Mike Tyson: Malawi asks former boxer to be cannabis ambassador
A minister has written a letter to the former boxer, who has invested in a cannabis farm in the US. from: BBC News
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Black History Month: Boxer’s family want colour bar apology
Cuthbert Taylor’s Caribbean heritage meant he was barred from competing for the British title.
Tyson Fury: ‘He looked like a gazelle’ – how 14-year-old boxer shocked his first coach
from: BBC News Tyson Fury’s first coach Steve Egan recalls the first time he saw the world champion boxer walk into his gym at the age of 14.
Boxer Manny Pacquiao Joins Filipino Presidential Race
The country’s best-known athlete already holds a seat in the Senate and has faced tough opposition from President Rodrigo Duterte. From: New York Times
Boxer Amir Khan removed from US flight
The Briton was asked to leave the plane at Newark airport after a reported row over face coverings.
Teenage boxer dies after knockout
Mexican welterweight boxer Jeanette Zacarias Zapata, 18, dies five days after being knocked out in a fight. from: BBC News
Olympic boxer Ben Whittaker becomes Wolverhampton’s mayor for a day
The silver medallist said in a post-bout interview in Tokyo he wanted to experience the honour.
Nottinghamshire boxer, 64, ends career with world title win
from: BBC News Steve Ward, previously recognised as the world’s oldest male boxer, secures his fairy tale ending.
Tokyo Olympics: Golds for pentathlete Joe Choong & boxer Galal Yafai, cycling silver, Tom Daley and Josh Kerr bronzes
from: BBC News Pentathlete Joe Choong wins Great Britain’s 20th gold medal of the Tokyo Games after boxer Galal Yafai became an Olympic flyweight champion on Saturday.
GB boxer Price to fight for Olympic middleweight gold after narrow points win
from: BBC News Great Britain boxer Lauren Price will fight for a gold medal on the final day of Tokyo 2020 after winning her women’s middleweight semi-final.
Tokyo Olympics: Boxer Frazer Clarke v Jordan Banjo – who wins in tests of speed, accuracy & power?
from: BBC News Team GB’s super-heavyweight boxer Frazer Clarke takes on Diversity’s Jordan Banjo – but who will be victorious?