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Mike Tyson says he ‘died’ while tripping on psychedelic toad venom originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Mike Tyson has faced off against some fierce fighters during his storied boxing career, but his toughest opponent might have been a dose of psychedelic toad venom. The 55-year-old former heavyweight boxing champion said he “died” while using toad venom for the first…

Canelo Alvarez defeated Caleb Plant by TKO to win the IBF belt and become boxing’s sixth undisputed champion.

The biggest name in boxing returns to the ring on Saturday when Canelo Alvarez defends his WBA, WBO and WBC titles against IBF champion Caleb Plant.

After more than a year and a half since their last fight, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder are finally stepping back in the ring for a third meeting in Las Vegas.

Former President Donald Trump will be providing commentary for Saturday’s boxing event, which is headlined by the Evander Holyfield-Vitor Belfort fight.

Oscar De La Hoya is out of his comeback fight against Vitor Belfort after testing positive for COVID-19, the boxer said Friday in a tweet.

YouTube star Jake Paul defeated former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley to improve to 4-0 in his professional career.

Jake Paul will face former MMA champion Tyron Woodley in his fourth professional boxing match. Here’s the start time, stats and more ahead of the fight.

Manny Pacquiao sounded like a fighter on his way out and a politician on his way up.

Manny Pacquiao is set to fight Yordenis Ugas, who’s replacing the injured Errol Spence, in Las Vegas. Here’s what you need to know about the match.

Team USA super heavyweight boxer Richard Torrez Jr lost to Bakhodir Jalolov of Uzbekistan at the Tokyo Olympics, taking home a silver medal.

As the Tokyo Olympics comes to a close, the United States will aim to win a gold medal in boxing. No American man has won Olympic gold in boxing since Andre Ward in 2004, but Team USA will have two chances to end the drought. Keyshawn Davis will fight in the lightweight division at 1:15 a.m. ET against Cuba’s Andy…

Here are all the must-watch events (and how to watch them all live) on Day 16 of the Tokyo Olympics.

Team USA women’s volleyball gets revenge over Serbia in the semifinals and advances to the gold medal game.

Team USA’s Duke Ragan took silver in men’s featherweight boxing following a 3-2 loss to ROC’s Albert Batyrgaziev in the gold medal match.

American featherweight boxer Duke Ragan lost the gold medal bout in a close fight, 3-2, to ROC’s Albert Batyrgaziev.  Two judges scored the bout 29-28 in favor of Ragan, while two had the fight 29-28 for Batyrgaziev and the other had it 30-27 in favor of the Russian.  The 23-year-old American opened up with a 3-2 decision win in...

American Richard Torrez Jr. is heading to the super heavyweight boxing final on Thursday after beating Kazakhstan in the semifinals. As Torrez Jr. is guaranteed to take home the gold or silver medal, the California native will be the first American to medal in the category since 1988.

United States’ men’s super heavyweight boxer RIchard Torrez Jr. will fight for the gold medal after winning his semifinal bout.  The contest between Torrez Jr. and Kazakhstan’s Kamshybek Kunkabayev ended with a referee stoppage due to injury. Torrez Jr. was up on all five judges’ cards at the time of the stoppage.  With the victory, Torrez Jr. will be...

Olympic boxing awards bronze medals to both athletes who lose in the semifinals, meaning Jones is guaranteed to bring a medal of some color home from Tokyo.

According to a study done on the 2016 Rio Olympics, BMX cycling tops the list, with 38% of athletes injured in the event.