In June 1954, unbeaten heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano defended his title against former champion Ezzard Charles at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Owney Madden served time in Sing Sing, worked the bootlegging gangs during Prohibition, romanced Mae West and hung out with ...

IN 1944, aged just 16, Harry Haft was forced into a concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Poland. To survive the Holocaust, the teenager was told to, literally, fight for his life. For the ...

Not all undefeated champions are remembered. Sven Ottke ended his career with a flawless 34-0, defending his world title ...

New England Super Featherweight & Lightweight Champion "King" Kevin Walsh looks to add another title to his collection this ...

BROCKTON ― Louis "Sonny" Marciano who was a husband, a father, a semi-pro baseball player, businessman and the younger brother of Rocky Mariano − the only undefeated heavyweight champion of the world, ...

Derek Chisora heads to Manchester's Co-op Live this weekend for a blockbuster battle against Otto Wallin, as the heavyweight ...

With the NFL Honors coming up, the next Hall of Fame class has yet to be announced and The Eagle's Jesse Kolodkin has strong ...

Former world heavyweight champion boxer Rocky Marciano was one of three people who died on Aug. 31, 1969, as their private plane crashed into a field near Newton, Iowa. The plane had taken off ...

Tragedy is no stranger to the sports world as fans have mourned the deaths of many players and coaches in plane and helicopter crashes over the years.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Rapper and actor A$AP Rocky pushed his way past camera operators as he entered a Los Angeles courthouse ...