With last month's retirement of pound-for-pound king Terence Crawford, there's a new No. 1 in the ESPN men's rankings. It's unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, last seen dominating Daniel ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – The United States has won 49 gold medals in men’s Olympic boxing competition, more golds than the entire medal total of all other countries but Cuba, Great Britain and the Soviet ...

Olympic boxing has launched the careers of some of the sport's greatest figures, including Sugar Ray Leonard, whose first great stride on his climb to the Hall of Fame and legendary status was a gold ...

Hands are important in boxing. Curled into fists, then toughened in the gym, they are protected by hand wraps and gloves before being used on fight night to cause grievous bodily harm. They do damage.

Alycia Baumgardner defends her titles vs. Leila Beaudoin in a landmark 12-round, 3-minute fight. She explains why equal rules are key to equality in boxing. In women’s boxing, a standard has been ...