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Tyson Fury makes his way out ahead of his heavyweight title fight against Derek Chisora
In recently published book Baddest Man, Mark Kriegel revisits the Faustian pact at the heart of Mike Tyson’s rise and the emotional fallout that followed, writes JOHN WIGHT
All-rounder set to become the team’s youngest-ever men’s captain in an international match
IF THERE has been any year in which boxing exposed its diseased soul to the world, that year was 2022.
The extraordinary joint press conference held in Dublin on April 12 by the Irish, US and British authorities to announce financial sanctions against the so-called Kinahan Organised Crime Group, implicated in the importation of drugs into Europe from South America on a grand scale, along with a raft of murders and arms dealing, was well-nigh unprecedented in the annals of a sport whose relationship with organised crime traces a long and ignoble history.
This is because, of the principal members of the otherwise known Kinahan Cartel — named specifically during said joint press conference as targets of law enforcement — Daniel Kinahan had been operating within top flight boxing for years.
In recently published book Baddest Man, Mark Kriegel revisits the Faustian pact at the heart of Mike Tyson’s rise and the emotional fallout that followed, writes JOHN WIGHT
As we mark the anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, JOHN WIGHT reflects on the enormity of the US decision to drop the atom bombs
From humble beginnings to becoming the undisputed super lightweight champion of the world, Josh Taylor’s career was marked by fire, ferocity, and national pride, writes JOHN WIGHT
Mary Kom’s fists made history in the boxing world. Malak Mesleh’s never got the chance. One story ends in glory, the other in grief — but both highlight the defiance of women who dare to fight, writes JOHN WIGHT
