Seo of South Korea was the only Korean boxer on the card. All the other boxers were Japanese. This was an all-female boxing event titled “Lemino Phoenix Battle 128” with six fights: one for a world ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Japanese champion Naoya Inoue, right, punches South Korea challenger Ye Joon Kim during the unified WBC IBF ...

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 ...

No matter the occasion, Japanese women tend to adopt a high-pitched voice in public or when speaking on the telephone. The same can be said of actresses in movies as well as news anchors in Japan.

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 ...

She faces a taller, maybe stronger foe this weekend at heavyweight and recently said of women’s boxing and the nation of the UK to Ariel Helwani: “I feel like you guys in the UK are trying to ...

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 ...

Kellie Maloney, the transgender former boxing promoter, has clarified her belief that any athlete who has gone through male puberty should be banned from women’s sport. The 71-year-old ...

Close Up Woman Trains Punches Looking Directly at Camera. Strong Aggressive Young Girl Woman Boxing in the Ring as a Symbol of Feminism and Successful Women Woman Training Boxing in Boxing Ring.