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 ...

Sean Strickland wants to test himself in boxing. Jack Marley progresses to the quarter-finals of the European Boxing Championships with a split decision victory against Aryan Panah Saed. Gallagher ...

Jack Marley progresses to the quarter-finals of the European Boxing Championships with a split decision victory against Aryan Panah Saed. Gane injured undisputed champion Tom Aspinall last October ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on Nov. 16, 2025. The original video can be viewed here. When we first heard about chess boxing, we thought it was a joke. Chess boxing? Could it ...

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 ...

“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 ...