Olympics boxing highlights: Imane Khelif wins gold after misinformed scrutiny over her sex

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif wins a gold medal at Paris Olympics after facing scrutiny over misconceptions about her sex.
CNN

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 stopped fighting before or since. Along the way, her opponents have been many ...
NBC Los Angeles

Women Win First Shot at Boxing in Olympic Ring

The addition of women’s boxing to the Olympic docket kicked down one of the final gender barriers in the Games. The International Olympic Committee's vote to add the sport gave women, for the first ...

MVPW women’s boxing coming to ESPN in multi-year deal starting April 5 in London

Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) today announced the launch of MVPW women’s boxing, which gets underway on April 5 in London ...
The Hoya

SCHENK: Women’s Boxing Is Woefully Underrepresented

Boxing shamefully underrepresents women, having only been legally sanctioned late in the 20th century and rarely — if ever — aired by the two major boxing networks, HBO and Showtime. This past summer, ...
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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 November 14. His promotional company, Most Valuable Promotions, is blazing a ...

Women's boxing headed to ESPN, with matches at Madison Square Garden, under new MVPW platform

NEW YORK (AP) — Women's boxing will get a home on ESPN and a spot at Madison Square Garden under a deal announced Friday by Most Valuable Promotions. The company launched MVPW, a platform to showcase ...