Boxing

How Kickboxing Can Change Your Body and Your Life

It works whether you're young or old

By Markham Heid March 30, 2017

How Kickboxing Can Change Your Body and Your Life

To get better balance, power and agility, kickboxing is king among workouts. Experts who have studied the sport say nearly everyone—even older people who might shy away from such things—can benefit from throwing a punch....

By Markham Heid March 27, 2017

Adrien Broner ‘O.K.’ After Apparent Suicide Threats on Social Media

Broner made a series of alarming Instagram posts on Tuesday

By Sports Illustrated October 12, 2016

Another Boxer Arrested for Alleged Sexual Assault at Rio Olympics

Jonas Junius of Namibia is the second boxer to be arrested in Rio

By Daniel White August 8, 2016

Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees Remember Muhammad Ali

"I'd like everybody to understand who he was, what he really was"

By NBC News June 13, 2016

Oscar De La Hoya: The Best Advice Muhammad Ali Ever Gave Me

"It doesn’t matter what happens inside the ring; what matters is what you do outside the ring”

By Oscar De La Hoya June 7, 2016

Why Muhammad Ali Matters to Everyone

He forced the world to stand up

By Sean Gregory June 4, 2016

Muhammad Ali Kept Coming Back, In and Out of the Ring

"Muhammad Ali careened across his stage, by turns as hopeful and despairing as his time"

By Lily Rothman June 4, 2016

Muhammad Ali Hospitalized With Respiratory Issue

He's in fair condition

By Erik Ortiz / NBC News June 2, 2016

Holly Holm Says She Would Never Get Suicidal After a Loss

"For me, I would never get that low after a loss"

By Erin Flynn / Sports Illustrated February 23, 2016

Holly Holm’s Advice to Anyone Who’s Ever Felt Like an Underdog

Holly Holm is the Ultimate Fighting Champion title holder in the bantamweight division.

By Holly Holm February 4, 2016

This Is What Happened When Muhammad Ali Met Malcolm X

Read an excerpt from Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith's new book Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X

By Johnny Smith February 2, 2016

Oscar De La Hoya Pens Brutal Goodbye to Floyd Mayweather

"Let's face it: You were boring"

By Rishi Iyengar November 12, 2015

Watch Ronda Rousey Train in Pokémon Cosplay

Rousey boxing in a Pikachu costume is no laughing matter

By Andrea Towers / Entertainment Weekly October 15, 2015

MMA Fighter With Down Syndrome Battles for the Right to Compete

"The only thing I want to be is a fighter"

By Alex Heigl / People October 13, 2015

Fighter Would Pay Ronda Rousey $100,000 If She Beat Him

"She will have to make me a sandwich—that's what I get for winning"

By Nolan Feeney September 23, 2015

Is This How Ronda Rousey Would Take on Floyd Mayweather?

The fighter showed how she takes on a man

By Maya Rhodan September 15, 2015

Pacquiao Wants a Rematch With Mayweather After IV News

"I want a rematch…without any injury and with fair play. No favoritism"

By Nolan Feeney September 11, 2015

Mayweather's IV Treatment May Have Been Illegal

The United States Anti-Doping Agency approved the treatment without informing the commission

By Mark Rivett-Carnac September 11, 2015

Longest Losing Streak in Pro Boxing Ends

The U.K.'s Robin Deakin notches up his second win in 53 professional fights

By Rishi Iyengar September 1, 2015

Here's Floyd Mayweather Playing With a Huge Pile of Money

He's all about those benjamins

By Eliana Dockterman August 31, 2015

Ronda Rousey Says She Makes More Than Floyd Mayweather Per Second

The UFC fighter delivers a verbal armbar

By Alexandra Sifferlin August 26, 2015

What to Say When Your Daughter Wants To Grow Up To Be Ronda Rousey

My 9-year-old is fighting in a sport filled with outrage and danger for women

By Chris Knowles / Autonomous August 11, 2015

Ronda Rousey Says She Could Beat Floyd Mayweather In a No Rules Fight

Rousey said Mayweather would beat her in a boxing match, but she'd beat him in a ruleless fight

By Tessa Berenson August 11, 2015

Floyd Mayweather Finally Thought of a Comeback for Ronda Rousey

"When she can do that, then, call me"

By Eric Dodds August 7, 2015

Floyd Mayweather's Final Fight Will Be Against Andre Berto

Mayweather hopes to go undefeated for this entire career

By Jack Linshi August 4, 2015

Why Floyd Mayweather Lost His 'Fight of the Century' Title

The reason one of boxing's sanctioning bodies stripped the champ of his welterweight title

By Sean Gregory July 7, 2015

Mayweather Stripped of Title Earned in Pacquiao Bout

So much for the "fight of the century"

By TIME Staff July 6, 2015

Mayweather Tops Highest-Paid-Athletes List Again

There's a reason his nickname is "Money"

By Rishi Iyengar June 11, 2015

Ronda Rousey Says She'd Only Fight Floyd Mayweather 'if We Were Dating'

Take that Floyd

By David Stout May 19, 2015

Romney On the Ropes?

The 2012 presidential nominee is set to face world champ Evander Holyfield for charity

By Philip Elliott May 15, 2015

Showtime and HBO Among Those Hit With Lawsuit Over Pacquiao Injury

A class action lawsuit alleges that there was a duty to determine the fighter's health before advertising the 'Fight of the Century'

By Eriq Gardner / The Hollywood Reporter May 6, 2015

Here's What Floyd Mayweather Has to Say to All the Haters

In his 19-year career, the undefeated boxer says he has only had one excuse

By Rishi Iyengar May 6, 2015

Manny Pacquiao Is Facing a $5 Million Class-Action Lawsuit

Controversy over that shoulder injury intensifies

By Kevin McSpadden May 6, 2015

See the Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight Recreated as a Game of Punch-Out!!

"No hugs!"

By Tessa Berenson May 4, 2015

Pacquiao Still a 'Champion'

Pacquiao is expected to return to General Santos City in the southern Philippines on May 8

By Rishi Iyengar / General Santos City May 3, 2015

The Little-Known Creation Myth of Manny Pacquiao

Not everything you think you know about the star boxer is actually true

By Lily Rothman May 2, 2015

Manny Pacquiao's Hometown Readies for His Biggest Fight

A nation of a 100 million will come to a standstill to support its hero in the "fight of the century"

By Rishi Iyengar/General Santos City May 1, 2015

Forget Mayweather-Pacquiao—Boycott Boxing for Good

The legendary sports writer, who began covering Muhammed Ali in 1964, says you shouldn't watch Saturday's big fight: Boxing, born out of the slave plantation, is just two people disabling each other for money to give fans a thrill

By Robert Lipsyte May 1, 2015

A Boxer Forcefully Kissed a Sports Reporter Live on Air. Now She Says He Also Groped Her

First Male Transgender Pro Boxer Wins Debut Fight

Legendary Boxer Jake LaMotta Dead at 95

Exclusive: The Real Reason Muhammad Ali Converted to Islam