Boxing champ Terence Crawford tells Omaha graduates to work hard and keep fighting for success

Unbeaten four-division world champion Terence "Bud" Crawford encouraged graduating University of Nebraska at Omaha students to devote themselves to hard work, never give in to negativity around them and never stop setting goals.

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Manny Pacquiao returning to the ring after losing Philippines senatorial race

Boxing great Manny Pacquiao is coming out of retirement to fight Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight crown in July.

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Claressa Shields headlining 3rd Little Caesars Arena boxing card, facing New Zealand's Lani Daniels

Claressa Shields is giving Lani Daniels a shot at winning her belts.

Inoue overcomes early knockdown, dominates Cardenas to remain undefeated with 8th-round TKO

Naoya Inoue remained undefeated after retaining the undisputed junior featherweight title with an eighth-round technical knockout of Ramon Cardenas in front of a packed house inside T-Mobile Arena and a nationally televised audience on ESPN.

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Canelo Alvarez beats Scull to become undisputed champion again, sets a date for Crawford

Canelo Alvarez has beaten William Scull in a unanimous points decision to become undisputed super middleweight champion again.

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Times Square boxing event ends in a stunner as Rolando Romero beats Ryan Garcia. Haney, Lopez win

Ryan Garcia arrived in Times Square in a Batmobile, hoping to look like a superhero in his return to boxing.

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Japan sensation Naoya Inoue makes rare visit to US to defend undisputed junior featherweight title

Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue is making a rare visit to U.S. this weekend to defend his undisputed junior featherweight title.

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Alvarez hopes to again unify super middleweight division in early Sunday morning fight vs. Scull

The typical routine for Canelo Alvarez is to train in Southern California and fight in Las Vegas.

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Road to Garcia-Haney rematch runs through Times Square, where both box Friday in famed New York spot

The road to a Ryan Garcia-Devin Haney rematch runs right through the heart of Times Square.

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Ahead of rematch, Dubois camp says Usyk 'conned the referee' in first bout

Daniel Dubois' trainer has accused Oleksandr Usyk of conning the referee the first time the two heavyweights squared off.

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Usyk to fight Dubois again in July for undisputed heavyweight championship

Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois have confirmed they'll fight again for the undisputed heavyweight championship in July.

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Eubank Jr. beats Benn by unanimous decision in latest chapter of family rivalry

In a new chapter of a British boxing family feud, Chris Eubank Jr. has earned a unanimous decision over Conor Benn in a 12-round middleweight bout at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

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Can Benn-Eubank Jr. live up to the hype? Fines and family drama highlight British middleweight bout

They've sold more tickets than their dads.

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Usyk and Dubois set for rematch for undisputed heavyweight championship

Heavyweight boxing looks to be getting another fight for the undisputed championship with Oleksandr Usyk set to meet Daniel Dubois in a rematch in July.

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Jake Paul announces he will fight Julio Cesar Chávez Jr. on June 28 in Anaheim

Jake Paul will take on former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chávez Jr. in the influencer-boxer's next bout on June 28 at Anaheim's Honda Center.

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'Boots' Ennis crowns himself best fighter in 147-pound division with dominant win over Stanionis

Jaron Ennis crowned himself the best fighter in the 147-pound division when he stopped Eimantas Stanionis after six rounds and claimed three shares of the welterweight division with a decisive win in boxing's return to Atlantic City.

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Philly's favorite boxer 'Boots' Ennis is bringing a big-time bout back to Atlantic City

Jaron Ennis noted one of his all-time favorite fights was the night Floyd Mayweather Jr. absolutely destroyed Arturo Gatti in a 2005 fight in Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall.

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Taylor and Serrano to headline again at Madison Square Garden. This time, all the fighters are women

When Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano fought three years ago at Madison Square Garden, it was the first time a women's match was the main event at the arena.

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Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor spar over whether 3rd fight should have featured 3-minute rounds

As they head for a third bout, Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor have found something to fight about.

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Alvarez wants a Mexican flavor to his meals before his Saudi Arabia fight with Scull

Canelo Alvarez knows that fighting in the Middle East for the first time entails changes to his routine.

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Requiem for George Foreman: A born again heavyweight champ

Young Foreman was surly knockout machine and later became a lovable pitchman.

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Former US police officer Tiara Brown beats Skye Nicolson to become WBC featherweight champion

Former police officer Tiara Brown became WBC world featherweight champion by beating Skye Nicolson in a split-decision victory.

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George Foreman, the fearsome heavyweight who became a beloved champion, dies at 76

George Foreman has died, his family says.

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Reaction to the death of two-time heavyweight champion George Foreman

The sports, entertainment and political world is reacting to the death of two-time heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman.

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Algerian boxer Khelif says she's not intimidated by Trump and targets second Olympic gold in LA

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif says that President Donald Trump's stance on gender in sports "does not intimidate" her and plans to defend her gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics.

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WBO orders Oleksandr Usyk to defend title against Joseph Parker

Oleksandr Usyk has been ordered by the WBO to start negotiations for a title defense against Joseph Parker.

World Boxing adds China's powerful federation, 5 more to its growing membership

World Boxing has added China to its growing list of members.

