The latest buzz going around the boxing world is the fear that mixed martial arts will replace boxing as the number-one combat sport in the world. Since the early 80’s when ESPN introduced kick boxing ...

The fight game never pulls punches. Now the sparring has begun in Savannah between professional boxing and mixed martial arts. Professional boxing is the incumbent, still a sport married to the image ...

Last night, in our smoky bar room, my brother and I had a very in-depth argument with our father. My dad is a huge boxing fan; he’s got a library of the greatest boxers' entire careers on VHS and DVD ...

Mixed martial arts (MMA) may look ultra-violent and bloody at first impression, but a new study found that MMA is actually less dangerous to its participants than another popular contact sport, boxing ...

In the mid-1970s, Japanese pro-wrestling legend Antonio Inoki had a plan to make himself and his company, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, famous worldwide. Inoki embarked on a series of worked fights against ...

A combination of professional boxing and mixed martial arts will be on display in downtown Joplin during Rumble in the Heartland at Memorial Hall on Saturday, September 22. The event is being promoted ...

Reporting from LAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather Jr. sought to educate Conor McGregor about the difference between a lifetime commitment to boxing and McGregor’s recent dalliance. “One thing you should ...

One of the questions I'm often asked is this: When today's kids who love the so-called extreme sports — that's the X-Games, like skateboarding — when they grow up, won't that mean that traditional ...

On a recent Wednesday afternoon, in Siem Reap, Cambodia, professional mixed-martial-arts fighter Justin Wong found himself sparring in a boxing ring with his wife, Jaime Higa, at the Angkor Fight Club ...