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Gender-row Olympic boxer Lin Yu-ting won't compete at worlds, says official

Gender-row Olympic boxer Lin Yu-ting won't compete at worlds, says official

Taiwanese Olympic boxing gold medallist Lin Yu-ting will not compete at the world championships starting this week, Taiwan's association told AFP on Tuesday, despite reportedly submitting her gender test results.
Top Japanese fighter retires to support comatose boxer brother

Top Japanese fighter retires to support comatose boxer brother

Japan boxing to adopt stricter rules on weight loss after deaths of 2 fighters

Japan boxing to adopt stricter rules on weight loss after deaths of 2 fighters

Two Japanese fighters on same card die from brain injuries

Two Japanese fighters on same card die from brain injuries

Two Japanese boxers have died days after suffering brain injuries in separate fights on the same card, boxing associations and media reports said.
August 10, 2025 | 09:42 am GMT+7
Conor McGregor loses civil rape case after Irish court rejects appeal

Conor McGregor loses civil rape case after Irish court rejects appeal

The Irish Court of Appeal has rejected all appeals filed by MMA star Conor McGregor in a civil case over rape allegations made in 2018.
August 2, 2025 | 06:00 am GMT+7
Muay Thai fighter dies from extreme weight cut

Muay Thai fighter dies from extreme weight cut

Laos fighter Singfangkhong Petchtawan has died during training while attempting to cut weight for a bout in Thai Fight, Thailand's premier Muay tournament.
July 31, 2025 | 10:52 am GMT+7
Vietnamese-American fighter sets UFC record after knocking opponent down 6 times

Vietnamese-American fighter sets UFC record after knocking opponent down 6 times

Steven Nguyen set a record with six knockdowns before defeating Mohammad Yahya by technical knockout at UFC Fight Night in the UAE.
July 28, 2025 | 12:54 pm GMT+7
Sydney Sweeney gains 13 kg to portray boxing legend

Sydney Sweeney gains 13 kg to portray boxing legend

Hollywood’s rising star Sydney Sweeney has revealed a dramatic physical transformation for her role as Christy Martin in the upcoming biopic of the legendary boxer.
July 27, 2025 | 03:03 pm GMT+7
Conor McGregor caught cozying up to mystery woman, accused of sharing nude photo with another

Conor McGregor caught cozying up to mystery woman, accused of sharing nude photo with another

Irish boxer Conor McGregor was accused of sexually harassing a famous rapper and getting cozy with another woman, sparking questions about his relationship with his fiancée Dee Devlin.
July 24, 2025 | 06:25 am GMT+7
Derrick Lewis scores 35-second knockout win gainst Tallison Teixeira in Nashville

Derrick Lewis scores 35-second knockout win gainst Tallison Teixeira in Nashville

Heavyweight Derrick Lewis needed only 35 seconds to end the undefeated run of Tallison Teixeira with a left hook in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday night in Nashville.
July 14, 2025 | 01:53 pm GMT+7
Vietnamese MMA fighters dominate Chinese opponents after intense trash talk at LION Championship

Vietnamese MMA fighters dominate Chinese opponents after intense trash talk at LION Championship

Vietnamese fighters Ha The Anh and Nguyen Thanh Thoan claimed victory over Chinese opponents Zhang Yanlong and Jia Yanqin at the LION Championship 24 in Hanoi on Saturday, following extensive pre-match trash talk.
July 13, 2025 | 12:05 pm GMT+7
English teacher wins by knockout at Vietnam MMA tournament

English teacher wins by knockout at Vietnam MMA tournament

Scottish boxer and English teacher Harry Smith scored a technical knockout victory over Pham Anh Duc in the 65kg MMA Pro category at LION Championship 24.
July 13, 2025 | 09:27 am GMT+7
Vietnamese MMA fighter takes on 20 people in one hour

Vietnamese MMA fighter takes on 20 people in one hour

MMA rising star Tran Ngoc Luong took on an impressive challenge by taking on 20 amateur fighters consecutively in one hour.
July 12, 2025 | 11:00 am GMT+7
Tyson Fury doubles wealth in 2024 to enjoy retirement from boxing at 36

Tyson Fury doubles wealth in 2024 to enjoy retirement from boxing at 36

British boxer Tyson Fury, 36, has doubled his wealth in 2024 and is now enjoying life after retirement.
July 5, 2025 | 07:12 pm GMT+7
Former world boxing champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. arrested by US immigration, linked to Mexican cartel

Former world boxing champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. arrested by US immigration, linked to Mexican cartel

Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been arrested by U.S. immigration officers and faces deportation from the United States, the Department of Homeland Security said.
July 5, 2025 | 06:37 am GMT+7
Japanese boxer Jin Sasaki suffers memory loss after brutal knockout

Japanese boxer Jin Sasaki suffers memory loss after brutal knockout

Japan's Jin Sasaki has lost six weeks of memory following a knockout defeat to American boxer Brian Norman in a WBO welterweight title fight in Tokyo.
June 23, 2025 | 01:45 pm GMT+7
37-year-old boxer stabbed to death at Berlin train station

37-year-old boxer stabbed to death at Berlin train station

Chechen boxer Abu Yusupov has died at the age of 37 after being fatally stabbed in an altercation near the Gesundbrunnen train station in Berlin, Germany.
June 19, 2025 | 05:52 am GMT+7
Calls grow for Algerian boxer Imane Khelif to be stripped of Olympic gold medal after gender test leak

Calls grow for Algerian boxer Imane Khelif to be stripped of Olympic gold medal after gender test leak

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is facing calls to be stripped of her Paris Olympic gold medal following the leak of a medical report suggesting she is biologically male.
June 5, 2025 | 10:22 am GMT+7
British female boxer, 25, dies of cancer two weeks after wedding

British female boxer, 25, dies of cancer two weeks after wedding

British boxer Georgia O'Connor passed away on May 22 at the age of 25, just two weeks after marrying her partner and following a four-month battle with cancer.
May 24, 2025 | 09:40 pm GMT+7
Vietnamese fighter defeats Japanese opponent in UFC qualifier with fake punch

Vietnamese fighter defeats Japanese opponent in UFC qualifier with fake punch

Vietnamese fighter Nghiem Van Y defeated Japanese opponent Rui Imura by technical knockout in the featherweight quarterfinal (61–66 kg) at the Road to UFC tournament, Asia's top MMA competition held in Shanghai, China.
May 24, 2025 | 08:00 pm GMT+7
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