In a country where sport is dominated by football (soccer), Esquiva Falcão (3-0, 1 KO) has the unenviable task of trying to win the attention of a public which when it does show interest in combat ...

* Conceicao is Brazil's first Olympic boxing champion * France's Oumiha takes silver * Bronzes for Cuba and Mongolia (adds details) By Alan Baldwin RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Robson Conceicao ...

While the focus this year has been on the upcoming World Cup in soccer-crazed Brazil, the anticipated pro debut of a popular Olympian could give boxing a shot in the arm in that country. Middleweight ...

LONDON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Brazilian Esquiva Falcao Florentino guaranteed Brazil their first men's boxing medal since 1968 with a dominant performance over Hungarian Zoltan Harcsa on Monday which ...

LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Middleweight Esquiva Falcao Florentino ended Brazil's long wait for an Olympic boxing finalist in London's Docklands on Friday then watched his brother Yamaguchi fall ...

The dramatic conclusion to Spaten Fight Night 2 in São Paulo took another turn as Rafael Freitas, son of Brazilian boxing legend Acelino Freitas, explained why he punched MMA veteran Wanderlei Silva ...

Fans are in for a 12-round boxing showdown between super lightweight contenders Jack Catterall and Regis Prograis, set to take place this weekend. The bout will be held at the newly opened Co-op Live ...

YouTuber-turned-boxer Logan Paul has accepted a fight with Whindersson Nunes. YouTuber-turned-boxer Logan Paul has accepted a fight with Whindersson Nunes. So who is the Brazillian star gearing up to ...

Wanderlei Silva was scheduled to rematch Vitor Belfort under boxing rules on Sept. 27. Instead, he’s now facing former boxing world champion Acelino “Popo” Freitas in the main event of Spaten Fight ...