A teenager who was encouraged to try Muay Thai boxing as part of a crime reduction scheme said taking up the sport has transformed his life. Two years ago Divine Aikbekean, from Heywood, Greater Manchester,

The retired former UFC champion steps back into the boxing ring, chasing history and a championship belt in a sport she once dominated.

Former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua was injured in a two-vehicle car accident that killed two people in Nigeria on Monday morning, local police said.

Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Matchroom Boxing, said he was in “stable condition” after the Monday accident, which killed his friends and team members, Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele.

​Born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, to Nigerian parents, Joshua spent part of his childhood at a boarding school in Nigeria before returning to the UK at age 12. He has a tattoo of the map of Africa with Nigeria highlighted on his arm and frequently makes trips back to his native land.

MMA and boxing legend Holly Holm has praised the growth of women's boxing as she prepares to return to action this weekend.

Noel Mikaelian (28-3, 12 KOs) became a two-time WBC cruiserweight champion, avenging his loss to Badou Jack (29-4-3, 17 KOs) with a unanimous decision victory at Ace Studios in Los Angeles on Saturday.