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Witter Shocks N’dou.

In one of the outstanding fights on tonight’s huge fight card in Los Angeles, Britain’s Junior Witter got Hennessy Sports off to a fantastic start by winning what must be thought of as something of an upset win over Lovemore N’dou. Going into the fight, Witter, although being the European …

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Bute Stops Handy.

Carl Handy became the latest fighter unable to survive the firepower of Quebec’s light heavyweight star Lucien Bute today. Handy found himself knocked out in the fourth round of his challenge to Bute which was for the NABF light heavyweight championship. Bute has now stopped all ten of his opponents …

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Hopkins Talking Numbers.

Bernard Hopkins has an obsession with numbers. He’ll talk to anyone who will listen about being a middleweight champion at the age of 40, and will gladly tell you that his purse for his last fight with Oscar De La Hoya was $10 million (euro7.7 million). The number Hopkins is …

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Hopkins-Eastman Weigh-in.

The stage is set for the big fight card at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, USA tonight as on Friday, all of the fighters weighed in ahead of their clashes on what should be an historic night of boxing. Undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins and challenger Howard Eastman both …

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Friday Night Fight Results.

Friday night in the United States of America was a busy one with many big boxing results to report. We begin our results round-up with the news that Greek light welterweight contender “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis retained his undefeated streak with a twelve-round unanimous decision win over Roberto Santa Cruz. On …

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“Britpack” Have Landed.

Junior Witter has vowed to do his country proud when he appears on this Saturday’s promotion at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles alongside fellow Britpack team mates Howard Eastman and Carl Froch. “We are here to fly the flag for British Boxing,” said Witter, who will meet South Africa’s …

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Finkel and Santos to Manage “Ghost.”

Click for larger image© www.theghostguerrero.com Undefeated and newly crowned NABF Featherweight Champion, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero inks a new multi-year management contract. Co-managing “The Ghost” will be Shelly Finkel and Bob Santos. Many insiders consider “The Ghost” one of the premiere talents in boxing. Adding Shelly Finkel to the equation, …

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A Loss in the Family.

Golden Boy Promotions is deeply saddened to announce the loss of Jorge Barrios Jr., the son of junior lightweight contender Jorge “La Hiena” Barrios and his wife Laura, who passed away Wednesday two hours after a premature birth in Argentina. “Jorge is not only a Golden Boy fighter, but he’s …

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Klitschko’s Honored.

“ For their dedicated work in and out of the ring, the Klitschko Brothers have received “The Golden Camera,” the most famous Media Award in Europe. Vitali, the World Boxing Council and RING magazine heavyweight champion, and younger brother Wladimir, a former World Boxing Organization heavyweight champ, were in attendance …

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U.S. Fight Results.

Last night at the Avalon in Hollywood, California, super bantamweight contender Daniel Ponce De Leon was stunned by little-known Celestino Caballero. Caballero boxed mainly from the outside but did considerable damage to the hard-hitting De Leon who found infrequent success with his less-organized, swinging punches. When it was all said …

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Tank on Judah and Rivera.

Boxing manager Steve “Tank” Tankanow has come out firing on behalf of his World Boxing Association “regular” welterweight champion, Jose Antonio Rivera. “Tank” has been irked by some of Judah’s comments since capturing the undisputed world welterweight title February 5 with a stoppage of Cory Spinks, particularly about whom Zab …

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Witter Seeking Opponent.

Australian light welterweight Lovemore “Black Panther” Ndou has pulled out of his fight with England’s Junior Witter as negotiations were not to his satisfactions between his promoter Dan Goossen and Witter’s representative Mick Hennessy. The fight seemed certain upon Ndou’s journey to the U.S., but the fighter that gave Click …

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