We sometimes think of the widespread use of gloves as the innovation that civilized boxing. In reality, it’s more like the gloves are what gave it the veneer of respectability it needed in order for people to start making real money off the sport.
West Australian Steve Erceg will be the clear underdog when he takes on UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja in Brazil this weekend.
South African boxer Dingaan Thobela, a two-weight world champion known as "The Rose of Soweto," has died.