Boxing: Tyson the Muslim cautions on Islamic backlash

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson says he has "no words to describe" the terrorist attacks in the United States, but they should not reflect badly on Islam despite the suspects being Muslim extremists.

Tyson, a Muslim, said: "Religion can't be defined from one single person's action. We're all individual people, and [Timothy] McVeigh was a Christian," referring to the man executed for the 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building that killed 168 people.

Tyson has his first fight in nearly a year against Dane Brian Nielsen next Saturday.