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Mike Tyson Opens Up About Secret Health Battle: ‘It’s Really Bad Now’

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Mike Tyson revealed that he struggles with athlete’s foot. The 59-year-old has never worn socks in the ring throughout his entire boxing career, and now he may feel the consequences of this decision. Tyson is one of the best boxers in the history of the sport. In 2005, he hung up his gloves after winning 50 fights and losing seven. He reigned as the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world from 1987 to 1990.

The American’s highly anticipated return to the ring last November, when he faced Jake Paul in Texas. The fight was broadcast on Netflix and was watched by over 60 million viewers. However, Tyson ultimately lost to a man who is 31 years his junior.

Tyson appeared as a guest on a talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live and when Kimmel asked him why he never wears socks in the ring, the legendary boxer explained: “I only used them for fighting, where that was my image. It was real hardcore, no socks.”

Tyson then admitted: “But then I somehow discovered that I had a decaying dose of athlete’s foot. And it was really bad. It’s still really bad.”

After being asked if the mushroom was his “biggest adversary,” the heavyweight great added: “Well, I’d have to say so because it still kicks my butt.”

Kimmel then joked that his guest would be able to endorse Desenex, a brand of antifungal products. But Tyson exclaimed: “Desenex can’t support me. My toes look like they’re going to explode.”

Tyson’s last fight a year ago turned out to be monotonous, and Paul won it by unanimous decision.

However, the older of the duo will fight again next spring, after agreeing to enter the ring with Floyd Mayweather.

Discussing his fight with Mayweather in an interview with Difficult Rock Bet, Tyson insisted: “Floyd wanted to fight me. I think I have a pretty decent relationship with him. I don’t hate him, you know what I’m saying. I don’t have any harsh feelings. I have no idea [when the fight will take place]maybe in March or April.

Meanwhile, Paul talks to Anthony Joshua about another blockbuster fight, and the duo discuss the prospect of a head-to-head clash in Miami before Christmas.

Joshua’s promoter Eddie Heard explained: “We’ll see if Paul’s interest is real. Would it be great for Joshua’s legacy? No. But I’ll tell you what it is [great] – two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medal. This is a chance and fair game for Paul if he wants to get in that ring because AJ won’t be having any fun.

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Anthony Joshua’s next opponent, Prenga – everything you need to know

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Anthony Joshua will face Kristian Prenga, who wants to finally fight Tyson Fury. Photo credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing

The long-awaited return of Anthony Joshua to the ring has been announced and he is to face Albanian Kristian Prenga.

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A boxing match turns into a mass brawl when the boxer’s trainer is taken to the hospital

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A professional boxing world championship fight descended into chaos when a massive brawl broke out in the ring. Turkish Emirkhan Kalkhan and Russian Sergei Gorokhov faced off in the Besirli sports hall in the fight for the UBO world championship.

The tension reached a breaking point after the second round when Gorokhov secured victory over his opponent. The Russian was overjoyed and celebrated with his corner team before heading to Kalkhan to seemingly check how he was doing against his opponent.

A member of Kalkhan’s entourage then pushed Gorokhov away, before one of his cornermen lunged to deliver a thrust of his own. The situation quickly got out of control as both teams clashed in corner kicks, with spectators storming the ring to exchange punches and kicks.

Plastic chairs were thrown into the ring as a group of men attacked and kicked Coach Gorokhov. The boxer himself was left stunned as he desperately pleaded for an end to the violence before another group attacked him.

Falling to the canvas, Gorokhov was hit with chairs and subjected to a barrage of kicks before disappearing under a wave of enraged attackers. Meanwhile, a separate clip shows Gorokhov’s cornerback Igor Sudalainen lying on the floor and holding his head as security personnel and some of Kalkhana’s team tried to restore order.

After the incident, Gorokhov posted updates from a nearby hospital on social media. Sharing the message via the stories section of his Instagram account, he said: “Hello everyone. We are currently in hospital in Turkey.

“Ismail [trainer] he suffered a head injury and is currently undergoing an MRI. I got through it the least badly. The gloves helped protect me. Who saw the broadcast? “We were probably attacked by about 80 people.”

