The 28-year-old eased past British opponent Sangeeta Birdi with a barrage of punches and uppercuts to become the nation’s ...

While women's boxing can loosely trace its beginnings to London in the 1720's, throughout the ensuing decades there were various exhibitions and scattered bouts until the 1950's. Then, several ...

“Not only do we deserve it, we earned it,” said Jackie Atkins, one of the organizers of the inaugural East Coast Women’s Boxing Championships at Showboat Resort Atlantic City The all-amateur ...

Mark Brown/Getty Images Women's boxing is divided between 17 weight classes, from heavyweight to atomweight. The four major sanctioning bodies, WBO, IBF, WBA and WBC have champions in most of the ...

Green is fighting at a time when female boxing is more popular than ever before. But the sport’s visibility is a somewhat recent phenomenon. Early in Green’s career there was a lack of ...

Despite the thriving boxing community, Smart faces common challenges as a female boxer. “There’s a lingering stigma associated with women in boxing. People often question why a woman would ...

Jackie Atkins knows what it’s like to be the only woman at the table. She participated for years in combat sports and built a successful career in the corporate world. “So I’ve always been ...

The masses were drawn to Arlington, Texas by the absurd spectacle of Jake Paul boxing a 58-year-old Mike Tyson and all the morbid curiosity and novelty value that entailed. But as most true boxing ...

Mark Brown/Getty Images Women's boxing is divided between 17 weight classes, from heavyweight to atomweight. The four major sanctioning bodies, WBO, IBF, WBA and WBC have champions in most of the ...

With a lineup that features some great matchups, this event is set to let boxing fans see 12 bouts on the card, with three featuring women's boxing. The promoters behind this event are two iconic ...