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Alma Garcia, left, takes a hit from Bec Rawlings during a 125-pound bout at the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship in 2018. Rawlings will fight in Perth at the BKFC event on July 19.

Regulator delivers knockout blow to Perth bare-knuckle boxing bout

WA’s Combat Sports Commission board has declined a permit application from the Bare Knuckle Boxing Championship to stage a bout at RAC Arena next month.

  • Hamish Hastie

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JK Rowling and Elon Musk have been named in an online bullying lawsuit filed by Olympic champion boxer Imane Khelif.

‘Women won’t be battered to death by men’: J.K. Rowling hails Imane Khelif boxing ban

The author applauded the governing body’s decision to prevent the Olympic gold medal winner from entering any future events in the female category.

  • Oliver Brown
Khelif

Imane Khelif banned from competing in women’s World Boxing events

The Algerian boxer who won gold at the Paris Olympics last year will not be able to compete in the women’s division unless she can provide proof of being biologically female.

  • Oliver Brown
The Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship Perth event on its website.

‘Morally repugnant’: Opposition spars with Labor in bare-knuckle boxing push

The government has distanced itself from a high-profile bid to bring to RAC Arena the sport doctors call “human dogfighting”, but has also not ruled it out.

  • Hamish Hastie
Sonny Bill Williams.

A no-show and drug slurs: SBW comes out swinging ahead of Gallen fight

It’s not really a boxing face-off when only one of the fighters attends. However, it didn’t stop Sonny Bill Williams and Paul Gallen.

  • Adrian Proszenko
WA Sport Minister Rita Saffioti.

Saffioti distances herself from bare-knuckle fighting bout

Doctors are calling it “blood sport”, the organisers are calling it “a hell of a show”. The new sports minister says it’s still under consideration for Perth.

  • Hamish Hastie and Connor McGoverne
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Sonny Bill Williams has vowed to beat Paul Gallen.

‘I’ll give him a hiding’: SBW breaks silence on Gallen mega-fight

Sonny Bill Williams has provided his version of events on why it has taken so long to get into the ring with Paul Gallen, and why he will prevail.

  • Adrian Proszenko
Sonny Bill Williams and Paul Gallen.

Gallen unloads on SBW ahead of million-dollar fight a decade in the making

It’s been a pub debate for more than a decade: who would win a fight between Paul Gallen and Sonny Bill Williams? We are about to find out.

  • Adrian Proszenko
Another punch hits its target.

Tszyu conquers himself, and American opponent, in stunning comeback

By his own admission, a third consecutive loss would have spelled the end of his career. However, Tim Tszyu’s comeback win against Joey Spencer changes everything.

  • Adrian Proszenko
Tim Tszyu has a lot to prove on Sunday in Newcastle.

‘It changes you, spiritually, mentally’: Tim Tszyu was humbled in his last fight. Can he climb off the canvas?

After consecutive defeats, Tim Tszyu’s career is at a crossroads. Sunday’s fight will determine whether he’s on the path back to a world title or retirement.

  • Adrian Proszenko

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