boxer
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Free school uniforms are to be handed out in Hull by former boxer Tommy Coyle.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The country’s most famous athlete is, without a doubt, former world champion boxer Manny Pacquiao, who racked up titles in eight different weight classes before briefly serving as a senator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Panettiere and the boxer were in an on-and-off relationship from 2009 to 2018 and were engaged in 2013.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
He’ll respond like an underdog boxer delivering a knockout punch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Finn opened his mouth to ask, but then Sean wound the jacket around his hand like a boxer protecting his knuckles.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
The team manager for the Ugandan Commonwealth Games team has told BBC Scotland News he has no idea why four boxers with the team have vanished.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The 26th president, Teddy Roosevelt, regularly invited professional boxers, military aides and guests to the executive mansion to spar, at least until he suffered a detached retina.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
He represents some of the world’s top boxers through Mayweather Promotions and owns roughly 75 gyms around the country along with real estate holdings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
We have a team motto that we’re like boxers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
I joined the boxers and for the first few weeks of the separation we trained at an uncomfortable place for a freedom fighter, the police gymnasium.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
