boxing

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Barry is the founder and president of Matchroom Sport, one of the leading promoters in boxing, darts and snooker, while his son Eddie is chairman of the organisation.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

There has never been a mainstay, major female promoter in MMA or boxing.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The energy could not be more different from a boxing weigh-in.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

A former world kickboxing champion who came to the Palisades from the Florida Panhandle in 1982, Blanck has sparred with boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard and trained actors Tom Hanks and Steve Guttenberg.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The tobacco picker thumped around the attic for a week before a railroad agent took him on the next leg, boxing him up in a crate and shoving the thing through the front door.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead