Former world boxing champion Mike Tyson will open up about his love for pigeons in a new documentary series.
The 44-year-old has been breeding and racing the birds since childhood.
His new six-part series called ''Taking On Tyson'' starts on the Discovery Channel in March, reports the Sun .
Tyson, who has served time in jail for rape, calls pigeon-fancying a ''secret solace''.
"I have been dedicated to pigeons even when I have been fighting or getting locked up," he said.
The documentary shows him caring for birds in roof-top coops in his home city of New York.
The 44-year-old has been breeding and racing the birds since childhood.
His new six-part series called ''Taking On Tyson'' starts on the Discovery Channel in March, reports the Sun .
Tyson, who has served time in jail for rape, calls pigeon-fancying a ''secret solace''.
"I have been dedicated to pigeons even when I have been fighting or getting locked up," he said.
The documentary shows him caring for birds in roof-top coops in his home city of New York.
