Boxing is considered to be one of the world's oldest sports. The consensus is that though the Western world refers to the striking-centric sport by that name, it flourished under a wide variety of ...

Also known as the art of eight limbs, Muay Thai has emerged as arguably the most effective striking-based martial art on the planet. It’s certainly the most complete striking system, using your knees, ...

The need to ‘wrap up’ properly during the inclement weather this week got me thinking about the importance of protecting a fighter’s hands. The human hand – constructed from 27 bones – clearly wasn’t ...

The build-up to Stephen Fulton's WBC and WBO super bantamweight title defense against Naoya Inoue on July 25 was moving along without incident until controversy was injected into proceedings by the ...

Blood was streaming down his face, and there were just 60 seconds to stem the flow or risk a lifelong dream being ended. The wound was severe but when the disorientated fighter slumped in his corner, ...