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From featherweight to heavyweight and from all around the world, South China Morning Post brings you the latest news from the world of boxing, as well as boxing-related stories and features.
Britain’s Anthony Joshua has been injured in a fatal car crash in Nigeria. Photo: AFP
Anthony Joshua

Ex-heavyweight champion Joshua ‘stable’ after Nigeria crash kills 2 friends

Two close friends of the British boxer die after the car they are in collides with a truck on country’s notorious Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Floyd Mayweather

Biggest fight in Japanese boxing history: ‘Monster’ Inoue has plan for Nakatani

Jake Paul

Anthony Joshua knocks out Jake Paul to win controversial Netflix boxing bout

Obituaries

In memoriam: 29 beloved celebrities we lost in 2025

We remember stars from the worlds of Hollywood, TV, music, fashion and more, from Jane Goodall to Giorgio Armani and Hulk Hogan.

Ozzy Osbourne, Diane Keaton, and Robert Redford are just three of the celebrities we lost this year. Photos: EPA, TNS, AFP
Jake Paul

Paul v Joshua mismatch latest illustration of seismic shift in boxing landscape

YouTuber fancies his chances in Netflix-streamed bout against ex-heavyweight champion, who ominously says boxers have ‘licence to kill’.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Golden Boy: Louis Cheung anchors hot-blooded yet generic boxing drama

Cheung’s eye-catching central performance is the highlight of Joe Chan’s mildly entertaining drama co-starring Leander Lau and Eric Tsang.

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Trending in China

China boxer survives Australia attack, divorces wife over failure to protect her

Champion athlete who was stabbed in head during violent assault on bus tried to fight back but wife stopped him fearing for his career.

A Chinese boxing champion who, along with his wife, was attacked in Australia, says he is going to divorce his partner because he failed to protect her. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
World Boxing Council

Pradhan ready for encounter on bigger stage, but wants fight at Kai Tak next

Saagar Pradhan will defend WBO Youth APAC super welterweight title at Southorn Stadium in October.

Manny Pacquiao

Former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton dies aged 46

Body of British boxer reportedly found at his home in Manchester on Sunday morning.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Christy Martin, the boxer who inspired Sydney Sweeney’s new film

Martin was a pioneering female boxer in the 1990s, but her personal life was complicated – Sydney Sweeney will bring her story to life in the biopic Christy.

Actress Sydney Sweeney (left) will play former boxer Christy Martin (right) in the new biopic Christy, which is set to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this month. Photo: @christy_r_martin/Instagram
Olympics

‘It belongs to you’: S Korean boxer ‘returns’ 1988 Olympic gold medal to Jones Jnr

Park Si-hun travels to Jones’ ranch in Pensacola, Florida, to give him medal from fight most observers believe the American won.

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South Korea’s Park Si-hun (left) delivers a left jab to Roy Jones Jnr of the US during their fight at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: AP
IOC

Chinese Taipei Olympic boxer Lin will not fight at world championships: official

The Paris Games gold medallist had reportedly agreed to gender testing for world event and submitted results, but has received no response.

Hiromasa Urakawa

Japanese boxing at ‘crucial point’, deaths could spell end: commission chief

Recent deaths of two boxers on same card have shaken sport to the core in Japan, as investigations continue.

Japan

Japanese fighter still in coma as nation grapples with spate of boxing accidents

Amateur boxer still unresponsive in intensive care after a bout on August 8, weeks after two professionals died from their injuries.

Japanese boxing officials have held emergency meetings and are introducing safety measures such as urine tests for measuring dehydration and stricter rules on boxers’ rapid weight loss. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Women and gender

Chinese Taipei boxer Lin Yu-ting agrees to gender test for world championships

Lin’s coach says Olympic champion, who was embroiled in a gender row at 2024 Paris Games, will ‘go by the rules’ of the World Boxing event.

Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yu-ting won the women’s 57kg boxing final against Poland’s Julia Szeremeta at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo: AFP
US immigration

Mexican boxer Chavez Jnr deported from US over alleged cartel ties

The fighter, linked to the Sinaloa cartel, was arrested in July after losing a match to US influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul.

Boxing officials in Japan to hold emergency meeting after deaths of 2 fighters

Japan Boxing Commission, gym owners, officials under pressure to act after Shigetoshi Kotari, Hiromasa Urakawa die following brain surgery.

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World Boxing Council

2 Japanese boxers on same card die from brain injuries

Shigetoshi Kotari died on Friday, Hiromasa Urakawa on Saturday after being injured in fights in Tokyo on August 2.

Japanese boxers Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa died from brain injuries after fights on the same card. Shutterstock Images
Manny Pacquiao

Pacquiao only the latest boxing great to risk his legacy for lure of the ring

The 46-year-old Filipino came out of retirement on Saturday to fight Mario Barrios but fell short as the American escaped with a draw.

Tyson Fury

Fury calls for third Usyk title fight, but Warren says Parker is next in line

Tyson Fury takes to social media day after Oleksandr Usyk’s brutal fifth-round stoppage of Daniel Dubois.

Manny Pacquiao

Barrios holds off battling Pacquiao to retain WBC welterweight crown

Mario Barrios pushed all the way in Las Vegas, manages to salvage majority draw in fight against Filipino icon.

Mario Barrios (left) ducks away from a Manny Pacquiao punch in their welterweight title fight in Las Vegas. Photo: AP
Manny Pacquiao

Pacquiao set to spring surprise as he targets Barrios’ belt in comeback fight

The 46-year-old Filipino says he feels rejuvenated after four years away from the ring but is underdog against Mexican-American champion.

Manny Pacquiao (left) and WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios will face off at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday. Photo: AP
Manny Pacquiao

After Pacquiao and Hatton, now Rex Tso joins veterans returning to pro boxing

‘If boxers who are seven, eight years older can return, why can’t I?’ Hong Kong’s Tso says as he resumes quest to win a world title.

United States

Mexican ex-world champion boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr arrested by ICE

The fighter, who is alleged to have ties to the Sinaloa cartel, was detained just days after his lopsided loss to influencer Jake Paul.

The Philippines

Pacquiao honoured by hall of fame, Philippine fighter says ‘best is yet to come’

Manny Pacquiao has been enshrined in boxing’s hall of fame, but he’s getting back in the ring next month for shot at WBC champion Mario Barrios.

Manny Pacquiao has been inducted into International Boxing Hall of Fame. Photo: Getty Images
Manny Pacquiao

Pacquiao going all in on boxing return, says he’s done with Philippine politics

Former eight-division world champion returns to ring next month, but says Mario Barrios title fight not a one-shot deal.

Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring on July 19 for a WBC welterweight title fight against Mario Barrios. Photo: AFP
Gender

Olympic champ Khelif must undergo genetic sex screening under new boxing body

World Boxing specifically mentions Algerian gold medallist when it announces the new rule for all boxers taking part in its upcoming events.

Manny Pacquiao

Pacquiao to end retirement and fight Barrios for welterweight title in Las Vegas

Filipino boxing icon to return to ring after four years at age 46, according to ESPN report.

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