Mikaele Ravalaca Junior has fearlessly issued a public challenge to Ubayd Haider for the Super Featherweight and Lightweight titles.

Winston Hill, known as “The Real Deal,” has defeated Ni-Vanuatu Champion Roy Cher in the main bout of the South Pacific Boxing promotion “Rumble in Labasa,” held at Subrail Park yesterday.

Algeria’s Imane Khelif, the female boxer thrust into the centre of a gender dispute at the Paris Games, made a statement on her womanhood after beating China’s Yang Liu to take the welterweight Olympic gold medal, sending her newfound devotees into delirium.

Chang Yuan became the first woman boxer to win Olympic gold for China by beating Turkey’s Hatice Akbas by unanimous decision in the women’s bantamweight final at the Olympics on Thursday.

Imane Khelif, the boxer at the centre of a gender dispute, beat Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng by unanimous decision in a welterweight semi-final fight at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday to progress to the women’s final at Roland Garros.

Ireland’s Kellie Harrington said she was looking forward to an easy life without the pressures that come with being a boxer after winning her second Olympic gold medal at the Paris Games on Tuesday.

Callum Simpson swept to a British and Commonwealth title victory at Oakwell Stadium in Barnsley, beating Zak Chelli by unanimous decision.

The International Boxing Association (IBA) will award Italy’s Angela Carini, who lost her welterweight round-of-16 bout against Algerian Imane Khelif at the Paris Olympics in 46 seconds, $50,000 in prize money.

A fundraiser was held on Tuesday night by members of the Fiji Amateur Boxing Association to help raise funds for tournaments set to be held later this year.

Head coach Cam Todd says they are expecting three more international boxing clubs to visit the country later this year.

Fiji Boxing national coach Cam Todd is expecting more than 100 boxers at the Western Extravaganza in Ba this weekend.

Four-time NBA champion LeBron James will be Team USA’s male flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on July 26, the American team said.