The featherweight was one of two women boxers kicked out of last year's world championships after the Russian-led International Boxing Association accused them of being men. Lin, who along with ...

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 ...

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 ...

(NOV 27) Who would have thought that the Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano fight would have 50 Million viewers watching a female fight on Netflix---no less. The live-streamed boxing card headlined Jake ...

With 17 weight classes in boxing and four major sanctioning bodies that bestow world titles, keeping track of who holds each of the belts can be difficult -- especially when there are sometimes ...

Ghanaian superbantamweight boxer Abigail Quartey (9-1-0) made history by becoming the country's first-ever female world boxing champion. She secured the prestigious WIBF World Title with a commanding ...

While the fight, won by Taylor, has garnered its share of controversy, it was a lot of exposure and the biggest payday either of the women have seen. Writer Malissa Smith grew up watching boxing ...

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 ...

There are 17 weight classes in professional boxing, and five major recognised belts for each of the divisions: The WBA (World Boxing Association), WBC (World Boxing Council), IBF (International Boxing ...

has made history by becoming Ghana's first-ever female world champion after defeating UK boxer Sangeeta Birdie at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra, Ghana. Quartey triumphed over Birdie by unanimous ...

Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey has made history as the first female to become a world boxing champion after emerging victorious over Sangeeta Birdie from the United Kingdom last night. Quartey defeated ...