The head coach says relationship with owner Marinakis is ‘not so good’
Conor McGregor’s surprise announcement, made via Twitter, that he’s decided to call it quits and retire from MMA, followed in quick succession by the revelation that he is the subject of an ongoing police investigation into sexual assault in Ireland, has stirred speculation that the former is connected to the latter, suggesting that things have taken a sharp turn for the worse in the fortunes of the controversial combat sports icon.
For many who’ve followed his career, revelling in the controversy, chaos and excitement he’s brought to the Octagon, this will be just another day.
For others, taking more of a sober view, it charts the continuing downward spiral of a fighter who over the past few years bestrode the world if not like a colossus then certainly as close to one as you will find in an age when the soulless nature of fame and celebrity has hit peak aridity and bespeaks the end of days.
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
