Referee punched in the face multiple times in chaotic boxing scene
During a boxing match on New Year's Eve, fists flew in all directions and one referee received multiple blows to the face. Sheena Karimian takes on Rukiya Anbo at Tuesday's main card kickoff for martial arts promotion Rizin as part of the “Rizin 49 Decade” card featuring 22 MMA, kickboxing and boxing bouts in Saitama, […]
Teenagers joined Boxing Day stampede at StreetX
An Australian streetwear store was mobbed by hundreds of teenagers on Boxing Day after its founder encouraged customers to “rob” the store. Almost unbelievable footage uploaded to the StreetX Instagram page shows hundreds of teenagers rushing into a store in Perth's central business district. Onlookers watched the mayhem unfold as crowds of mostly young men […]
Resist ‘predatory’ Boxing Day gambling offers, say NHS bosses amid worsening crisis | Gambling
NHS chiefs have warned that a flood of betting ads placed around Boxing Day sporting events will worsen Britain's growing gambling problem. They say promotional tactics by unscrupulous gambling companies, such as free Christmas bets, will encourage bettors to bet more than they can afford and increase gambling-related harm. Gambling addiction has taken a huge […]
Indian Ocean tsunami: how survivors found love after Boxing Day disaster | Tsunamis
IMahiddin's mother was the one who urged him to go out on a Sunday morning 20 years ago. Dozens of relatives were visiting a small coastal village in Indonesia for a wedding party when a strong earthquake struck just before 8am. Buildings collapsed in some areas. His mother said he should go to his employer's […]
Victoria bushfires: statewide fire ban for Boxing Day as hundreds of firefighters battle Grampians blaze | Bushfires
Victoria has declared a state-wide ban on fires from December 26 as authorities prepare for the heat, gusty winds and extreme conditions on Boxing Day. The declaration comes as fires rage across the Grampians, engulfing more than 43,000 hectares and continuing to burn for several days. The situation is expected to worsen over the next […]
Time for Tyson Fury to consider leaving the stage after Usyk defeat dims aura | Boxing
IIn the end, everyone runs off the road. Perhaps that's what Tyson Fury needed to say he was robbed at Kingdom Arena on Saturday night. Boxing requires this level of irrationality. No logical millionaire would be willing to schedule a brain-shattering, soul-shredding 30-minute assault from the most effective practitioner of controlled violence ever on the […]
Oleksandr Usyk wins heavyweight rematch to silence Tyson Fury in Riyadh | Boxing
Oleksandr Usyk remains the shining king of the dark and chaotic world of boxing. The great Ukrainian retained his three titles as world heavyweight champion by defeating Tyson Fury on points in a decisive bout in Riyadh early Sunday morning. Usyk boxed with clinical authority and won clearly on all three cards by scores of […]
Oleksandr Usyk v Tyson Fury II: unified heavyweight championship – live updates | Boxing
tape story Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury are scheduled to perform their ring walk around 2 a.m. local time (11 p.m. GMT, 6 p.m. ET). Here's how they rate ahead of tonight's main event. At yesterday's weigh-in at Kingdom Arena, Fury weighed in at a career-high 281 pounds, while Usyk tipped the scales at 226 […]
Conor McGregor claims to be boxing Logan Paul with career at sad crossroads
Conor McGregor wants to do anything other than fight in the UFC. The embattled UFC superstar posted on social media that he has agreed to box YouTuber Logan Paul in an exhibition gimmick match in India in 2025. “Rumors of a match with” [Ilia] Toprio (sic) is false,” McGregor said in a social media post. […]
Olympic athlete amateur world champion joins Jake Paul’s boxing promotion
About a month after defeating Mike Tyson, Jake Paul was added to the boxing promotion's roster. Most Valuable Promotions announced Friday the signing of two-time Canadian Olympian and amateur world champion Tammara “Tam” Thibault. Thibault competed in both the Tokyo and Paris Olympics and reached the quarterfinals of the 2020 Olympics. She was unable to […]