boxing

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The 35-year-old 'Leeds Warrior' is a two-time featherweight world champion and stalwart of British boxing.

From BBC

In boxing, the story of the "working-class hero" - the athlete who still clocks in for a nine-to-five - is a great marketing hook.

From BBC

"I still have what it takes to set more records in the sport of boxing," Mayweather, said in a statement to AFP.

From Barron's

How safe is bare-knuckle boxing as it fights for mainstream appeal?

From BBC

Those figures are unheard of in women's boxing but Shields, a two-time Olympic gold medallist, five-weight world champion and three-weight undisputed champion, is no stranger to raising the bar.

From BBC