With celebrity fights reportedly paying up to N50m in Nigeria—far more than most professional boxers earn—the growing spectacle has sparked debate over fair pay and its impact on the sport, even as ...

Amateur Cuban boxers now have the option to turn professional The professional aspect of the sport was banned in 1962 by Fidel Castro's government Cuban standouts such as Andy Cruz and Lazaro Alvarez ...

Havana, Cuba – As acrid sweat fills a dank boxing gym in east Havana, water drips through a crack in the ceiling. Next to a small puddle beside the ring, women wearing protective padding spar while ...

Italian American boxer Tony Canzoneri took up the sport as a teenager in New Orleans. His family moved to Brooklyn in 1923 ...