The question has puzzled doctors since the days Joe Louis ruled the heavyweight division and boxing rivaled baseball as the biggest sport in the nation: Why do some fighters suffer brain damage from ...

LAS VEGAS – The question has puzzled doctors since the days Joe Louis ruled the heavyweight division and boxing rivaled baseball as the biggest sport in the nation: Why do some fighters suffer brain ...

Chris Arreola (36-4-1, 31 KOs) of Escondido, Calif., will go into Saturday night’s nationally televised fight against Travis Kauffman (30-1, 22 KOs) of Reading, Penn., with every intention of landing ...

The risk and nature of injury in the sport of boxing has generated a great deal of controversy in the medical community, especially in relation to youth boxing. A new study, conducted by researchers ...

El Paso, TX (KFOX14/CBS4) — Six weeks of boxing training may do more than sharpen a jab — it can also lower blood pressure, according to a new study led by Dr. Al Gurovich, a professor at the ...

Michael Finney started boxing when he was 9 years old. Now, 15 years later, he's a professional boxer with more than 150 fights under his belt. He fears that those years in the ring have taken a toll ...

New research finds MMA athletes experience more harmful changes to the blood than boxing, revealing bigger risks and a stronger need for athlete-specific recovery strategies. Study: Changes in the ...

The fighting world’s glitterati — most of them Nevada natives — descended on Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to show unified support for the Cleveland Clinic’s ongoing study of head and brain injuries ...

Mixed martial arts (MMA) may look ultra-violent and bloody at first impression, but a new study found that MMA is actually less dangerous to its participants than another popular contact sport, boxing ...

The question has puzzled doctors since the days Joe Louis ruled the heavyweight division. Why do some fighters suffer brain damage from punches absorbed in the ring while others get hit in the head ...