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Injury forces Mares off Pavlik-Hopkins undercard Bantamweight Abner Mares has been scratched from the Kelly Pavlik-Bernard Hopkins undercard due to an eye injury.
Holt, Torres agree to rubber match in Atlantic City Kendall Holt will defend his 140-pound belt against rival Ricardo Torres on Dec. 13 in Atlantic City, N.J., Top Rank president Todd duBoef […]

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Dawson outpoints Tarver, clinches 175-pound title In a battle between a young lion and a grizzled veteran, Chad Dawson proved too young, too strong and too determined for Antonio Tarver in wresting a portion of the light heavyweight title in Las Vegas.
Should Holyfield fight again?
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Anderson fine with change of opponent
EDINBURGH’S unbeaten super-middleweight prospect Kenny Anderson has welcomed a change of ring opponent for his fight on next Saturday’s Paisley Lagoon Leisure Centre show promoted by Barry Hughes’ Braveheart …
There’s one sure thing with Pavlik-Hopkins (Yahoo! Sports) […]

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Anderson fine with change of opponent
EDINBURGH’S unbeaten super-middleweight prospect Kenny Anderson has welcomed a change of ring opponent for his fight on next Saturday’s Paisley Lagoon Leisure Centre show promoted by Barry Hughes’ Braveheart …
There’s one sure thing with Pavlik-Hopkins (Yahoo! Sports) […]

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Piper backs Cleverly for big timeNew Commonwealth light-heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly is praised by the last Welshman to hold the title, Nicky Piper.
Should Holyfield fight again?
Why join? Find a problem with our new site? Tell us! Your Online Community Connection Listen Live! Evander Holyfield has been offered a […]

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Liaudin gets fresh start! Jess Liaudin wasted little time introducing himself to UFC fans. Bursting onto the welterweight scene in 2007, the Evry, France native scored wins in his first two bouts inside the Octagon . . .
Peter-Klitschko results are in! SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING will present same day coverage of tonight's Sam Peter vs […]

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Should Holyfield fight again?
Why join? Find a problem with our new site? Tell us! Your Online Community Connection Listen Live! Evander Holyfield has been offered a fight with WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev in December.
Injury forces Mares off Pavlik-Hopkins undercard Bantamweight Abner Mares has been scratched from the […]

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Antonio Tarver - Is The Magic Man Out Of Tricks 10.10.08 - By Vivek Wallace: In this week's 'Call Em Out Fridays' installment we analyze the worth of a man whose mere name alone has been known to open a dialogue filled with everything from extreme …
Nathan boxes Clever-ly to take title Nathan Cleverly […]

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Brinkley & Gilbert to meet Jan. 30 in super-middleweight grudge match
After wanting this match-up for some time, Yerington’s Jesse Brinkley is very exciting that the long-awaited bout with Joey Gilbert of Reno is finally coming to pass.
Agency to probe Slice’s fight
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Manager for Valuev denies Holyfield offered title shot (PA SportsTicker) Evander Holyfield might not be getting another shot at the […]

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Man convicted in murder of British champ Oyebola A man was found guilty Wednesday of fatally shooting former British heavyweight champion James Oyebola over an argument about smoking in a bar.
Man found guilty of murdering Oyebola (AP) A man was found guilty Wednesday of fatally shooting former British […]

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Malignaggi predicts change in support group will hamper Hatton (PA SportsTicker) By Simon Lewis PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer
Holyfield in talks over title bidEvander Holyfield is in talks over a fight with WBA champion Nikolai Valuev, which could make him the oldest […]

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Pro boxing gets toe back in ring in PNG Professional boxing returned to the ring in Papua New Guinea earlier this week, after a prolonged absence.PNG Professional Boxing President, Bernard Fong, says the group already has five athletes in i…
Nikolay Valuev Vs. Evander Holyfield, Is This A Bad Dream! by James Slater - According […]

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#12 Tada blasts out Nidnoi!
Future world female champ, WBC#12 atomweight Etsuko Tada (3-0, 2 KOs), 101.25, continued her winning streak as she showed a quick demolition of Thailander Nidnoi Poh Ad (3-2), 102, at 1:56 of the open…
Pavlik, B-Hop trade verbal shots!
Undefeated world middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik and two-division world champion Bernard […]

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A Deal With a King
Marco Antonio Barrera: A Deal With a King By Eileen Teran-October 8, 2008 The thirty-four year old Mexican pugilist, Marco Antonio Barrera, admittedly among the best to ever come out of the boxing…
Peter storms from Klitschko meeting
Samuel Peter storms out of a news conference to […]

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Larry Holmes, shown here in 1992, posted a record of 69-6 with 44 knockouts in 75 fights.
Canastota, NY  - Former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes headlines the 2008 class for the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Holmes, who held the heavyweight crown for nearly seven […]

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Boxing - Lines All Times Eastern
WBA Light Middleweight Title - Fri, Dec 7th (7:00pm EST)
@ Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Odds
Both boxers must answer opening bell for wager to have action.
Joachim Alcine -2500
Alfonso Mosquera +1250
Total Rounds - Joachim Alcine vs Alfonso […]

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By Lyle Fitzsimmons

From what I gather, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is not everyone’s favorite person.
The e-mails floating toward my inbox this week - reacting primarily to his role in HBO’s latest “24/7″ hype-o-mentary - claim he’s arrogant, ostentatious, a poor role model and, well… just a flat-out jerk.
Readers don’t like the way […]

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Antonio Tarver easily defended his IBO title Saturday night.
Mashantucket, CT - Antonio Tarver easily defended his IBO title Saturday night with a fourth round knockout of journeyman Danny Santiago at Foxwoods Casino.
In his first defense of his newly-reclaimed title, the […]

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By Lyle Fitzsimmons
Boxing Contributing Editor
A troubled beginning. A prolonged period of success.
And now, an unspectacular present that’s left many to wonder if the future is even worthwhile.
As it turns out, that’s not just a critique of the increasingly ignored IBO version of the light heavyweight championship, but also its current claimant […]

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