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LONDON (Reuters) - Women boxers have claimed an early victory at the 2012 Olympics by knocking out the last all-male sport but the battle for sex equality at the Games rages on, and not just among women - male synchronized swimmers are also demanding equal rights. London marks the first Olympics where women will compete …

The duel between the best amateur male boxers from the United States and their counterparts from bitter enemies Cuba will take a backseat at the Olympics as women's boxing enters the fray for the first time.

Nevada's state attorney general found nothing illegal or criminal in Manny Pacquiao's controversial split-decision loss to Timothy Bradley in a welterweight title fight last month in Las Vegas, according to a letter made public Tuesday.

Ukrainian world boxing champion Vitali Klitschko will defend his heavyweight title against Germany's Manuel Charr in Moscow on September 8.

BERLIN (Reuters) - World heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will defend his WBC crown against little-known 27-year-old German Manuel Charr in Moscow on September 8 in what could be his last career fight. The 40-year-old, whose younger brother Vladimir holds the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO belts, said he would focus on parliamentary …

LONDON (Reuters) - When Natasha Jonas took up boxing to lose weight seven years ago, she had no idea she was about to dramatically change her life and enter the history books as one of the first female Olympic boxers. Within a month of pulling on gloves, Jonas had her first bout in the ring and it became clear she had talent. …

OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - There was a touch of nostalgia at the U.S. Olympic trials on Tuesday when Janet Evans, once the darling of American swimming, made her comeback. The crowd roared in anticipation when the 40-year-old mother stepped on the blocks for the heat of the women's 400 meters freestyle, an event she won …

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia are aiming to repeat their third place finish in the medals table at Beijing in 2008 when the squad competes at next month's London Olympics, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Tuesday. Russia are sending up to 450 competitors to London and Mutko expects a strong showing in boxing, gymnastics, …

(Reuters) - The World Boxing Organization (WBO) ruled Wednesday that Manny Pacquiao should have won his controversial defeat to Timothy Bradley and has recommended a re-match between the fighters. American Bradley won a split decision at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on June 10 that prompted disbelief from the sporting world …

The ripples from Timothy Bradley's controversial split-decision victory over Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao spread as two US senators called for a national body to govern boxing.

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, the boxers that fight fans worldwide want to see in the ring together, top the list of the 100 highest-paid athletes released by Forbes magazine.

From the boxing ring to Broadway -- Mike Tyson said he's teaming up with director Spike Lee to take his one-man show "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth" to the New York stage.

Irish southpaw Andy Lee will fight for a world title for the first time in his career on Saturday when he faces unbeaten World Boxing Council middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr.

Boxer Floyd Mayweather must serve the rest of his jail sentence, a judge ruled, denying an emergency motion seeking to put him under house arrest.

The promoters for the middleweight title fight between WBC champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and challenger Andy Lee in El Paso, Texas, are certain that any controversy surrounding their choice of venue has been resolved.

One of boxing's major sanctioning bodies will review Timothy Bradley's controversial split decision victory over Manny Pacquiao, the first step toward what promoter Bob Arum hopes will be "clarity" in the judging of the fight.

(Reuters) - Timothy Bradley's controversial victory over Manny Pacquiao for the World Boxing Organization's (WBO) welterweight title will be reviewed, the governing body said on Wednesday. American Bradley won a split decision at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday that prompted the crowd to break out in a chorus of …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a one-time boxing judge, backed calls on Tuesday for a probe of a disputed title bout in his home state of Nevada, saying it would help "clear the air." Reid voiced confidence that Saturday's fight was not rigged, but said he believed American challenger Timothy …

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba said goodbye on Tuesday to heavyweight boxing great Teofilo Stevenson, who won three Olympic gold medals and became a symbol of communist pride when he refused to fight for money.

Cuban Teofilo Stevenson, hailed as one of the best boxers of his time though he never turned professional, died on Monday at the age of 60 of a heart attack.

A judge in Las Vegas said she'll decide later this week whether to ease jail conditions for Floyd Mayweather Jr., after his lawyers argued that the undefeated champion is getting out of shape in solitary confinement and may never fight again.

Floyd Mayweather's attorneys have asked the fighter to be allowed to spend the remainder of his domestic battery sentence at home or the undefeated fighter might never climb in the ring again.

Lawyers for Floyd Mayweather Jr. say the undefeated champion is getting out of shape in solitary confinement and may never fight again if he's not released from the cramped Las Vegas jail cell where he began serving a three-month sentence earlier this month.