Cassius Clay shocked the world by defeating Sonny Liston to become heavyweight champion. The complete story of February 25, 1964—the night that launched Muhammad Ali.

Two of the world’s greatest boxers once spent time on Hilton Head Island, but not to fight each other. Here are their stories ...

Muhammad Ali, a boxing legend who transcended the world of sport, was an outspoken and larger-than-life figure both inside and outside of the ring. Ali was born January 17, 1942, in Louisville, ...

On February 25, 1964, 22-year-old Muhammad Ali won his first world heavyweight boxing title. Liston was an overwhelming favorite, with the odds being 8-1. However, Ali ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Muhammad Ali once joked that he should be a postage stamp because “that’s the only way I’ll ever get licked.” Now, the three-time ...

Charles Williams, who brought his vision for a prodigious boxing gym and his precocious son back home in the late 1980s, died ...

Mike Tyson is stepping into the political ring, as the former world heavyweight champion is backing passage of the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act, a TKO-supported bill that would create ...

Manny Pacquiao is organizing “Thrilla in Manila 2” as a 50th anniversary event paying tribute to the iconic Ali-Frazier rubber match, but it looks like it will not live up to the original. Fifty years ...

Claressa Shields may not have gotten her wish, with Laila Ali declining $15 million to get in the ring, but that hasn’t stopped her from throwing jabs. She recently questioned the retired boxer’s ...