Jack Johnson's historic boxing win on July 4,1910, upset much of America. But the next Black world heavyweight champ remains ...

Johnson was a target of racial hostility, his actions demonized to “protect” white womanhood from Black masculinity.

Sports fans in the burgeoning town of Hilton Head used to tune into their TVs to watch men trade jabs in the boxing ring, but ...

Nathaniel Rothstein, the hero of Lucas Schaefer’s The Slip, is violent, sexually frustrated, and racially envious. He’s also ...

The UFC impresario—having recently announced a foray into boxing—is now trumpeting another new combat sports venture. TKO, ...

Patterson was a poster boy for black integration while Liston stood as a totem of black alienation. Where Patterson was sensitive and shy, Liston was angry and malevolent. Thus the stage was set for ...

A performer at Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance in February has been arrested after holding up a Sudanese ...

Venus and Serena Williams win in straight sets to set up their third title match at a major in 10 months — and the first all-sister Wimbledon final since 1884. Top-seeded Venus, the two-time defending ...

Presenters Ben Fogle and Sid Owen did battle in 2004, the former winning. The BBC would stage fights on Sport Relief every ...

Kaizer Chiefs defender Dillan Solomons has married long-time partner Jade Harris in a stunning Cape Town wedding attended by teammates and close friends.

Netflix is getting back into the boxing ring. The streaming service announced on Tuesday that it would be the host of a bout between Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez and Terence “Bud” Crawford, two ...