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As all boxing fans based in the UAE surely already know, Dubai is hosting its first boxing world title fight at the end of this month.

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Female bets Gabuco , Petecio carry PH in China boxing tilt opener Cebu Daily News MANILA, Philippines — Female boxers Josie Gabuco and Nesthy Petecio triumphed over separate foes while Philippines' two male bets faltered in the first day of the China Open in Guiyang, China. Reigning world champion Josie Gabuco kicked off the …

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A Lonsdale belt won by World War I boxing champion Johnny Basham – whose life took dark turns with a manslaughter charge and poverty – is being auctioned.

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COMMENTARY | Some fighters are born stars, some achieve stardom, and some have stardom thrust upon them. However, others somehow manage to take every possible wrong turn on their road to stardom and wind up on history’s scrap heap of ruined prizefighters with unfulfilled potential.

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Team Third Law BJJ & Muay Thai is raising the bar in summer day camps, hosting the best summer camp in Naples this year.

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Four Fighters Who Self-Destructed on Their Road to Boxing Stardom Yahoo! Sports "The Ghost" could've been a boxing money machine. He was an All-American, Classic-Rock lovin', blue collar middleweight with heavy hands and a knack for delivering good, entertaining scraps. Back to back thrillers against Edison Miranda and WBC/WBO …

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It was fifty years ago that the late great Henry Cooper OBE (1934-2011) became the first man to put Cassius Clay, now Muhammad Ali, on the canvas.

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Mikey Garcia is one of boxing’s bright young stars, and in facing Juan Manuel Lopez on Saturday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, he was in a match that promised fireworks. Thus, it was no surprise that, according to … Continue reading →

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Boxing: El Pasoan Jennifer Han returns to ring for key bout in Denver El Paso Times Smiling again, she said softly, "I love boxing. Me and boxing have a long relationship. I've been fighting since I was 17, and boxing has taken me all over the world. I'm getting such great training now from Louie and my dad is always there. He has …

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LAS CRUCES – Jennifer Han simply cannot wait to get back into the ring – to get center ring under the bright lights with all the electricity that dances around fight night.

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Conference looks at women's boxing Hamilton Spectator Women's boxing was only accepted as an Olympic sport in 2012 but women have been fighting in the ring for centuries. The Fighting Women symposium Friday and Saturday will explore that history through speakers, panel discussions and film screenings.

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The Sweet Science

Why The Heck Is Floyd Mayweather Boxing's Biggest Star? The Sweet Science Today Mayweather is by far the biggest star in professional boxing. Aside from perhaps Manny Pacquiao, Mayweather is the most relevant fighter in the sport, especially in the United States. It's gotten to the point that a Mayweather tweet, regardless … Manny Pacquiao still a possibility for Floyd Mayweather, adviser saysExaminer.com Strong win over Rios a must to revive Pacquiao-FloydABS CBN News all 6 news articles »

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The inaugural Jim Gallagher Memorial Trophy to be awarded Sunday at a Cloverdale boxing tournament at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 6.

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The Independent

Boxing: Nathan Cleverly labels Carl Froch an 'absolute joke' The Independent Nathan Cleverly branded Carl Froch an "absolute joke" for claiming to be one of the best British boxers ever. The 26-year-old's promoter Frank Warren said Froch had turned down a £2.5m offer to take on Cleverly without putting his IBF and WBA world … IBF orders Hopkins to fight KovalevESPN.co.uk Boxing: Nathan Cleverly is facing big doubt on title rivalWalesOnline Cleverly: Calzaghe Would Have Boxed Froch's Head Off!BoxingScene.com Yahoo! Eurosport UK -Fight News -Express.co.uk all 36 news articles »

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Boxing organizations and promoters are challenging a role that would allow pros to compete in the next Olympics.

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After picking up a Masters title in his first ten rounder earlier in this month, fancied welterweight Ahmet ‘Pattycake’ Patterson (9-0) faces Phil ‘The Phil

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Terry Carruthers has been told the opponent he boxes on Friday could also be the man he faces for a title next season.

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Union City boxing trainer publishes knockout of book on forgotten heavyweight … The Jersey Journal – NJ.com “In 2007, I was doing some research on my gym and about Union City boxing and I discovered Joe Jennette,” said Botti, the founder of the Union City Boxing Club. “I couldn't believe that I never knew this person existed, even though he was one of the …

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Fight News

Statue unveiled in Poland honoring US Olympic Boxing Team members killed in … Fight News On March 14, 1980 near Warsaw, in a horrific flight crash, all 22 members of US National Boxing Team died flying to Poland for two international matches before 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. The US Olympic Team was led by legendary Coach Tom Sarge …

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End of shadow boxing the Fed is in sight Financial Times Right after trainee fixed-income traders have grasped the difference between price and yield, they learn the golden rule of the bond market: don't fight the Fed. But for the past month, markets have been shadow boxing as they try to figure out what the … and more »

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