boxing /tags/boxing boxing en-US WLRN Tue, 06 Dec 2022 16:00:00 GMT Boxing powerhouse Cuba lets women boxers compete /latin-america/2022-12-06/boxing-powerhouse-cuba-lets-women-boxers-compete Cuban officials say women boxers will be able to compete officially after decades of restrictions, though they didn't yet confirm if that would be taken to a professional level like Cuban male boxers. Tue, 06 Dec 2022 16:00:00 GMT /latin-america/2022-12-06/boxing-powerhouse-cuba-lets-women-boxers-compete The Associated Press Grand Jury Indicts Puerto Rican Boxer Félix Verdejo In Death Of Pregnant Lover /news/2021-05-07/grand-jury-indicts-puerto-rican-boxer-felix-verdejo-in-death-of-pregnant-lover The indictment on Thursday also included charges against Verdejo's accomplice, who officials say was promised some payment to help drug, kill, and dispose of Keishla Marlen Rodríguez Ortiz. Fri, 07 May 2021 10:19:13 GMT /news/2021-05-07/grand-jury-indicts-puerto-rican-boxer-felix-verdejo-in-death-of-pregnant-lover Vanessa Romo A Trans Man Steps Into The Ring – And Wins His Debut As A Professional Boxer /2018-12-13/a-trans-man-steps-into-the-ring-and-wins-his-debut-as-a-professional-boxer After an injury forced Patricio Manuel to withdraw from the women's Olympic boxing trials, the fighter faced a reckoning. He decided to start living publicly as a man — and rebuild his boxing career. Thu, 13 Dec 2018 23:26:00 GMT /2018-12-13/a-trans-man-steps-into-the-ring-and-wins-his-debut-as-a-professional-boxer Laurel Wamsley A Woman's Place In Cuba's Boxing Ring /culture/2017-06-30/a-womans-place-in-cubas-boxing-ring HAVANA – The fading yellow-green walls are chipping, and someone’s rooster crows loud enough to be heard over the whistles and punches.The Gimnasio de… Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:02:47 GMT /culture/2017-06-30/a-womans-place-in-cubas-boxing-ring Jordyn Heck Muhammad Ali In Our Backyard /sports/2016-06-06/muhammad-ali-in-our-backyard I never watched a Muhammad Ali fight live. I was too young, having been born in 1972. I really didn't get into boxing until a brash, violent, and menacing… Mon, 06 Jun 2016 10:47:44 GMT /sports/2016-06-06/muhammad-ali-in-our-backyard Luis Hernandez Miami, The Beginning Of Muhammad Ali's Myth /news/2016-06-04/miami-the-beginning-of-muhammad-alis-myth Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, 74, passed away Friday night in a Phoenix hospital, miles away from Miami, the city that cemented his glory. But very few can… Sat, 04 Jun 2016 05:21:52 GMT /news/2016-06-04/miami-the-beginning-of-muhammad-alis-myth WLRN Meet The Broward Girl Who's Defying Stereotypes By Boxing /sports/2014-08-15/meet-the-broward-girl-whos-defying-stereotypes-by-boxing Stacey McKinley has trained some of boxing’s top fighters, from Ray Mercer to Mike Tyson.But it is a 17-year-old Broward high school girl — his first time… Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:23:19 GMT /sports/2014-08-15/meet-the-broward-girl-whos-defying-stereotypes-by-boxing Michael Sharp Fifty Years Ago, Miami Made Muhammad Ali /news/2014-02-28/fifty-years-ago-miami-made-muhammad-ali Before basketball, the sport to behold in Miami was boxing. That love of sport captured the imagination well beyond the sunny sands and palm trees. Fifty… Fri, 28 Feb 2014 05:27:24 GMT /news/2014-02-28/fifty-years-ago-miami-made-muhammad-ali Believed To Be The Nation’s Oldest Cop, 86-Year-Old’s Fists Remain ‘Weapons Of Mass Destruction’ /news/2013-04-01/believed-to-be-the-nations-oldest-cop-86-year-olds-fists-remain-weapons-of-mass-destruction Barrel-chested Leo Thalassites squints like Clint Eastwood, hops around like Jackie Chan and has been an active cop for nearly six decades. He is 86 years… Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:07:00 GMT /news/2013-04-01/believed-to-be-the-nations-oldest-cop-86-year-olds-fists-remain-weapons-of-mass-destruction Theo Karantsalis