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 ...

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 ...

In December of 1993, former World Boxing Champion John Famechon, who had sustained severe incapacitating brain injuries in August 1991, began a new, complex multi-movement therapy and rehabilitation ...

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 ...

In a head-to-head between virtual reality boxing and a YouTube-guided boxing exercise, VR boxing takes the win in reducing stress and improving cognitive function among adolescents, shows a new study ...

Using data from an ongoing long-term health study spanning 35 years, researchers have found men who participated in amateur boxing in their youth are almost three times more likely to suffer from ...

Eds: Updates with quotes, detail. Adds a byline. ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - About one-third of professional mixed martial arts matches end in knockout or technical knockout, indicating a higher incidence of ...

Boxing is a combat sport that has been practiced since before the time of ancient Greece and the original Olympics. It has been used to train people for performance in the art of striking, as well as ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A new study says about a third of professional mixed martial arts matches end in knockout or technical knockout, indicating a higher incidence of brain trauma than boxing or other ...