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New York weed shops are stocking their shelves with Mike Tyson-branded edibles shaped like an ear with a bite mark – a callback to Iron Mike’s heavyweight showdown with Evander Holyfield. The 57-year-old Brooklyn native — who’s planning a comeback fight against Jake Paul in July — is rolling out his Tyson 2.0 brand “Mike Bites” and he’s planning a promotional blitz at shops next month, including an event in Times Square, a spokesperson told The Post. But the gummies have already appeared at dispensaries Strain Stars in Farmingdale, Housing Works in Greenwich Village, Grow Together in Brooklyn, Flynnstoned in...

USA Boxing has updated its policy to allow transgender women compete in their chosen gender, sparking fierce conservative backlash from people who believe it puts women's sports at risk. The American boxing organization included the new policy in its 2024 rule book, stipulating that male boxers who transition into women will be able to compete in the female category. snip The policy stipulates that entrants must state their new gender identity as well as fully completing gender reassignment surgery. Transitioned athletes must also participate in regular hormone testing.

USA Boxing has established a precedent with the introduction of a ‘Transgender Policy,’ which is set to come into effect in 2024. This change in regulations will allow biological men, who have transitioned from male to female, to compete in the female category of amateur and Olympic-style boxing under a set of strict conditions. The policy stipulates that transgender athletes intending to compete must meet the following criteria: Minor boxers under the age of 18 must compete as their birth gender in weight classes outlined in the USA Boxing Rulebook. USA Boxing will only communicate with minors with a parent...

USA Boxing has adopted a new transgender policy that will allow males to compete in the female category — under certain conditions. The governing body, which oversees amateur and Olympic-style boxing in the United States, will now permit adults who identify as transgender to fight in the category of their choice. However, they will be required to declare their new gender identity, complete regular hormone testing and undergo gender reassignment surgery. In other words, the men have to chop off their junk. In addition to surgery, male-to-female transitioners must show their testosterone level in serum has been below 5 nmol/L...

Floyd Mayweather went to great lengths to help Israelis following the October 7th terror attacks perpetrated by Hamas ... and for his extraordinary efforts, the 50-0 legend was honored! Mayweather and the more than 600 people in attendance, including stars like Emmanuelle Chriqui and Montana Tucker, also raised over $4 million for Israel. Mayweather was at the sold-out Faena Forum in South Florida Tuesday night where he was presented with the "Champion of Israel" Award from friends Jona Rechnitz and James McNair ... recognizing the legend's enormous contributions to the Israelis. Floyd Mayweather Receives 'Champion Of Israel' Award Remember, TBE...

A female boxer withdraw from a Canadian tournament citing safety fears after being told hours before the fight that her opponent is transgender. Dr. Katia Bissonette had been due to face off with Mya Walmsley at the 2023 Provincial Golden Glove Championship in Victoriaville, Quebec. The pair were matched up in the event, which intends to give novices a chance to qualify for December’s Canadian Championship, last month but Bissonette says she learned at an hour’s notice that Walmsley is transgender. She subsequently withdrew from the fight at the last minute. Walmsley reportedly arrived for the fight to discover her...

In his first boxing match since an exhibition two years ago against Floyd Mayweather, Logan Paul dominated. Paul defeated MMA fighter Dillon Danis Saturday in a six-round bout in Manchester. The first five rounds were all Paul. The YouTuber-turned-WWE superstar landed 82 punches, while Danis landed just nine. Danis seemed to take his trolling into the ring by doing backhanded punches and lying down in the ring, but that was just a small preview. In the sixth, Danis went for Paul's legs in an MMA-type grapple, but Paul whisked him away. Security guards nearly entered the ring. That wasn't even...

Floyd Mayweather felt compelled to help after watching the Hamas terror attack, so the boxing legend arranged to send his private plane, chock-full of supplies, to the front lines in Israel. TMZ Sports is told Floyd, who teamed up with a relief organization in Israel, arranged to send "Air Mayweather" to the Middle Eastern country this weekend ... and deliver supplies. We're told they're planning to bring everything from food and water to bulletproof vests for the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) and civilians. Mayweather's pilots, AJ Ramey, Chris Javier, Sam Kniskern, and Freeman Blakney, will be flying the plane as...

An exhibition bout between the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. and mob grandson John Gotti III devolved into brawls in and out of the ring when one competitor refused to stop after getting disqualified. Having retired from professional boxing in 2017 with a record of 50-0 capped with the defeat of MMA fighter Conor McGregor, Mayweather faced Gotti in his seventh exhibition fight at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida. Slated for eight rounds, referee Kenny Bayless had warned the grandson of New York City mob boss John Gotti in the fourth that holding was not allowed. With a 2-0 boxing...

The father of a Chechen man shot to death by authorities in Florida while being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing investigation has written to President Barack Obama asking for help finding out what happened. Abdulbaki Todashev wrote in a letter released Monday that son Ibragim Todashev knew dead marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, through boxing but had no connection to the bombing or any other crime. He said his son voluntarily went to an FBI office in Orlando to speak with agents four times before they showed up at his apartment on May 22....

