Robson Conceicao, perhaps Brazil’s most accomplished boxer ever, secured the 2016 Olympic gold medal in Rio and currently holds the WBC junior lightweight title. A controversial decision cast a shadow ...

In a country where sport is dominated by football (soccer), Esquiva Falcão (3-0, 1 KO) has the unenviable task of trying to win the attention of a public which when it does show interest in combat ...

An 11-strong squad will represent Team Ireland in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil this week for stage one of the 2026 World Boxing Cup.

SAO PAULO, July 10 (Reuters) - Beatriz Ferreira's journey in boxing began in her family's garage at the age of four. Now, 27 years after first picking up the gloves, the Brazilian, daughter of twice ...

The Moroccan National Boxing Team delivered a standout performance at the Boxing World Cup held in Brazil from April 17 to 28.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Robson Conceicao couldn’t step up onto a medal podium without thinking about where his climb began. His mind is never far from his impoverished neighborhood, where he discovered and ...

Ireland's Jude Gallagher recorded a 4-1 win over Kazakhstan's Zhanseri Kosherbayev in his last-32 bout at the World Boxing ...

Wanderlei Silva made his return to action last night (Sat., Sept. 27, 2025) in Sao Paulo, Brazil in an exhibition bout against former Brazilian boxing champion, Acelino “Popo” Freitas. The bout was ...

* Conceicao is Brazil's first Olympic boxing champion * France's Oumiha takes silver * Bronzes for Cuba and Mongolia (adds details) By Alan Baldwin RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Robson Conceicao ...

An 11-strong squad will represent Team Ireland in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil this week for stage one of the 2026 World Boxing Cup. The competition, which begins on Monday and runs through to Sunday, takes ...