A recent boxing showcase in Brooklyn promised opportunity. But it exposed fighters to unnecessary risk in front of an enthusiastic crowd and an influential audience The videos are troubling. They’ve ...
A lot of boxers get brain damage. It’s as simple as that. According to a 2013 report by the Association of Neurological Surgeons nearly 90% of boxers suffer a brain injury of some extent during their ...
Corrections and clarifications: In an earlier version of this story, the name of Jett Blackwell's trainer was misspelled. His name is Frank Aleman. This story has been updated with a correction and ...
Routine sparring in boxing can cause short-term impairments in brain-to-muscle communication and decreased memory performance, according to new research. The findings emerged from a University of ...
VENTURA, Calif. — Moments after going five rounds with a sparring partner who outweighed him by nearly 25 pounds last month, David Rodela climbed out of the ring, walked directly to the closest mirror ...
McKenna says the teenage Ennis destroyed him in the gym so badly he considered quitting boxing. Ennis faces Xander Zayas on ...
The Olympic and world champion claims her male sparring partner took the padding out of his gloves before landing the ...
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Not many people can say they've been in the ring with George Foreman, but Brent Bowers can. For five years, he served as the boxing legend and Houston native's sparring ...
It was the early spring of 2016, and a particularly busy day at Herman Caicedo's gym in Miami. There were all manner of champions, contenders and aspiring Olympians from Asia to the Americas. But the ...
New research finds MMA athletes experience more harmful changes to the blood than boxing, revealing bigger risks and a stronger need for athlete-specific recovery strategies. Study: Changes in the ...
Routine sparring in boxing can cause short-term impairments in brain-to-muscle communication and decreased memory performance, according to new research. Routine sparring in boxing can cause ...