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Lacy-Reid This Week.

This Saturday, in the champion’s hometown of Tampa, Florida, Jeff Lacy puts his IBF super middleweight title on the line against former WBC super middleweight titlist Robin Reid of Great Britain. Lacy is undefeated in nineteen fights and has been on a tear since winning the IBF title. A win …

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Tszyu-Hatton II?

Reports indicating that former undisputed light welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu might return to the ring to fight conqueror Ricky Hatton might be a tad premature. Tszyu is quoted as saying that “if” he returns to the ring, a Hatton fight would be his first course of action. However, due to …

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Brewster-Krasniqi Set.

WBO heavyweight champion of the world Lamon Brewster will take his show on the road after knocking out Poland’s Andrew Golota in a single round earlier this year. Brewster, sporting a record of thirty-two wins against two losses will look to demonstrate his explosive left-hook power against European standout Luan …

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Hearns Succeeds in Comeback.

Ring legend and former multi-weight world champion Tommy “Hitman” Hearns returned to action at the grand old age of forty-six last night. In his native Detroit, Hearns hardly turned back the years but managed to turn back the attendance of his fans as he took on unknown cruiserweight John Long. …

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\”The Cobra\” Comes Through Surgery.

British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion Carl Froch will have an enforced two-month break from gym duties having gone under the knife to repair a damaged knuckle on his right hand earlier this week. The Nottingham boxing hero suffered the injury – a ruptured extensor hood – in April this …

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Lacy-Reid Quotes.

With a world title unification showdown against World Boxing Organization (WBO) 168-pound titleholder Joe Calzaghe all but set for later this year, International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Middleweight Champion Jeff Lacy will first have to defend his crown against former world champion and current International Boxing Organization (IBO) super middleweight …

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David Walker: \”You\’re no Biggie, Small.\”

Former two-weight Southern Area champion and European title challenger David Walker has dismissed the affections of the outspoken Deptford light middleweight Anthony Small. Small recently claimed on an Internet site that not only would he like to fight “Kid Dynamite,’ but that his team had actually attempted, unsuccessfully, to make …

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Herbie: Fully Loaded.

Former two times WBO heavyweight champion Herbie Hide has enlisted the services of the respected Floyd Mayweather Senior ahead of his assault on the cruiserweight division. “The Dancing Destroyer’ has returned to his training base in Las Vegas in order to work with the father of WBC light welterweight champion …

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Lacy Gunning for Reid.

“After what Reid did — or didn’t do today — I am renaming this fight the ‘Tampa Tea Party.’ But instead of Boston Harbor, I’m dropping Reid in the ring.” – Jeff Lacy after Robin Reid hung up on media just as yesterday’s conference call was beginning. (June 28, 2005) …

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