Jerry Thomas says he is always trying to make the Toughman Contest better. One thing is for certain, it seems to get more popular with each passing year. The annual extravaganza will make its 45th ...

BAY CITY, MI — Art Dore has an appreciation for elegance, class and style. His attire of choice is a tuxedo, after all. But he decided long ago that there's a time to strip all of that away and let ...

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) – Saturday, April 5, 2025 marked the final night for the 45th annual Toughman Contest. This competition features fighters from the area who want to prove they are the best around.

The roundhouse punch that caught Jerrid Duncan took with it his memory of the night. The boxer from De Witt stood for a moment against the yellow and black ropes, his eyes glassed over as if he were ...

TAMPA, Fla. – A woman died Tuesday after being pummeled in an amateur boxing bout, and police opened an investigation into the fight. "We are trying to determine the criminality of it," police ...

So you think you're tough, hey. Jeff Luhman and Michael Wenzel do. And they'll try to prove it. The two Rochester area men are among the 40 or so competitors who are expected to square off in the ...

BIXBY, Oklahoma -- The Oklahoma Toughman fighter who died following an Original Toughman Competition three weeks ago will have his story shared with fellow fighters in Oklahoma. Twenty-three-year-old ...

I knew we were in for an entertaining night after I counted more tattoos than teeth. The Toughman Contest had once again gripped Hara Arena. At my household, there’s no better way for a family of four ...

CARBONDALE, IL --It's a popular fighting competition that's been blamed for at least a dozen deaths across the country. And from now on, Toughman Contests are not allowed in the state of Illinois.

The Toughman competition has been put on hold following Tuesday's death of Stacy Young that prompted a criminal investigation by police in Sarasota, Fla. The Detroit News reported that Toughman ...

BAY CITY, MI — Art Dore knew Toughman would take off in Bay City because his riverside community had a boatload of butt-kickers. Now, nearly 35 years after its inception, Dore is trying to introduce ...

TOO TOUGH: Amateur fighters square off in an Original Toughman bout. When the Original Toughman competition comes to the Statehouse Convention Center Friday and Saturday, it will bring controversy.