Update: Due to concerns about Sadaf Rahimi’s boxing abilities, the International Boxing Association has decided not to extend her the wildcard invitation to the London Olympics, meaning that she won’t ...

Even before the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021, female boxers were rare and viewed with skepticism by broad sections of the country's society. However, this has not prevented some ...

HANGZHOU, China Sept 29 (Reuters) - Afghan boxer Mohammad Khaibar Nooristani has been provisionally suspended at the Asian Games in Hangzhou after failing an anti-doping test, the International ...

(AP) Afghan boxer Hamid Rahimi won the first professional bout in his war-torn country Tuesday by stopping Said Mbelwa of Tanzania in the seventh round. Rahimi, who is based in Germany, said his aim ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Stateless Afghan refugee boxer Farid Walizadeh suffered a blow to his hopes of fighting at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after injury ruled him out of a qualifying tournament in London on ...