard effects of two flash knockdowns and winning the championship rounds even though he’d never been to the 10th round in his career. In his…

Vergil Ortiz Jr. proved much by going the distance with a hellacious fighter like Serhii Bohachuk, overcoming the brutal scorecard effects of two flash knockdowns and winning the championship rounds even though he’d never been to the 10th round in his career. In his…

Shakur Stevenson’s stint as a free agent is over.  The WBC lightweight champion Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) has signed a promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing, it was announced on Thursday, two days after it was revealed that Stevenson would defend his title…

Rolando Romero is ready to get his career back on track following recent knockout losses to Isaac Cruz and Gervonta Davis. Romero (15-2, 13 KOs) will get a bounce-back opportunity on Sept. 14 when he takes on Manuel Jaimes (16-1-1, 11 KOs) on a…

Versatility has always served Raul Marquez well. A skilled southpaw technician in the ring who boxed his way to the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Marquez could also turn into a pressure fighter when the situation called for it and was no stranger to a…