Mayer beats bitter rival Sandy Ryan in points decision WBO champion plans to ‘go for undisputed’ against Price Mikaela Mayer retained her WBO world welterweight title in Las Vegas, beating Read more

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Paul Bamba was ambitious and loved by his friends and family. But his quest for success was built on dubious fights and a fatal disregard for his own health As Read more

From the All Blacks to the ‘Bullet’, via boxing, basketball and more, we celebrate electrifying pre-match moments Boxing is synonymous with showpiece entrances but while fighters today utilise thrones, fireworks, Read more

Ericka Abram reflects on her remarkable childhood as a 1970s revolutionary Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week, Guardian Documentaries has released a short film about the life Read more

The great heavyweight champion took his religion seriously and became lifelong friends with Muhammad Ali George Foreman died on 21 March at the much-too-young age of 76. His aura of Read more

Boxing champion who won two world heavyweight titles, decades apart, and took on Muhammad Ali in the Rumble in the Jungle To be classed as a great heavyweight boxer it Read more

In 1991, ridicule preceded a first title fight in 17 years: ‘Fat Foreman, fat purse, fat cats and thin credibility.’ But even in defeat the veteran proved a winner The Read more

At the 1968 Olympics, Foreman’s flag-waving was seen as deference if not betrayal. But the reaction to it reveals the limited ways we allow Black athletes to express themselves When Read more