In a country where sport is dominated by football (soccer), Esquiva Falcão (3-0, 1 KO) has the unenviable task of trying to win the attention of a public which when it does show interest in combat ...
* Conceicao is Brazil's first Olympic boxing champion * France's Oumiha takes silver * Bronzes for Cuba and Mongolia (adds details) By Alan Baldwin RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Robson Conceicao ...
While the focus this year has been on the upcoming World Cup in soccer-crazed Brazil, the anticipated pro debut of a popular Olympian could give boxing a shot in the arm in that country. Middleweight ...
Wanderlei Silva was scheduled to rematch Vitor Belfort under boxing rules on Sept. 27. Instead, he’s now facing former boxing world champion Acelino “Popo” Freitas in the main event of Spaten Fight ...
LONDON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Brazilian Esquiva Falcao Florentino guaranteed Brazil their first men's boxing medal since 1968 with a dominant performance over Hungarian Zoltan Harcsa on Monday which ...
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Rafael Freitas Explains His Role in Wanderlei Silva Ring Incident After Shocking Knockout
The dramatic conclusion to Spaten Fight Night 2 in São Paulo took another turn as Rafael Freitas, son of Brazilian boxing legend Acelino Freitas, explained why he punched MMA veteran Wanderlei Silva ...
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Training in Brazil helped me: Boxer Hitesh Gulia
NEW DELHI: Hitesh Gulia has emerged as one of the most promising Indian pugilists in the men’s 70kg division after securing back-to-back podium finishes in the Brazil and Kazakhstan stages of the ...
Boxing champions Tiara Brown and Oshae Jones are among the latest group of women's fighters to sign with Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions.
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