PHILADELPHIA — He’s known as Boots. Jaron Ennis much prefers these days being called IBF welterweight champion. Make that, the undefeated champ. The 27-year-old Ennis, out of northwest Philadelphia, ...

Maleek Jackson was born and raised in South Philadelphia and fell in love with boxing at an early age. "Once we get to that point where you can feel the mistakes and the errors, and you can ...

The Spectrum closed on October 31, 2009. The final fight card at the Blue Horizon came on June 4, 2010. Jaron “Boots” Ennis was 12 years old when Philadelphia’s two most iconic boxing venues exited ...

Several renowned figures from the Philadelphia boxing scene will be on hand at Fighter’s Heaven on Saturday for a special event called “A Tribute to Philly Boxing.” The event, scheduled from 10 a.m.

Trish Kuller worked in the emergency room at Nazareth Hospital, often serving as the first to inspect an electrician or welder who came in with his hand wrapped in bandages and a finger missing. So ...

A new sports league in Philadelphia is fighting to give boxing a makeover. Instead of two fighters going 12 rounds, this league is doubling the number of rounds, but there's a catch: it's a team style ...

Danny Garcia thought about retiring last year after his father waved off his title fight shortly after the boxer was knocked down for the first time in his career. His bid to become the first ...

After a decadelong NBA career, former Sixers guard Michael Carter-Williams is headed to the boxing ring next month to make his amateur debut in a fight that will benefit people recovering from ...

Comedian John Leguizamo kicked off Season 2 of his travel show, "Leguizamo Deos America" by stopping in Philadelphia to showcase the city's Latino culture. The episode, which aired Sunday night on ...