David Feldman touts bare-knuckle boxing as the world’s fastest-growing combat sport. But can his six-year-old promotion manage to overcome its inherent brutality? Bare-knuckle boxing is best described by its many Read more

Billy Howle and Phoebe Tonkin give compelling performances but, as a sports movie and a period drama, Paul Goldman’s film is going through the motions Get our weekend culture and Read more

Toronto film festival: story of gold medal-winning boxer Claressa ‘T-Rex’ Shields makes for gutsy crowd-pleaser with a fantastic performance from Brian Tyree Henry as coach At a Toronto festival strangely Read more

Toronto film festival: the actor gives a physically committed performance as a retired boxer cutting weight with dangerous speed in a silly and overcooked drama “There is no ripcord!” screams Read more

Inoue defends WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO titles at 122lbs Japanese star boosts claim as pound-for-pound No 1 As it happened: Bryan Graham’s round-by-round report Japanese boxing superstar Naoya Inoue Read more

Inoue defends WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO titles at 122lbs Japanese star claim as world’s top pound-for-pound boxer Send Bryan a tweet at@BryanAGraham or email him Bryan will be here Read more

The boxing promoter on her transition, being a recluse, and wishing she could tell her father her full story Born in London, Maloney, 71, was a chef before pursuing a Read more

Kevin Macdonald’s documentary follows the former boxer in charge of Ukraine’s capital as he deals with the fallout of the Russian invasion The bad blood between Vitali Klitschko, former heavyweight Read more

Algerian Olympic champion boxer files criminal complaint in France against X over alleged ‘cyber-harassment’ JK Rowling and Elon Musk have been named in a cyberbullying lawsuit filed in France by Read more

Left Write Hook, a unique support group in Melbourne, combines boxing and writing to help survivors feel empowered – and is the subject of a punchy new documentary In a Read more