ITV West Country's Annie Knowlson reports on Jude Moore from his funeral as his loved ones bid him a final goodbye after his sudden and unexpected death Hundreds lined the streets of Bristol today to pay their respects to Bristol boxer Jude Moore who died last month. The funeral was held at Bristol Cathedral, with family, friends and loved ones paying tribute to the young man. Mr Moore, who came from the Fishponds area of the city, died suddenly in his sleep on 17 March. The 19-year-old was a two-time National Champion (Schools 2017 and Juniors 2019) and represented the...

Mills Lane, the legendary boxing referee famous for using the phrase “Let’s get it on,” has died at 85 years old. Lane’s son, Tommy, told the Reno Gazette Journal that his father, who suffered a stroke 20 years ago, had been in hospice for the last week. “He took a significant decline in his overall situation,” Tommy Lane told the outlet. “It was a quick departure. He was comfortable and he was surrounded by his family.”

Derek Chisora came through a brutal 12-round fight with Kubrat Pulev on Saturday night, and was seemingly still feeling the after-effects when he listed his dream dinner guestsAdolf Hitler is unlikely to feature on too many people's lists of dream dinner guests - but the despised dictator makes Derek Chisora's party Chisora of course, has never been one to conform to the norm, whether it be in or out of a boxing ring. And on Saturday night at The O2 Arena, he was at his brawling best to earn a split decision win over Bulgarian fighter Kubrat Pulev, amusingly taking...

A judge on Friday dismissed a case against five suspects charged in the 2012 killing of renowned Puerto Rican boxer Héctor “Macho” Camacho after authorities said the star witness fled the island. Prosecutors requested a second opportunity to have their case heard, adding that they have contacted authorities in Florida for help since they believe the witness is now there.

BOXER Musa Yamak has tragically died at 38 after collapsing in the ring and suffering a heart attack. The unbeaten Turkish-born German fighter faced Hamza Wandera in his ninth professional bout on Saturday. Yamak took a heavy shot in the second round in a local show in Buergerhaus, Garching, near Munich. The light-heavyweight tried to come out for the third round but collapsed onto the floor and fell unconscious. Yamak was later pronounced dead in the hospital after being diagnosed with having suffered a heart attack. The Munich-based boxer turned pro in 2017 and most notably won the WBFed International...

CHICAGO (WLS)--Chicago police responded to a large crowd at North Avenue Beach Wednesday night after an event was anonymously promoted on social media, 43rd Ward Alderman Michele Smith said. Upwards of 400 people flooded the area around 8:30 p.m., blocking streets, climbing on CTA buses and throwing bottles. CPD officers responded about 9 p.m. to the 1600-block of North LaSalle Drive, near Clark Street and North Avenue, and monitored as the group left the area. Advertisement CPD said there were no injuries reported, but Termaine Patterson, 18, of Chicago was arrested about 11:25 p.m. in the 1700-block of North Clark...

Former boxing champion Vasiliy Lomachenko has joined the Belgorod-Dnestrovsky Territorial Defense Battalion to help fight for his home country of Ukraine against Russia, according to a post on his official Facebook page. Lomachenko, long considered one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, is a former featherweight, junior lightweight and lightweight titleholder. He’s not the only Ukrainian boxer enlisting, however. Vitali Klitschko, a Hall of Fame boxer and mayor of Ukraine's capital of Kyiv, said this week he intends to fight for his native country as it faces an invasion from Russia. Attacks on Ukraine, including one on Kyiv,...

LAS VEGAS (LifeSiteNews) — After winning a stunning victory in a much-anticipated competition for the World Boxing Council (WBC) title Saturday, undisputed heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury gave all the glory to Jesus Christ, saying, “my Lord and Savior rose me to my feet tonight to give Him the glory.”In what was widely hailed as an incredible fight Saturday night at the packed T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, internationally-acclaimed British boxer Tyson Fury (also known as the “Gypsy King”) held on to his WBC heavyweight title after a suspenseful bout resulting in a definitive knockout of opponent Deontay Wilder...

Thousands of demonstrators marched down Rome’s famous Via Veneto and other streets on Saturday, some smashing their way into a union office and clashing with police as they protested Italy’s new “Green Pass” vaccination requirement for employees to enter their offices. The certification is mandatory beginning on Oct. 15 and applies to public and private workplaces. Both employees and employers risk fines if they don’t comply. Public sector workers can be suspended if they show up five times without a Green Pass. The pass is already required in Italy to enter museums, theaters, gyms and indoor restaurants, as well as...

‘We Love Trump’: Fans Cheer While Donald Trump And Don Jr. Commentate Boxing Match Donald Trump Crowd Chanting (Screenshot/Twitter/@dannydeurbina) The crowd at a Saturday boxing match commentated by former President Donald Trump and his son Don Jr. chanted “we love Trump.”