The latest buzz going around the boxing world is the fear that mixed martial arts will replace boxing as the number-one combat sport in the world. Since the early 80’s when ESPN introduced kick boxing ...

Last night, in our smoky bar room, my brother and I had a very in-depth argument with our father. My dad is a huge boxing fan; he’s got a library of the greatest boxers' entire careers on VHS and DVD ...

In the mid-1970s, Japanese pro-wrestling legend Antonio Inoki had a plan to make himself and his company, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, famous worldwide. Inoki embarked on a series of worked fights against ...

One by one they give in. At first the women look almost bored, but then they too become animated and are drawn into the violence. It is the second fight of the night and Andy from Newcastle is the ...

On a recent Wednesday afternoon, in Siem Reap, Cambodia, professional mixed-martial-arts fighter Justin Wong found himself sparring in a boxing ring with his wife, Jaime Higa, at the Angkor Fight Club ...

Get ready to get in fighting shape: knockout workouts are all the rage right now. The knuckle therapy you can get from a boxing- or martial-arts–inspired workout offers both physical and mental health ...

It’s been more than 20 years since he fought in a sandpit, but Lone Chaw still recalls the dusty village lots of his youth, unmarked except for footprints stained by sweat and blood. Stamping about in ...

I have spent many years observing the martial arts and boxing worlds, and have frequently taken the time to chat to those who practice regularly and watched many fighter interviews. If one thing has ...