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British boxer Chris Eubank Jr. fined $130,000 for hitting rival with an egg

British boxer Chris Eubank Jr. has been fined 100,000 pounds ($130,000) for smashing an egg into the face of rival Conor Benn during a media event two weeks ago.

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Boxing rising star Lauren Price dreams of 'selling out stadiums' like Katie Taylor

Lauren Price is following the Katie Taylor blueprint to boxing success.

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Lauren Price overwhelms Natasha Jonas to become unified welterweight world champion

Unbeaten Lauren Price has been too fast for the veteran Natasha Jonas as she won their unification world welterweight title fight comfortably in London.

Olympic refugee boxer Ngamba 'disappointed' to not make pro debut as promoter cites medical issue

Olympic boxing bronze medalist Cindy Ngamba says she is "very disappointed" that she won't make her professional debut Friday after her promoter announced her withdrawal because of a medical issue.

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Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano bring trilogy women's boxing bout to MSG, site of the original

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will fight for a third time, returning to Madison Square Garden after staging the first women's boxing match to headline the arena in the opener of their trilogy.

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TKO Group, which houses WWE and UFC, starts boxing promotion in deal with Saudi Arabia

The company that houses WWE and UFC is set to step in the ring with a new boxing promotion as part of a business deal with Saudi Arabia.

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Trailblazing Olympic refugee boxer Cindy Ngamba set for a pro debut on all-female fight card

Cindy Ngamba makes her pro boxing debut Friday in London.

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Times Square boxing event in May promises to be big, with 3 fights and talk of half a million fans

Big boxing in New York for long meant Madison Square Garden, in recent years Barclays Center as well.

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Officials say 'technical issue' prevented video replay of missed knockdown in Davis-Roach fight

NYSAC said a "technical issue" prevented officials from seeing replay of Gervonta Davis going to a knee in the ninth round of his fight against Lamont Roach.

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Davis and Roach fight to majority draw, Tank keeps title as potential missed knockdown looms large

Gervonta Davis held onto his lightweight title when he and Lamont Roach fought to a majority draw, with a potential missed knockdown keeping Davis from what would have been the first loss of his career.

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Times Square to host returns of Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney in separate bouts in May 2 tripleheader

Times Square will stage a boxing tripleheader featuring the returns of Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney, along with a title defense for Teofimo Lopez, on May 2.

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Tank Davis is a big favorite in front of another big crowd in Brooklyn for title bout against Roach

Gervonta Davis is set to fight before another huge crowd Saturday night in Brooklyn.

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'I'm trying to knock any and everybody out'

On Saturday night, at the Barclays Center, Lamont Roach moves up in weight to challenge unbeaten WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis in the main event. In the co-feature, WBA super lightweight champion José Valenzuela defends against Gary Antuanne Russell.

LI's Algieri and Canobbio bring boxing authenticity to ringside chats

They'll be ringside for Gervonta Davis vs. Lamont Roach at Barclays on PPV.com viewer chat with Jim Lampley.

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Boxing nears its spot on the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic program as IOC recognizes new body

The International Olympic Committee has taken a key step toward retaining boxing on the program for the Los Angeles Games in 2028 as it recognized a new governing body for the sport.

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Boxer has egg on his face after fight rival reminds him of failed doping test

Chris Eubank Jr. smashed an egg into Conor Benn's face during a staredown between the rival boxers in a chaotic encounter to promote their April 26 bout.

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Dmitry Bivol becomes undisputed light heavyweight champ with majority decision over Artur Beterbiev

Dmitry Bivol beat Artur Beterbiev by majority decision to become the undisputed light heavyweight champion.

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Parker weighs in solo as Dubois replacement Bakole en route to Riyadh for heavyweight bout

Because IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois has withdrawn from a title defense in Riyadh on Saturday night, Joseph Parker has turned his attention to fighting replacement Martin Bakole.

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Heavyweight title bout in doubt as champion Daniel Dubois undergoes medical exam

Heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois was undergoing a medical evaluation, raising doubts about whether he can go ahead with his scheduled IBF title bout against Joseph Parker on Saturday.

Queens boxer who returned at age 50 and won a bout has died at 62

Boxer Mark Weinman, who returned from a nearly 21-year layoff to win a professional bout at age 50, has died.

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Algerian boxer says she's 'never stayed down' and vows to fight back after lawsuit

The Algerian boxer who found herself in the middle of a bitter divide about gender in sports during the Paris Olympics has denounced "false and offensive" accusations from the International Boxing Association.

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Boxer John Cooney dies a week after Celtic super-featherweight title defeat

Irish boxer John Cooney has died a week after being taken into intensive care following his Celtic super-featherweight title defeat to Nathan Howells in Belfast.

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Jake Paul punches back at Canelo Alvarez, calling him a 'money-hungry squirrel'

Jake Paul punched back at Canelo Alvarez on Friday night, a day after the Mexican boxing icon passed up a speculated bout with the YouTube star and agreed to a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season.

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Canelo Alvarez changes course, drops Jake Paul fight to sign big deal with Riyadh Season

Canelo Alvarez has agreed to a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season.

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