The first Iranian female to officially fight in a boxing match refused to return to the Islamic Republic after a warrant was issued for her arrest in Tehran, a representative for the woman said ...

PARIS, Aug 7 (Reuters) - France's Sofiane Oumiha said his amateur boxing career had not played out quite as he imagined after his defeat to Erislandy Alvarez in the lightweight final at the Paris ...

Across the 13 contested boxing events at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Uzbekistan and China were the big winners. At the end of ...

PARIS, July 27 (Reuters) - France's Rio Olympics gold medallist Estelle Mossely was eliminated from the women's lightweight competition by newcomer Jajaira Gonzalez on Saturday, while Britain's ...

The City of Lights just got a little brighter with the arrival of the boxing legend Gennadiy Golovkin. He recently touched down in Paris for the 2024 Olympics. But he is not there to put on the gloves ...

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif wins a gold medal at Paris Olympics after facing scrutiny over misconceptions about her sex. Khelif beat Yang Liu of China in a unanimous decision from all five judges.

France has become the latest country to quit the International Boxing Association (IBA), to "guarantee French boxing its place at the Olympic Games," governing body FFBoxe said in a statement on ...

Boxing in France took a colossal hit when Olympic gold medalist Tony Yoka put together a hat-trick of sub-par performances in Paris to go three fights without a win. The 2016 Olympic squad in Rio ...

(Adds quote, result of second semi-final) RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Brazil's Robson Conceição and France's Sofiane Oumiha secured at least a silver medal on Sunday, advancing to a lightweight ...

World Boxing said last month women wanting to compete in the event in Liverpool that starts on Thursday would have to undergo mandatory genetic sex testing under its new policy. Such tests have been ...