Boxing

Sorry, ladies: Israeli breakout fighter Ahavat Hashem Gordon is already taken, and engaged

A whole country seemed glued to the TV on Saturday night to watch a fight that, until recently, many people probably had not even heard about.

 Israeli fighter Ahavat HaShem Gordon after he defeated Turkish opponent Ali Kuyuncu at UTMA 17 after Kuyuncu declared a forfeit in the second round.
ISRAELI MUAY Thai fighter, Ahavat Hashem Gordon, seen with an Israeli flag following his win on February 21, 2026.

Turkish boxer attacks Israeli opponent before fight, Israeli wins in two rounds

One of gold medalist Yulia Sachkov and one of Israel flag on the podium at the Kickboxing World Championships in Abu Dhabi.

Israel wins seven medals at Abu Dhabi kickboxing World Championships

Forever entwined in history: Muhammad Ali’s three fights with Joe Frazier have gone down in boxing lore as one of the greatest trilogies and rivalries ever in sport, particularly the first and third fights.

The Thrilla in Manila at 50: Ali, Frazier and the 'closest thing to dying' - interview


UK boxer stirs controversy for Valentine's Day trip to Auschwitz

2-time world bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell, in since-deleted posts, shared pictures of him and his girlfriend smiling and seemingly happy visiting the infamous Nazi death camp.

 Entrance gate at Auschwitz concentration camp

Former boxing champ Yuri Foreman is now the ‘Vegan Boxing Rabbi’

Former boxer Yuri Foreman is planning a boxing comeback – only this time, he's an ordained Rabbi.

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Philippine boxing star Manny Pacquiao running for president

Despite his popularity, one of the greatest boxers of all time trails the front-runners in opinion polls.

 Manny Pacquiao is pictured before the start of a world welterweight championship bout against Yordenis Ugas at T-Mobile Arena. Aug 21, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada

Racing Mindset Gives David Roberts an Edge in MMA and Boxing


Boxing legend Marvelous Marvin Hagler dies age 66

He is widely regarded as one of the best of all time, and arguably the best middleweight of all time.

Former boxing world champion Marvin Hagler of the US waves before a WBA Middleweight World Championship match between Gennadiy Golovkin of Kazakhstan and Nobuhiro Ishida of Japan in Monte Carlo, early March 31, 2013.

Leon Spinks, former world heavyweight champion who beat Ali, dies at 67

Spinks passed away after a long battle with cancer with only a few close friends and family present due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Former professional boxer and heavyweight champion Leon Spinks poses as he arrives at the 13th annual ESPY Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood July 13, 2005.

COVID forces Haim Gozali, Israeli MMA fighter, out of retirement

Gozali, who was the first Israeli MMA (mixed martial arts) fighter to do battle at Madison Square Garden, will make his bare-knuckle fighting debut on February 5 in Tampa, Florida.

HAIM GOZALI will make his debut fighting with his bare knuckles on February 5

Palestinian girls compete in a rare Gaza boxing contest

Hala Ayoub, 15, said she hoped the contest would show people that boxing is not only a man's sport.

A Palestinian boxing coach, Osama Ayob, trains a girl at the sidewalk of a beach as sports clubs are closed due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Gaza City May 21, 2020.

‘Big Bad’ Olga: An Israeli fighter who doesn’t give up

Olga Rubin, 31, became a professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter at the age of 26, six months after the birth of her son.

Olga Rubin: It’s 50/50, no matter who I’m up against

Story of Jewish boxer recruited by FBI to fight Nazis to become a movie

It may sound like fantasy, but Barry’s new novel tells the true story of American Jewish boxers in the years leading up to World War II, who played an active role in fighting Nazism in the US.

Benny Leonard, arguably the greatest Jewish boxer of all time