With less than 100 days until the Olympics kick off in London, we take a look at the health consequences of some of the combat sports that will be featuring in the Games.
Fighting legend Mike Tyson trades punches for punch lines in his Las Vegas cabaret show. Also on the programme, we discover the story of the portrait as seen through the eyes of Picasso, Matisse and Francis Bacon. Finally, the Estonian group Ewert and The Two Dragons join us in the studio to talk about their new album.
First, we head to Morocco where a top kick boxer has been pardoned by the king and released from jail early. In France, commemorations were held this week for protesters crushed to death at a Paris metro station during the Algerian war of independence. Finally, we head to Tunisia where a bid to push religious tourism is seen as a risky move by some in the industry.
Former boxing heavyweight champion died Monday of liver cancer at the age of 67, according to his personal manager. He was the first boxer to beat rival Mohammad Ali and won the heavyweight gold medal in the 1964 Olympics.
Filipino Manny Pacquiao is one of the greatest boxers of all time. From the shanty towns of Mindanao, he has reached the summit of his discipline thanks to the power of his fists. But now he is entering another fight: politics. France 24's Cyril Payen met this extraordinary man, as much at ease in the boxing ring as in the political arena.
Marlène Michel is 31 years old and has two very different passions which she lives to the full. One of them is the theatre, she is an actress, and the other is boxing.
Boxing is creeping up all over the place, even in the latest fashion shows of major designers. Whether it’s in gyms or one off events, any excuse is good for having a hit. We are not really talking about a combat sport any more, but more of a leisure activity.
The best weight-for-weight boxer of all time, Filipino Manny Pacquiao, has registered a bid for a congressional seat representing the southern province of Sarangani for next year's elections.
Ukraine's Vladimir Klitschko retained his world heavyweight titles by handing Uzbek fighter Ruslan Chagaev his first defeat with a technical knockout in the tenth round.
