Former world champion Israel Vázquez, a Mexican boxing star known as "El Magnífico," died Monday night at the age of 46, World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaimán confirmed. The three-time ...

Mexico’s Israel Vazquez has passed away at 46 following a battle with cancer. Vazquez leaves behind a big legacy, having been one of Mexico’s most-loved boxers. He is a three-time Junior Featherweight ...

FILE - Referee Pat Russell raises the arm of Israel Vzquez of Mexico after he defeated Rafael Marquez of Mexico in their WBC super bantamweight championship bout, in Carson, Calif., March. 1, 2008.

ACRE, Israel (AP) – The bell clangs, the fight starts and the boxers come at each other. On one side is a 13-year-old Arab boy from northern Israel. His opponent comes from a Jewish town. The Jewish ...

Israel Vazquez, a three-time junior featherweight champion who became one of the most respected all-action fighters in modern Mexican history, has died of cancer at the age of 46. WBC president ...

Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has predicted how a potential boxing fight between Deontay Wilder and Francis Ngannou could play out. Both Ngannou and Wilder are two of the scariest ...

Israel Adesanya knows the temptation of a crossover fight well. After all, the lure has swallowed plenty of MMA legends, especially when momentum fades, and paydays elsewhere start to look brighter.

MEXICO CITY — Israel Vázquez, the Mexican fighter who won three bantamweight world titles, has died at 46. World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman announced the death on Tuesday. The boxer ...