At a glance
- Hosted on an Ouest-France subdomain.
- Covers UFC, MMA, boxing, kickboxing and the GLORY league.
- News and Boxing sections, video, results and replays.
Overview
Boxemag is a French combat sports news site hosted by Ouest-France, one of France's largest regional newspaper groups, on the subdomain boxemag.ouest-france.fr. It covers several sports at once: UFC and MMA, boxing, kickboxing and the GLORY league. The brand also has a LinkedIn company page under the name boxemag.com. Articles are written in French for the readership of a national and regional press group.
The site is built for fans who watch more than one combat sport and want the news in one place, backed by a major press group.
What you'll find
The site is organized by section. The News section (Actualités) gathers stories from every sport, including the UFC and MMA. The Boxing section focuses on boxing. You also get video, a results area and replays.
The results page lets you quickly catch up on events you missed. Replays and video round out the articles when you want to rewatch a fight or a key moment. GLORY coverage is a plus if you care about kickboxing as much as MMA, since the league gets less space than the UFC in the general press. Articles are in French, but results pages are easy to follow even with limited French.
Why follow
Boxemag covers MMA and the stand-up striking sports on the same site, which few French-language outlets do on a regular basis. If your weekend goes from the UFC to boxing or GLORY, you do not need to switch sites. It also shows you how the French press covers European kickboxing, a scene US outlets rarely follow closely.
Being part of Ouest-France gives the site the setup of a large outlet, with clear sections and simple navigation between news, video and results.
MMA Official's take
This outlet is for French-speaking fans who follow several combat sports and want a broad overview, more than for those looking for long technical MMA breakdowns. For that, add a specialist channel or podcast. Boxemag is also a good entry point if you come from boxing and are getting into MMA, since both sports share the same homepage.
Start with the News section to see how the site mixes UFC, boxing and kickboxing, then bookmark the results page for the morning after fight night.