After the 2008 Olympics, Dino Duva built relationships with the National Boxing and Taekwondo Center of the Department of Sports of China and obtained exclusive rights to market all Chinese boxers. As a result, Chinese boxers had little freedom to choose an alternative promoter. On March 10, 2014, the 31-year-old Zhang signed a four-year contract with Dynasty Boxing, a company 50% owned by Duva. Zhang was Dynasty’s first signing and Zhang had only one fight under Dynasty Boxing. Dynasty went bankrupt and closed down in December 2014.

Round 6: Doctor checks the badly damaged eye to start the round. It continues for now. Joyce has to know he’s on thin ice site here, but I’m not sure he can do enough about it in quick enough time. Zhang battering Joyce with a combination about 75 seconds into the round. Doctor’s gonna check the eye again. That’s bad news for Joyce. He’s answering the questions, but they’re whispering, Howard Foster waves it off! Zhang TKO-6.

Opting to ink the words “Stay Away” on top of his right eyebrow, Malone had fans convinced that he was paying tribute to Lil Peep, who had died of an accidental overdose the month before. The late rapper was known for his own face tattoos, including a similarly-styled cursive tattoo in the same spot. Given the fact that Malone had already paid tribute to his friend by getting a portrait of Peep inked on his arm, many believed he was just continuing to pay his respects.

Mike Tyson doesn’t have his tigers anymore; instead, he now owns a poodle named Mars. He even has his own Instagram account. But while he’s given up the wild animals of his past, he will be revisiting another notorious moment soon.

But on May 24, just days before the film was scheduled to be released, U.S. District Court Judge Catherine D. Perry denied Whitmill’s request for a preliminary injunction. Hangover II has since become the highest-grossing R-rated comedy ever, pulling in around $500 million worldwide.

The tattoo on Tyson’s right shoulder of Arthur Ashe, the African-American tennis legend and activist, symbolises more than just athletic greatness. Ashe’s humanitarian efforts, particularly his work with AIDS, inspired Tyson to recognise the impact of public figures both in and out of sports. This tattoo is a tribute to Ashe’s influence and a recognition of the broader social responsibilities that come with fame.

In an effort to increase the competition, points will be awarded after each fight with the winning team taking home $3 million. One point will be awarded for a win by decision and two points for a knockout win. Each team has a captain — Deontay Wilder for Matchroom and Hamzah Sheeraz for Queensberry — whose points will be doubled in the case of a win.

Tyson’s loss to Holyfield had a dramatic impact on his psyche, according to Larry Hazzard, former commissioner of the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board. Tyson was eager to face him again and on June 28, 1997, they each gave it their all in a rematch.

Yes, tattoos are allowed in boxing. Many boxers have tattoos, and there are no regulations within professional boxing that prohibit tattoos. Tattoos are considered a personal choice and a form of expression, and they do not interfere with the rules of the sport.

Tyson’s new trainer, the legendary Freddie Roach, actually pleaded with his fighter to postpone the event billed as ‘Back to Business’ due to his poor conditioning. Tyson had gone through a messy divorce in January and has since admitted he’d been hanging out in drug dens, taking coke and weed, in the aftermath of his fight with Lewis. Roach feared that a defeat to Etienne could end Tyson’s career.

Before 2014, Zhang was a typical product of the Chinese state-centric sports development policy known as juguo tizhi (举国体制), with all his training schedule, coaching, insurance, housing, and meals arranged and paid for by the Henan Provincial Combat and Weightlifting Center. Hence, few Chinese boxers turn pro. The Henan Provincial Department of Sports secured public institution positions for athletes like Zhang should they retire in China.

The following July, Tyson outpointed Tony Tucker to become the first undisputed world heavyweight champion since 1978. In 1988, he stopped Holmes in four rounds, before disposing of Michael Spinks, another former champion, in one. Bruno followed in 1989, before it all came crashing down.

As if Zhilei Zhang wasn’t already intimidating—as if being 6′ 6″ with Thanos-like fists didn’t make your knees rattle, as if back-to-back knockout wins last year over granite-chinned Brit Joe Joyce weren’t enough—on this particular mid-November afternoon, inside a nondescript gun range in northern New Jersey, Zhang has his fingers wrapped around a Sig Sauer P365 XL. Guns, Zhang insists, were never his thing. His trainer, Shaun George, introduced him to recreational shooting a few years ago; Kurt Li, his co-manager, translator and, it turned out, part-time range safety officer, showed him the ropes. The first time he pulled a trigger, his hands trembled.