The new Chinese-language sign had been up for only a few weeks outside George Gallegos’ personal injury law office in Monterey Park when a 7-foot-tall tourist from Beijing walked through the door.

When I asked Shen how she first got into boxing, her answer was simple: She wanted more defined abs. As for why she stuck with it, her response was more conflicted. The ideal boxing body runs counter ...

This is the second article in a three-part series on the history of Chinese boxing. You can read the first and third articles in the series by clicking here and here. Few people have heard of Liu Gang ...

Six decades ago, when Chairman Mao declared that the Chinese people have stood up, it marked a whole new chapter in the nation's 5000-year history and the beginning of change. Six decades later, with ...

Chinese amateur boxing star Zhang Zhilei is going pro, signing Monday with Dynasty Boxing, a new promotional outfit headed by longtime promoter Dino Duva and brothers Tommy and Terry Lane, the sons of ...

PATERSON, N.J. -- The small, non-air-conditioned boxing room was filled with steamy air and body odor as a grunting, 6-foot-6 figure ruthlessly rained down punishing punches on a heavy bag. Tucked ...

The Super Bowl wasn’t the only sporting event that drew excited fans to the Bay Area last weekend. An event at a much smaller venue in San Francisco was hailed as the future of combat sports: virtual ...

World Boxing has added China to its growing list of members, reaching another major goal in its quest to keep boxing in the Olympics. The still-new governing body also announced the additions of the ...