“They entered the ring and beat us after our great victory in the second round, where we knocked him out twice. However, the Turks behaved very badly.

“But thank God, everyone is alive. That’s what the fight was like, difficult. I’ll tell you later. We already have a police escort, we’ll go straight from the hotel to our rooms.

“I don’t think we’ll be spending the night there tonight. If anyone tries to pull a stunt, we’ll fly straight to Georgia. Then we’ll drive through Georgia overnight to Mineralnye Vody, and from there to Kaliningrad.”

“Thank you all for your support. We will be in touch. I will tell you everything tomorrow. World champion belt – we have a world champion in Russia, in Kaliningrad, in boxing. It was a very good fight.”

Gorokhov then posted another video on Instagram, confirming that he and his team had safely reached Georgia. He said: “We are in Georgia. We have the belt, we are champions. Thank you very much for your support, friends.”

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Jarred Anderson and Solomon Dacres’ fight was canceled due to injuries

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Bakole turned out to be much too big for Anderson (photo: Mark Robinson, Matchroom Boxing)

Jarred Anderson’s return to the ring against Solomon Dacres was canceled just days later.

Dacres and Anderson were scheduled to face on May 9 in Fabio Wardley’s first world title defense against Daniel Dubois.

It looks like “Massive Baby” will continue to gain momentum after suffering his first career loss in 2024.

After a great start to his professional career and 17 impressive victories, Anderson took a gigantic risk in his fight against Martin Bakole in Los Angeles.

Bakole turned out to be much too gigantic for Anderson (photo: Mark Robinson, Matchroom Boxing)

This acceleration did not go as planned, as Bakole stopped the American in the fifth round.

The American was forced to withdraw from competition for several weeks after suffering an injury during camp.

Anderson reportedly suffered a torn biceps, and the news was first broken by reporter Chris Mannix during the broadcast of Jarrell Miller’s win over Lenier Pero in Las Vegas.

Jarrell Miller scored a big win in Las Vegas. Photo credit: Matchroom Boxing/Zachariah Delgado
Jarrell Miller scored a gigantic win in Las Vegas. Photo credit: Matchroom Boxing/Zachariah Delgado

Anderson, 26, recently signed a promotional deal with Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions, strengthening his existing relationship with Top Rank that he has been pursuing since his professional debut in 2019.

He last fought in a 10-round victory over Marios Kollias in February 2025, more than 14 months ago.

For now, no further information has been provided regarding a possible postponement of the fight.

Anderson bounced back from defeat last time out. Photo: Mikey Williams/Top Rank
Anderson bounced back from defeat last time out. Photo: Mikey Williams/Top Rank

For Dacres, it would be his first fight since his impressive decision victory over Vladyslav Sirenko.

Both Dacres and Anderson have only one loss to their name, and the fight between them will prove to be a great indicator of where each is at in their careers.

Dacres’ only loss came in the first round to David Adeleye in 2024, and he has only had one fight since that defeat.

Solomon Dacres defeated the tough Kamil Sokołowski. Photo: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Solomon Dacres defeated the tough Kamil Sokołowski. Photo: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing

Although the Anderson-Dacres fight has been canceled, the Manchester event will still go ahead as planned, with Fabio Wardley defending his WBO heavyweight title for the first time after winning the title with a stoppage victory over Joseph Parker.

Wardley remains undefeated and his opponent is Daniel Dubois, who has a 95% knockout rate.

Dubois is heading straight for another shot at the world title after being stopped by Oleksandr Usyk last July.

Wardley will defend his WBO heavyweight title against Dubois on May 9. Photo: Queensberry/Leigh Dawney
Wardley will defend his WBO heavyweight title against Dubois on May 9. Photo: Queensberry/Leigh Dawney

Wardley vs. Dubois it should be an epic fight, and the pair showed off their incredible knockout ability throughout their careers. The Ipswich fighter has wins over Justis Huni, Frazer Clarke and Joseph Parker, while Daniel Dubois has stopped Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua, so a stoppage seems the most likely outcome for the main event.

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