Boxing

Claressa Shields is stepping into the ring again, but this time, history is on the line in a way that goes beyond just another...

Since 1923 the Chicago Golden Gloves Boxing tournament has been one of the great sports traditions in the city. Former Chicago Golden Gloves boxing...

By Ken Hare Chicago Defender Staff Writer

*Damn, no wonder he’s an arrogant SOB. He’s earned the right to be one. Yes, Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. has done it again. Actually he...

*Former boxing icon Leon Spinks is fighting a personal battle following a second operation for abdominal problems. The Associated Press reports the 61-year-old boxer is currently recovering from the surgery in a Las Vegas hospital. The operation was necessary after Spinks suffering complications from the first emergency surgery, according to his wife Brenda. “It’s going […]

By Special to the Daily WorldSeven-time World Boxing Champion and current International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns will be...