Former Mexican boxing champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was deported from the United States this week, after spending over one month in ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) custody. “I understand he was deported.

Here is what to know about the lighthearted beef between the two giants and how they'll be settling the score.

UFC Fight Night 257 takes place at Shangai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai, and features a light heavyweight bout between Johnny Walker and Zhang Mingyang.

Lin Yu-ting, one of two boxers at the centre of a gender dispute at last year's Paris Olympics, has no plans to skip the world championships in Liverpool, her coach Tseng Tzu-chiang told Reuters on Thursday.

The governing body for Olympic-style boxing will require sex testing for all fighters wishing to compete in the women’s division at its world championships next month.

World Boxing introduced mandatory genetic screening for women's competitions following global controversy over two boxers who won Olympic gold in Paris

Incumbent Ajay Singh was on Thursday (August 21, 2025) re-elected President of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) for a third consecutive term after a comprehensive victory over Olympian Jaslal Pradhan, even as the Sports Ministry and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) chose not to send observers for the long-delayed polls.

(Reuters) -Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif has denied claims made by her former manager that she has retired from the sport, saying she is still training regularly. Algerian Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting were in the spotlight at the Paris Games last year over their eligibility after they had been disqualified from the 2023 World Championships by the IBA,