All the more reason to watch SportsCenter this Sunday.
“SportsCenter this Sunday will feature a story on chessboxing – a hybrid sport of chess and boxing that is emerging in Europe. Jeremy Schaap reports from Cologne, Germany, on this unique sport which is comprised of alternating rounds of chess and boxing. Chessboxing matches begin with a four-minute round of speed chess, followed by a two-minute round of boxing, then back to the chessboard, then back to boxing etc. up to 11 rounds. … Winner is determined by knockout or checkmate – whichever comes first.“
Here’s hoping none of the contestants deliver personal insults to Jeremy Schaap. First Rock, Paper, Scissors and now this. What’s next? BASEketball?
