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Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics, held 24 July to 8 August 2021 at Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, ran under IOC Boxing Task Force oversight after AIBA's suspension, with 13 events, 289 boxers, and Cuba topping the medal table.

Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics: Paris boxing tournament, 27 July to 10 August 2024, 13 events (7 men, 6 women), IOC-run after IBA ban; Uzbekistan won five golds; Khelif and Lin golds amid eligibility row.

Boxing at the 2026 Commonwealth Games

Boxing at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow boxing tournament, SEC Centre, 23 July to 2 August 2026. Seven weight classes each for men and women under World Boxing rules; India led with 10 medals including 7 gold, England 10, Australia and Northern Ireland 6 each.

Boxing at the 2028 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 2028 Summer Olympics (LA28): 14 events, seven weight classes each for men and women, first gender parity, run by World Boxing after the IBA's removal; 248 quota places, Peacock Theater and DTLA Arena, 15–30 July 2028.

Boxing at the Summer Olympics

Boxing at the Summer Olympics is a weight-class tournament at every Games since St. Louis 1904 except Stockholm 1912; women's events began in 2012 and pros have been eligible since 2016.

Boxing career of Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali's boxing career: Olympic light-heavyweight gold 1960, three-time lineal heavyweight champion (1964, 1974, 1978), 56-5 in 61 fights, exile 1967-1970, Frazier and Foreman rivalries.

Boxing styles and technique

Boxing styles and technique: swarmer, out-boxer, slugger, boxer-puncher archetypes; orthodox vs southpaw mechanics; jab, cross, hook, uppercut biomechanics; punch force data, CompuBox analytics, 10-point must scoring, and 2013 headgear rule effects.

BoxRec

BoxRec, also known as BoxRec.com, is an online database of professional boxing records founded in 2000, endorsed as official record keeper by the Association of Boxing Commissions in 2018.

Boyan Radev

Boyan Radev (Боян Радев•Александров), Bulgarian Greco-Roman wrestler, light-heavyweight 97 kg; two-time Olympic champion Tokyo 1964 and Mexico 1968, world champion 1966, later State Security officer and major Bulgarian art collector.

Bozilla

Bozilla (ボジラ), German second-generation powerhouse wrestler, daughter of Ulf Herman; Marigold Twin Star Champion, Stardom Mi Vida Loca member, AEW Forbidden Door 2025 TBS title challenger.

Brad Armstrong (wrestler)

Brad Armstrong (Robert Bradley James, 1962–2012), American professional wrestler, son of Bullet Bob Armstrong and brother of Road Dogg; WCW Light Heavyweight and Six-Man Tag Team Champion known for masked gimmicks like Badstreet and Arachnaman.

Brad Baylor

Brad Baylor, ring name of Greg Coghlan (born 2004, Fairfield, Connecticut), is an American WWE NXT wrestler, WWE ID signee, and two-time NXT Tag Team Champion in Swipe Right with Ricky Smokes.

Brad Maddox

Brad Maddox (Tyler Kluttz, born 1984) is an American professional wrestler, former WWE referee and Raw General Manager, fired in 2015 after an off-script dark match insult; later Mad Braddox on the indies.

Brad Pickett

Brad Pickett, born Bradley Sidney Charles Pickett, is a retired English mixed martial artist from East London who competed in the UFC's bantamweight and flyweight divisions.

Brad Tavares

Brad Tavares, Hawaiian middleweight MMA fighter, UFC veteran since 2010 and TUF 11 Team Liddell alumnus; record 21-13-0, holds the UFC middleweight record with 25 divisional fights, never submitted in 24 UFC bouts.

Brahim Asloum

Brahim Asloum, French boxer born 1979 in Bourgoin-Jallieu; Olympic light-flyweight gold at Sydney 2000 and WBA light-flyweight world champion 2007-2008; later broadcaster, promoter, and club executive.

Brandi Rhodes

Brandi Rhodes (Brandi Reed), American wrestler, ring announcer (Eden Stiles), and executive; AEW Chief Brand Officer 2019-2022, first African American woman executive in a major North American wrestling promotion, married to Cody Rhodes.

Brando Peričić

Brando "The Balkan Bear" Peričić (born 1994) is a Croatian-Australian UFC heavyweight from Semaphore, Australia, training at City Kickboxing. Record 7-1-0, UFC 3-0, six KO wins, six first-round finishes, ranked top 15 after beating Shamil Gaziev in 2026.

Brandon Moreno

Brandon Moreno, Tijuana-born UFC flyweight, first Mexico-born UFC champion; two-time undisputed champion, famous four-fight Deiveson Figueiredo rivalry, BJJ black belt, record 23-9-2.

Brandon Ríos

Brandon Rios (Brandon Lee Gonzalez Rios, "Bam Bam"), American boxer from Oxnard, California, active 2004-2019; WBA lightweight champion 2011, lost to Pacquiao 2013; record 35-5-1, 26 KOs.

Brandon Royval

Brandon Royval, "Raw Dawg," American UFC flyweight from Denver, former LFA champion and title challenger, 18-9 record, submission-heavy brawler; losses mostly to champions Van, Moreno, Pantoja.

Brandon Slay

Brandon Douglas Slay (born 1975, Amarillo, Texas) is an American freestyle wrestler, 2000 Sydney Olympic gold medalist at 167.5 lbs, and USA Wrestling national coach, later PRTC and SportsLife Wrestling/G1 Training Center executive director.

Brandon Vera

Brandon "The Truth" Vera (born 1977) is a retired Filipino-American MMA heavyweight, former UFC fighter and inaugural ONE Heavyweight World Champion, who retired in December 2022 after a loss to Amir Aliakbari.

Braun Strowman

Braun Strowman (Adam Scherr) is an American wrestler and former strongman, WWE Universal Champion who beat Goldberg at WrestleMania 36, 2018 Royal Rumble winner, released by WWE in May 2025, now star of USA's Everything on the Menu.

Bray Wyatt

Bray Wyatt (Windham Lawrence Rotunda), American WWE wrestler, cult-leader character and masked alter ego The Fiend; WWE Champion 2017, Universal Champion 2019, Firefly Fun House creator; died August 24, 2023, age 36.

Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ), a grappling martial art developed in Brazil by the Gracie family from Mitsuyo Maeda's judo, emphasizes ground fighting and submissions; scored by points or submission under IBJJF and ADCC rulesets.

Brazilian jiu-jitsu ranking system

Brazilian jiu-jitsu ranking system: adult belts white, blue, purple, brown, black, plus coral and red degrees. IBJJF minimum times, stripes, kids belts, and promotion rules explained.

Brendan Allen

Brendan Allen ("All In"), born 1995, American UFC middleweight, BJJ black belt, 28-7 pro (16-4 UFC), 15 submission wins, 2015 IMMAF champion, ranked No. 4 contender.

Brendan Schaub

Brendan Schaub, "Big Brown" (born 1983), American retired UFC heavyweight (6-5 UFC, TUF 10 runner-up) turned podcaster and stand-up comedian, co-host of The Fighter & The Kid.

Bret Hart

Bret "The Hitman" Hart (born 1957, Calgary) is a Canadian wrestler, five-time WWE champion, Hart Foundation member, and victim of the 1997 Montreal Screwjob; later two-time WCW champion.