Before taking a class, people often assume that boxing mainly improves upper-body strength. But the mechanics of the sport ...

Women’s boxing has exploded in popularity ... “Alongside the physical health benefits commonly associated with a boxing workout, there are a multitude of ways in which this sort of combat ...

I left the studio beaming with self-acceptance that was foreign to me. When I got home, I wanted more people to know about ...

The first edition of the Women’s World Boxing Championships was held in 2001 and hosted by Scranton in the US state of Pennsylvania. It took place seven years after women’s boxing was formally ...

But you don’t need a gym, any previous experience or kit to get a good boxing workout in - and have a lot of fun whilst doing it. ` So whether you’re still working out from home or have return ...

Boxing is not only a full body workout, it’s empowering.“I feel so free afterwards. Nothing can hold me…that’s what I love ...

Mark Brown/Getty Images Women's boxing is divided between 17 weight classes, from heavyweight to atomweight. The four major sanctioning bodies, WBO, IBF, WBA and WBC have champions in most of the ...

BBC Sport - with the help of Scotland's former middleweight champion Hannah Rankin - compiles the top 10 pound-for-pound rankings for active British women fighters.