Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather shared his public support of Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving over the player’s refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Mayweather posted on Instagram Monday to state his backing of the NBA all-star in both a lengthy post and corresponding video. “To my understanding, America gave us the choice to take the…

The NYPD is the largest and one of the oldest police departments in the United States and New York City streets are known for being New York tough, so the New York City police department needs to be even tougher. But to see what goes on behind that tough exterior, we spoke to NYPD officers,…

LAS VEGAS—After three fights featuring nine combined knockdowns and a wealth of unforgettable moments, Tyson Fury finally ended his epic heavyweight rivalry with Deontay Wilder with one last valedictory punch. Fury got up from the canvas twice in the fourth round and eventually stopped Wilder with a devastating right hand in the 11th round, retaining…

Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold said on Wednesday that her dream to compete in the Tokyo Olympics was “intact” after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled that qualification criterion must accommodate women who were pregnant or had given birth. After qualifying events were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Olympic Committee (IOC)…

While many young people have experienced stress during the pandemic, some have turned to boxing to give them the mental strength to get through difficult times. For thousands of years, boxing has taught discipline and inner strength, a tradition that continues today. Young people in London say that it gives them the self-control they need…

World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Tyson Fury has signed a contract to fight American Deontay Wilder for a third time in Las Vegas on July 24, Top Rank Boxing said on Sunday. Fury, 32, had been set to face fellow Briton Anthony Joshua on Aug. 14 in Saudi Arabia in a world heavyweight unification title…

ARLINGTON, Texas—Canelo Alvarez jumped into his trainer’s arms while Billy Joe Saunders slumped in his corner with a towel draped over his head. The wildly popular Mexican fighter added another super middleweight title belt in front of a huge crowd in another fight in Texas. Not only did Saunders have his first loss as a…

The wife of Marvelous Marvin Hagler said her husband’s recent death was not due to the COVID-19 vaccine.

Marvelous Marvin Hagler stopped Thomas Hearns in a fight that lasted less than eight minutes yet was so epic that it still lives in boxing lore. Two years later he was so disgusted after losing a decision to Sugar Ray Leonard—stolen, he claimed, by the judges—that he never fought again. One of the great middleweights…