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Rising Up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments traces more than two millennia of artists' engagement with boxing and celebrity, revealing how fighters have been shaped as public figures.

When one system controls access, choice becomes theoretical, not real, professional boxer Nico Ali Walsh told lawmakers, framing the stakes of a debate that could dramatically reshape boxing's economic model.

Alycia Baumgardner retained her WBO, IBF and WBA junior lightweight titles with a commanding 10-round unanimous decision over South Korea's Bo Mi Re Shin, dominating the fight for five rounds before winning by scores of 98-92, 98-92 and 99-91.

"I wanted to try boxing, but my father said no. He said, 'I don't want you to do boxing because it's very hard. Punches in the face, punches in the head.' He told me many times, 'Son, you don't need to do this.' I said, 'Dad, I love boxing.'"

Lin Yu-ting has won a bronze medal at the Asian Boxing Elite Championships in her first competition since a gender-eligibility row overshadowed her Olympic gold medal-winning performance at the 2024 Paris Games.

Lauren Price's absence from the ring for nearly 13 months reflects the complex politics of boxing, where promoter decisions and financial negotiations often dictate fight opportunities.

'Our new rules, 'Stand and Bang,' between Materla and Jungwirth, that would be something special. Now it's basically gonna be boxing with small gloves, with elbows also, clinch on the fence, but no takedowns, no kicks. And I believe this will be something special.'

"This belt will be special if I win it, God willing. It's the belt that Laila Ali, Holly Holm and Amanda Serrano have held. They are legends of the sport."

World Boxing took over as the sport's governing body last year, and it implemented a sex eligibility policy last August requiring all fighters to take a one-time genetic test designed to identify the presence of a Y chromosome.

The wood-and-concrete contemporary, completed this year, features a lounge with a wet bar, mirrors with built-in televisions and a three-sided fireplace that divides the main floor. Within the 4,788 square feet of open space is a modern kitchen with a large center island, a formal living room, dining room and a master suite with an en suite yoga studio for six bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms.

A decade and a half ago during their prime, they should have fought two or three times, producing a series or trilogy for the history books; two of the greatest to ever step into the ring meeting to crown the best fighter of their generation. The offensive relentlessness of Pacquiao against the defensive genius of Mayweather. It could have been Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier-type stuff.

On Sunday, a passenger might glance at the driver in the rear view mirror and ask the usual: "Good weekend, mate? Get up to much?" For 37-year-old Bilal Fawaz, the answer could be a little different than the usual traffic complaints or remarks about the drizzle. "I became a British champion. And then I drove this Uber," he plans to say, using the same casual tone he might use to discuss a bottleneck on the North Circular.

"To be honest, I've toyed with this and I've talked to some people," Brown said. "Maybe post part of my career, I'd love to partake in something like UFC or even boxing. I've talked to Dana White about some stuff, but we'll see as things go on. We'll see."

Then López entered, dancing. Wearing a Popeye shirt, he raised one hand above his head and bounced like a pogo stick. Rocking through some b-boy footwork, he added Latin flavor, shimmying his shoulders. The official weighing (139.6 pounds) seemed merely an interruption to his dance as he continued prowling the stage. Stevenson was forced to walk over to him, so that the two could perform the next part of the ritual and stare at each other, eye to eye.

Olympic gold medalist Imane Khelif says she is willing to undergo genetic sex testing to compete in the Olympics should the International Olympic Committee (IOC) require it. "Of course, I would accept doing anything I'm required to do to participate in competitions," the 26-year-old cisgender Algerian boxing champion told CNN this week, stipulating that she would only submit to testing by the IOC. According to CNN, Khelif's statement marks the first time she has publicly addressed the possibility of having to submit to genetic testing

Violence will not be condoned at MSG across any type of event including, hockey, basketball, boxing, concerts, or special events, Madison Square Garden said in a statement. If any individual is found to participate in violent activity, whether you are part of the event, or a patron, you will be banned for life and unable to attend or participate in any event across all our venues.

World Boxing Organization junior welterweight world champion Teofimo Lopez will put his belt on the line on Saturday against World Boxing Council lightweight king Shakur Stevenson. Both Lopez (22-1) and the undefeated Stevenson had no issue making weight for The Ring VI main event. However, the boxing card will go on with one less title fight than originally planned for the event.