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Eddie Hearn fighter praises Jake Paul’s impact on women’s boxing

Jake Paul continues to attract interest in the boxing world, with the announcement that he will face Gervonta Davis on ...
Boxing Scene

Cecilia Braekhus is leaving women’s boxing in ‘great shape’

Although Cecilia Braekhus cannot be certain whether her career will end on a high note or in disappointment on Saturday, she ...

Cecilia Brækhus was told women couldn’t enter boxing gyms. She still became an undisputed champion despite a ban on the sport

Cecilia Brækhus embarked on her against-the-odds career in professional boxing almost two decades ago, and she’s hardly ...
Boxing Scene

The golden age of women’s boxing – and the consequences that await

According to Netflix, 74 million viewers worldwide watched Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano’s rematch last November. The two fighters reportedly made more than $14 million combined for the bout. From ...
NPR

As an Olympic boxing controversy deepens, the women at its center are poised to medal

NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. For more of our coverage from the Games, head to our latest updates. The two female boxers who found themselves at the center of a global controversy have ...
Colorado Public Radio

Women’s boxing fights its way to parity with the men’s game, just 12 years after its Olympic debut

Charley Davison's husband and their three young children were already in bed back home on the east coast of England before she pulled on her headgear and stepped into the World Boxing ring in Pueblo, ...
Yahoo! Sports

Netflix’s all-women boxing event spotlights Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano, and a new wave of champions

Tonight, the fiercest rivalry in women’s boxing returns to where it all began — Madison Square Garden. Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano III is the centerpiece of the first all-women’s professional ...
Fox News

Former female boxer says USA Boxing is 'letting a man fight a woman' with new trans policy

A former female boxer sounded the alarm about USA Boxing's decision to allow trans women to compete against women. USA Boxing is the latest sports organization to make allowances for transgender ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Illinois' only female professional boxing official aims to open doors for women in the sport

CHICAGO (WLS) -- As we celebrate Women's History Month, one woman is opening doors in the boxing world. Cassandra Lewis is the only female boxing official in Illinois, and she said she's just getting ...
Variety

Olympic Committee Addresses Women’s Boxing Controversy: ‘This Is Not a Transgender Case’

The International Olympic Committee has spoken out following one of the biggest controversies of the Paris games so far, one that has sparked widespread debate around the globe. Earlier this week, a ...
Yahoo! Sports

French women's boxing team barred from world champs over late gender test results

The French women's team have been barred from the boxing world championships because the results of their gender tests were not delivered on time, the French Federation (FFBoxe) said Thursday. World ...
WVEC

World Boxing will require sex testing for fighters before world championships in September

LOS ANGELES — The governing body for Olympic-style boxing will require sex testing for all fighters wishing to compete in the women's division at its world championships next month. World Boxing ...