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.

Extra Supermarket has jumped on board to sponsor professional boxer Winston Hill for his upcoming fight against Vanuatu’s Roy Ser on August 10th at Subrail Park in Labasa.

Family and friends have paid tribute to boxer Lemuel Silisia who died in hospital days after competing in a professional bout in regional New South Wales.

Former super featherweight champion Ryan Garcia has been expelled from the World Boxing Council (WBC) after making discriminatory remarks on social media, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said.