AUSTIN, Texas — Pfc. Sativa James entered her first boxing gym at 7 years old, tagging along as her brothers tried the sport. She begged her dad to try it, too. With a small lie to make James a year ...

Zuffa Boxing has a new world champion on its roster. The boxing promotion, founded in part by UFC president and CEO Dana White, has signed IBF and The Ring cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia. Zuffa ...

When we first heard about chess boxing, we thought it was a joke. Chess boxing? Could it really be a thing? Turns out, it is, and it's just what it sounds like: alternate rounds of chess and boxing.

Shakur Stevenson became just the 24th fighter in boxing's illustrious 150-year history to win world titles in four weight divisions this past Saturday. Stevenson produced a masterclass performance to ...

Cecilia Brækhus embarked on her against-the-odds career in professional boxing almost two decades ago, and she’s hardly stopped fighting before or since. Along the way, her opponents have been many ...

A California commission voted in favor of the Muhammad Ali Boxing Revival Act on Wednesday, paving a path for promoters to take over the sport from fighters. LOS ANGELES — On Wednesday, the California ...

More than a dozen insiders in boxing — from promoters to fighters, coaches, and experts across the business in logistics, broadcast and law — are divided over a fast-moving piece of federal ...

LOS ANGELES – Manny "Jimuel" Pacquiao Jr. worked the mitts with his trainer at Wild Card Boxing Club this week. The image of his famous father, Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao Sr., loomed over ...

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is getting back into the ring as he prepares to turn 49. Alfredo Estrella/Getty Images The announcement that Floyd Mayweather Jr would be returning to professional boxing later ...

Bill Whitaker is an award-winning journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent who has covered major news stories, domestically and across the globe, for more than four decades with CBS News. When Matt ...