Shellie Lequire, a former boxing promoter and lifelong fan of boxing, celebrated his 75th birthday on June 9, 2005. It was the opening day of the International Boxing Hall of Fame’s sixteenth annual ...

It has been four years since former middleweight contender Bill Rollins stepped into a boxing ring. Like most retired fighters, Rollins, a Portsmouth native and Barrington resident, still gets the ...

NEW YORK – Highlights from the most compelling and unforgettable fights of a spectacular year of televising world-class prizefights will be shown when SHOWTIME proudly presents “SHOWTIME BOXING: Best ...

TEWKSBURY — The blows landed in a rhythmic beat that grew in ferocity and velocity. As Sean Eklund went about the business of punching away at his dream, he had greatness starring him square in the ...

Dan Vassar sat by himself on the stage, silently watching young boxers climb in and out of the ring. If the longtime coach of the Spokane Eagles Boxing Club felt nostalgic, he kept it hidden. The fact ...

Thirty years ago today, two former heavyweight champions, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, fought for the third and final time. All three fights occurred after Ali had been stripped of his heavyweight ...

Gleason’s Gym, the country’s top boxing gym, is a living museum to the sport. Mike Tyson trained there as a youngster; Hilary Swank trained there to prep for “Million Dollar Baby”; and the spirit of ...

The usual arguments against the “sweet science” cut many ways. After the tragic September death of U.S. boxer Levander Johnson from brain injuries suffered in a lightweight title fight, an editorial ...

An Ohio State graduate will advance the search for a cure for cancer tonight into unconventional terrority – the boxing ring. Jim Chlovechok, 47, a doctor of sports medicine, will fight in a boxing ...

HOLYOKE – As the crowd began to pour out of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Holyoke following a wrestling event, many of the patrons had one question on their minds. “A lot of people said they ...