In the 1990s, Christy Martin was considered the most exciting and successful female boxer. Her story is the basis of the new ...

Marie Driven survived a domestic violence incident that left her shaken, so she started taking boxing classes and soon released her own boxing gloves! “I wanted to train women on protecting themselves ...

A new biopic starring Sydney Sweeney as the legendary athlete chronicles Martin's fights in and outside of the ring ...

Society Nine Society Nine. Photo by Kim Oanh Nguyen of @photosbykim. “Woman is a most charming creature, who changes her heart as easily as she does her gloves.” Surely, Honoré de Balzac was talking ...

Four young Egyptian women, wearing headscarves, leggings and boxing gloves, punch and kick each other, encouraged by their ...

While Indian women cricketers were making an impact on the international stage, winning the ODI World Cup, six women boxers ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- As we celebrate Women's History Month, one woman is opening doors in the boxing world. Cassandra Lewis is the only female boxing official in Illinois, and she said she's just getting ...

Ann Wolfe wants to do what a lot of women just dream about — beat up a man. She'll try to do it in a fair fight, with gloves on and, hopefully, a referee to keep order. The guy she plans to beat up on ...

CHICAGO -- When Melissa Herrera first stepped foot into the Chicago Youth Boxing Club in October 2019, the then-13-year-old was ready to throw in the towel. But now she can't imagine life without ...

Sweeney brings a lot of moxie and determination to the role of Martin, who didn't find boxing as much as boxing found her.

But the 22-year-old from Gaza City quickly goes on to explain why she has become a fighter, “I like how it feels when I punch,” she told CNN Sport. “I feel stronger, more brave, more powerful. That’s ...