When Matt Thomas dropped out of law school, he devoted himself to a sport he initially thought was a joke: chess boxing. In 2018, he became the first American to compete for a world chess boxing title ...

They throw a mean “check” right hook. It’s April 18 and Max Medley is having an amateur sparring session at the inaugural Interclub chess boxing event at the iconic Gleason’s boxing gym in Dumbo, ...

A chessboard awaits the next round just outside the ring during a chessboxing match in Berlin in 2012 AP Images There’s a boxing ring planted in the middle of a London nightclub. So far, nothing too ...

Movsar Evloev says Alexander Volkanovski has "been a little illogical" with his UFC 333 analysis. MONTRÉAL — Preparations for the upcoming bouts of Osleys Iglesias, Wilkens Mathieu, and Thomas Chabot ...

Madhavi Ramachandra Gonbare thanks her family and guiding stars — a cop and a homemaker patron; had won gold at international competitions in Kolkata in 2017 and 2018 ...

Dripping with sweat, gasping for breath and desperately trying to refocus after fending off hooks and throwing uppercuts, Nikopol warily moves his bishop across the chessboard… Once the literary ...

TNT is the rare U.S. TV network these days willing to embrace boxing. After the first two events drew a combined 5.6 million viewers, top executives hope Friday's Andy Ruiz fight will be a big step ...

“Three minutes Chess, three minutes boxing,” said Samy Shoker, “you start with chess, and after three minutes you stop the game and put your hands up.” Samy Shoker isn’t just an International Grand ...