Julian Rodriguez handed ‘Sugar’ Cain Sandoval his first career loss at Zuffa Boxing 1 on Saturday. Kicking off the evening’s main card at the newly named Meta APEX in Las Vegas, Rodriguez put together a near-perfect performance, snapping Sandoval’s 17-fight unbeaten streak and running away with a decisive victory on the scorecards.

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif wins a gold medal at Paris Olympics after facing scrutiny over misconceptions about her sex. Khelif beat Yang Liu of China in a unanimous decision from all five judges.

Across the 13 contested boxing events at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Uzbekistan and China were the big winners. At the end of these Games, Uzbek boxers struck gold in five out of the seven men's categories contested. The biggest winner of all? Uzbekistan's super heavyweight (92+kg/202+) Bakhodir Jalolov. (We mean that in the most literal sense.)

Dana White's new promotion, Zuffa Boxing, officially launched Friday night with Callum Walsh and Carlos Ocampo in the main event. This inaugural event, streamed live on Paramount+, marks the first entry of the UFC's parent company,

Undisputed women's heavyweight champ Claressa Shields held a pre-fight press conference with Franchón Crews-Dezurn at the Detroit Auto Show on Friday.