https://www.scmp.com/rss/521792/feed The latest news and top stories on World Boxing Council. A prominent Mexico City based professional sports governing body, the World Boxing Council (WBC) is dedicated to sanctioning professional boxing bouts and unifying global boxing commissions. Its main areas of focus include promoting fair competition, ensuring boxer safety through reforms like reducing championship rounds to twelve and implementing 24-hour weigh-ins, and expanding the sport worldwide. The WBC is recognised for its iconic... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Sasha Gonzales Sasha Gonzales Efasha Kamarudin is not easily pushed around. As a child, she took up karate on the advice of her parents, who wanted her to be able to defend herself if she was ever bullied or attacked. Kamarudin, or “Fash” as she is known to friends, enjoyed karate so much that she later enrolled in Muay Thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu classes. She liked that these combat sports required focus, discipline and resilience. As a teenager, she also played football and was a rock climber. Today, the 34-year-old... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3339737/how-singaporean-pro-boxer-uses-skills-ring-dominate-lifes-other-fights?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3339737/how-singaporean-pro-boxer-uses-skills-ring-dominate-lifes-other-fights?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Jan 2026 03:00:09 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Hong Kong boxer Saagar Pradhan said fighting in the city gave him extra strength as he prepared to defend his WBO youth title next month. The 24-year-old will battle Gaurav Bisht for the WBO Youth APAC super welterweight belt at the 2,000-seat Southorn Stadium on October 10, part of a double header that includes a bout between Scottish fighter Colin Cairney and India’s Trijot Singh Bawa for the vacant WBO Youth International welterweight title. Speaking to the Post on Thursday ahead of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3326076/hong-kong-boxer-pradhan-ready-encounter-bigger-stage-wants-fight-kai-tak-next?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3326076/hong-kong-boxer-pradhan-ready-encounter-bigger-stage-wants-fight-kai-tak-next?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:15:11 +0000 Reuters Reuters British boxer Ricky Hatton, a former two-division world champion, has died at the age of 46, the World Boxing Association said on Sunday. Nicknamed ‘the Hitman’, Hatton won the WBA, IBO and IBF light-welterweight titles and the WBA welterweight world championship during his 15-year professional career before retiring in 2012. He had been expected to make a comeback for an event in Dubai this year. “A true champion, an indomitable spirit and a legend of the sport. Your legacy will live on in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3325507/former-world-boxing-champion-ricky-hatton-dies-aged-46?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3325507/former-world-boxing-champion-ricky-hatton-dies-aged-46?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Sep 2025 13:37:43 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Japanese boxing is at “a crucial moment” and could cease to exist if it does not radically improve safety, the head of the country’s boxing commission told AFP following the deaths of two fighters. Super featherweight Shigetoshi Kotari and lightweight Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, fought on the same card at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall on August 2, and died days later following brain surgery. The deaths have shaken the Japanese boxing world to the core, with authorities investigating the causes and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3323143/japanese-boxing-crucial-point-deaths-could-spell-end-commission-chief?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3323143/japanese-boxing-crucial-point-deaths-could-spell-end-commission-chief?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:30:10 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse A Japanese amateur boxer underwent brain surgery two weeks ago and has not regained consciousness, authorities said on Friday, as the sport in the country reels from the deaths of two professional fighters. The Japan Boxing Federation (JBF) said the unnamed 39-year-old became unresponsive after sparring for three rounds at three minutes each in Tokyo on August 8. He was rushed to hospital and underwent emergency surgery and is still in intensive care. The JBF, which oversees amateur boxing in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3322787/japanese-fighter-remains-coma-nation-grapples-spate-boxing-accidents?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3322787/japanese-fighter-remains-coma-nation-grapples-spate-boxing-accidents?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Aug 2025 07:23:08 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Chinese Taipei Olympic champion boxer Lin Yu-ting will undergo compulsory gender testing ahead of the world championships in Liverpool next month, her coach told AFP on Thursday. Lin and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif were embroiled in a gender row at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where they both won gold medals in different weight classes. World Boxing said on Wednesday that women wanting to compete at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool would have to undergo “mandatory sex testing” under its... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3322698/chinese-taipei-boxer-lin-yu-ting-agrees-gender-test-world-championships?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3322698/chinese-taipei-boxer-lin-yu-ting-agrees-gender-test-world-championships?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:40:16 +0000 Reuters Reuters Two boxers in Japan have died from brain injuries they incurred in separate bouts during the same event in Tokyo, officials said. Super featherweight Shigetoshi Kotari and lightweight Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, fought on the same card in Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall on August 2. Both were later rushed to hospital, where they had brain surgery. Kotari, who battled to a draw after 12 rounds against fellow Japanese fighter Yamato Hata, lost consciousness soon after and “passed away at 10.59pm on August... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3321344/2-japanese-boxers-same-card-die-brain-injuries?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3321344/2-japanese-boxers-same-card-die-brain-injuries?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Aug 2025 02:32:43 +0000 dpa dpa Tyson Fury has thrown his hat in the ring to fight new undisputed world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk for a third time. Usyk dismantled Fury’s fellow British boxer Daniel Dubois in scintillating fashion at Wembley on Saturday. Usyk’s brutal fifth-round stoppage made him undisputed world heavyweight champion for a second time. He initially won all the belts against Fury last May in Riyadh, but was forced to vacate his IBF title. Former WBC-belt holder Fury went into retirement after he... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3318910/tyson-fury-calls-third-usyk-title-fight-warren-says-parker-next-line?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3318910/tyson-fury-calls-third-usyk-title-fight-warren-says-parker-next-line?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 Jul 2025 11:27:10 +0000 Reuters Reuters Former world champion Manny Pacquiao is embracing his underdog status as he gets ready to turn back the clock when he steps out of retirement to face WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios in their Saturday showdown at the MGM Grand. The 46-year-old Filipino feels rejuvenated after four years away from the ring and said he was returning for another opportunity to make history. “I’m enjoying training camp as much as I did when I was 26 or 29 years old. The motivation to train hard and the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3318579/manny-pacquiao-set-spring-surprise-he-targets-mario-barrios-belt-comeback-fight?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3318579/manny-pacquiao-set-spring-surprise-he-targets-mario-barrios-belt-comeback-fight?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:00:14 +0000