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Breland was ushered out of Wilder’s camp shortly after throwing in the towel in the seventh round of last year’s WBC world heavyweight title showdown against Tyson Fury, which ended with a prolonged assault against the ropes for the fighter. Ex-professional Breland’s decision handed Wilder the first defeat of his …

Canseco was known for being one of the most powerful sluggers in baseball history but he struck out against Billy Football, a blogger for media publication Barstool Sports, at the Rough N’ Rowdy 13 event – likely ending once and for all hopes of a lucrative fight he had been pushing …

Perry donned a pair of pink boxing gloves for a quick stint of pad work as Gonzalez, who has also cornered Perry for his last two UFC fights, held the mitts. But, seemingly not fully happy with working the regular equipment, he decided to playfully turn his attention to his …

The Game of Thrones star and strongman icon outweighed his opponent by 140lbs (63kg), but the big Icelander conceded a wealth of experience to the Belfast-born fighter, who headed into the matchup with a 13-1 record. However, the sheer size and power of Bjornsson wasn’t totally avoidable, even for the …

Weighing in at a staggering 344lb ahead of his boxing debut at the sold-out Conrad in Dubai, Icelandic giant Bjornsson knows that he is a rank outsider against former light heavyweight champion Ward, despite holding a mammoth weight advantage of around 127lb over his opponent. Cynics poured scorn on the credibility …

Ryan Garcia, 22, recovered from a second-round knockdown to stop Britain’s Luke Campbell with a vicious body shot in the seventh round of their contest at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, cementing the American’s status as one of boxing’s bright young things.   Earlier on in the night, younger …

Former world heavyweight champion Tyson dusted off his gloves for November’s showdown with fellow ring legend Roy Jones Jr. in what was his first fight since retiring on his stool well over a decade prior against journeyman fighter Kevin McBride, and ‘Iron Mike’ says that his next fight will come in a …

Boxing legend Tyson was broadcasting to a vast audience on loudmouth celebrity Paul’s hugely popular podcast when he wolfed down the mushrooms and smoke his beloved marijuana, shocking Paul as he explained that he was taking four grams of the drug. A dose of between one and two grams would …

Former Irish Olympian turned boxing coach Phil Sutcliffe was McGregor’s first boxing coach, and guided the young Dubliner in his learning of “The Sweet Science” from the age of 12. McGregor’s switch from boxing to MMA saw the pair split, but now they’re working together again, with McGregor training under …

Obenauf’s 61-year-old husband, who was a well-known proprietor in the Swiss town of Interlaken, was found dead in the home he lived in with her above his restaurant on October 19. The unnamed businessman died of “massive injuries” from a “sustained violent assault” in an attack that led to a drone reportedly being flown …