https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Berlin boxer Zeina Nassar's fighting spirit has won her plenty of titles, but her battle to wear the hijab in the ring has also made her an equal opportunity champion. https://www.thelocal.de/20190926/not-only-am-i-a-woman-who-boxes-but-i-also-wear-the-headscarf Thu, 26 Sep 2019 12:05:38 +0200 not-only-am-i-a-woman-who-boxes-but-i-also-wear-the-headscarf The sport, born and based in the German capital, continues to knock out onlookers with its unusual matches. https://www.thelocal.de/20180326/chessboxing-the-intellectual-fight-club-hits-hard-in-berlin Mon, 26 Mar 2018 11:36:15 +0200 chessboxing-the-intellectual-fight-club-hits-hard-in-berlin Just two years after being shot, Manuel Charr has ended Germany's 85-year wait for a world heavyweight champion and dedicated his victory over Alexander Ustinov to his adopted home country. https://www.thelocal.de/20171126/charr-ends-germanys-85-year-wait-for-a-world-heavyweight-champion Sun, 26 Nov 2017 10:51:39 +0100 charr-ends-germanys-85-year-wait-for-a-world-heavyweight-champion Berlin-based part-time sausage seller Enrico Koelling is hoping to write history on Saturday by becoming the first German boxer to win a world title in the United States since Max Schmeling 87 years ago. https://www.thelocal.de/20171110/berlin-currywurst-seller-faces-spicy-match-in-world-boxing-title Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:14:17 +0100 berlin-currywurst-seller-faces-spicy-match-in-world-boxing-title State prosecutors in Cologne are investigating star boxer Felix Sturm, who is alleged to have hired a hitman to kill his former promoter. https://www.thelocal.de/20150410/felix-sturm-boxer-parries-accusations-he-hired-hitman Fri, 10 Apr 2015 16:28:31 +0200 felix-sturm-boxer-parries-accusations-he-hired-hitman A man whose mother had a heart attack when she saw his picture over an obituary in a German newspaper has been given just €300 to cover the cost of the flight he took to reassure her he was alive. https://www.thelocal.de/20120531/42871 Thu, 31 May 2012 16:01:00 +0200 42871 Russia's Alexander Povetkin defended his WBA heavyweight title on Saturday night with a majority decision win over Germany's Marco Huck, who was making his debut in the division from cruiserweight. https://www.thelocal.de/20120226/40981 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:14:00 +0100 40981 British boxer Dereck Chisora was arrested on Sunday by Munich police after an out-of-ring brawl with ex-champion David Haye. Chisora had just lost to Vitali Klitschko. https://www.thelocal.de/20120219/40841 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:40:00 +0100 40841 A former double world champion boxer saw her adoptive father jailed for six years in Berlin on Monday – for shooting her four times and probably ending her professional career in the ring. https://www.thelocal.de/20111114/38861 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:03:00 +0100 38861 After defending his WBC belt heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko has said he wants to now fight – and knock out – Britain's David Haye. https://www.thelocal.de/20110911/37521 Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:57:00 +0200 37521 Britain's world heavyweight champion David Haye has said he will only shake the hand of Wladimir Klitschko when he visits him in hospital after their eagerly awaited unification bout on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110628/35933 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:52:00 +0200 35933 World champion German boxer Rola El-Halabi is unlikely ever to fight again after she was shot repeatedly by her stepfather in her dressing room before a bout on Friday night. https://www.thelocal.de/20110404/34159 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:03:00 +0200 34159 World champion Vitali Klitschko defended his WBC heavyweight title on Saturday night in Cologne amid farcical scenes with a first-round knockout of Cuban challenger Odlanier Solis. https://www.thelocal.de/20110320/33845 Sun, 20 Mar 2011 13:42:00 +0100 33845 The controversial sport Ultimate Fighting faces heavy opposition in Germany, but its backers hope a few local heroes will help its bruising battle for acceptance. Joe Morgan reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20101115/31181 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:32:00 +0100 31181 World WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko picked up the 40th win and 38th knock-out of his career with a tenth-round victory over challenger Albert Sosnowski in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100530/27521 Sun, 30 May 2010 02:59:00 +0200 27521 World WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will be looking to dispose of challenger Albert Sosnowski on Saturday with a possible unification title bout looming against David Haye. https://www.thelocal.de/20100529/27505 Sat, 29 May 2010 11:38:00 +0200 27505 World heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF titles on Saturday in Düsseldorf with a 12th-round knockout of challenger Eddie Chambers from the United States. https://www.thelocal.de/20100321/26015 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +0100 26015 World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko insists United States challenger Eddie Chambers will not be leaving Germany with his WBO and IBF titles when the pair meet in Düsseldorf on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100320/25997 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:58:00 +0100 25997 Wladimir Klitschko will not only risk his world heavyweight titles in Gelsenkirchen against Ruslan Chagaev on Saturday, but also possibly his health. https://www.thelocal.de/20090619/20055 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:44:00 +0200 20055 World heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschko admits he has one eye on the future ahead of his fight against challenger Hasim Rahman on Saturday night in Mannheim. https://www.thelocal.de/20081211/16073 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:03:00 +0100 16073