A group of girls gather each night. Above them, flat windows glow with blue TV light. Below, in the dim, oil-stained parking lot, the sharp rhythm of fists on punching bags and focus pads cuts through ...

Khan Yunis, Palestinian Territories : In a makeshift boxing ring etched into the sand between the tens of displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza, a dozen young girls warmed up before delivering ...

For Joginder Kaur and Sunita Hooda, the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool was a dream come true. Watching their daughters — Jaismine Lamboria of Bhiwani and Minakshi Hooda of Rorki, Rohtak — ...

Palestinian girls train at a women’s boxing club in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. —— This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

I was 10 years old when I first wanted to try boxing. I asked my Dad if he would take me to the boxing gym and I’ll never forget his response — “Boxing isn’t for girls.” In my practical 10-year-old ...

Azazga (Algeria) (AFP) – In a gym in northern Algeria's Kabylia, 15-year-old Cerine Kessal was driving her fists into a punching bag. The two-time national champion was dreaming of greater feats after ...

Love Island is a popular destination for ring girls looking to leave the sport behind Boxing fans are preparing for the Canelo Alvarez versus Terence Crawford super-middleweight championship clash in ...

Osama Ayub once ran a boxing club in Gaza City, in the north of the Palestinian territory, until it was destroyed in a strike along with his home during the war between Israel and Islamist movement ...