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Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua set for 2026 fightFormer world heavyweight champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have signed contracts to fight each other for the first time later this year, promoters confirmed Monday.,No specific date or venue has been announced for the long-awaited battle of aging British boxers, which will be broadcast live on...

Terence Crawford fined $75 after post-parade traffic stopRetired boxing star Terence Crawford was found guilty of careless driving during a bench trial Monday in his hometown of Omaha, Neb., in connection to a traffic stop where police ordered him and his passengers out of a vehicle at gunpoint.,Crawford was ordered to pay a $75 fine along with $49 in cou...

Boxer, 19, in medically induced coma after weekend knockoutNineteen-year-old boxer Isis Sio was placed into a medically induced coma after a knockout loss to Jocelyn Camarillo on Saturday in San Bernardino, Calif., ProBoxTV announced after broadcasting the fight.,Sio, who entered with a 1-2 professional record, was knocked out by a series of punches 78 seco...

Olympic boxer Lin Yu-ting cleared to compete after sex eligibility review

Olympic champion Lin Yu-ting has been cleared to return to international competition after World Boxing completed a review of her sex-eligibility status, opening the door for her to fight at the Asian Boxing Championships later this month in Mongolia.,World Boxing confirmed the decision Friday after...

Three Things Fans Need To Know About Floyd Mayweather’s Return to Pro Boxing

Floyd Mayweather is returning to professional boxing, putting his 50-0 record on the line after years of exhibition bouts. Here’s what fans need to know....

Boxer Imane Khelif willing to undergo sex testing ahead of '28 Olympics

In an effort to defend her 2024 Olympic boxing gold medal, Imane Khelif said she would undergo sex testing before the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games., ,Khelif, 26, who identifies as female on official documents and was assigned female at birth, was banned along with Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting from the 202...

Crash fatalities were members of Anthony Joshua's team

The two men who died in the car crash in Nigeria on Monday that injured former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua were his "close friends and team members.",Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele were killed when the SUV they were riding in with Joshua and another passenger collided with a stationary truck o...

Boxer Anthony Joshua hurt in fatal crash in Nigeria

Former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua sustained minor injuries in a car accident on Monday in Nigeria that claimed two lives, authorities confirmed.,Joshua, 36, was riding in the back of an SUV that collided with a truck on a busy expressway linking Ogun and Lagos at about 11 a.m. local ...