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Bika stops Manfredo for super middleweight belt Sakio Bika captured the vacant International Boxing Organization super middleweight title, stopping Peter Manfredo Jr. in the third round of a scheduled 12-rounder.
Bigger plans: Williams vacates welterweight belt Paul Williams, who wants to shuttle back and forth between various weight divisions for the biggest fights possible, vacated […]

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29th World Boxing Hall Of Fame Inductions
It’s the 29th annual World Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony and will be packed with a number of boxing’s best when Lennox Lewis, Pernell Whitaker, Marvin Johnson and Greg Haugen take their place.
New heavyweight Haye aims to KO Barrett early […]

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Abraham stops Marquez by TKO to defend IBF title Arthur Abraham defeated Raul Marquez by technical knockout Saturday to defend his IBF middleweight boxing title for the eighth time and remain undefeated.
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Lennox Lewis And Ricky Hatton Say Joe Calzaghe Should Retire On Top, But Dawson, Hopkins and Kessler Issue Challenges! 10.11.08 - by James Slater - Many pro boxers will tell you the hardest hurdle they encountered in their fighting career was making the decision to retire. After years and years of fighting, training, …
Joan […]

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Jones promises change atop pound-for-pound list
Revved-up by Tuesday poll results that promoted Barack Obama from senator to president, Roy Jones Jr.
Austin, Barrera Victorious In China
Former heavyweight world title challenger Ray Austin made short work of Andrew Golota on Friday night after […]

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Warren to attempt record third U.S. Olympic berth World champion flyweight boxer Rau’shee Warren has decided to stay in the amateur ranks for four more years in an attempt to become the first three-time Olympian in U.S. history.
Defeat for woeful Williams British heavyweight champion Danny Williams suffered a shock defeat at the hands of […]

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Calzaghe leaving options open (PA SportsTicker) Enzo Calzaghe has said anyone wanting to fight his son better act quickly.
Telefutura to drop Solo Boxeo! The popular Friday night boxing series "Solo Boxeo" televised on the Spanish language Telefutura network has been canceled […]

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Taylor ponders return to middleweight
An ease in weight reduction under familiar surroundings suddenly has intrigued Jermain Taylor about a possible return to the middleweight division.

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Telefutura cancels popular ‘Solo Boxeo’ series Spanish-language network Telefutura canceled its Friday night live boxing series “Solo Boxeo” on Friday because of the ailing economy.
Abraham stops Marquez by TKO to defend IBF title Arthur Abraham defeated Raul Marquez by technical knockout Saturday to defend his IBF middleweight boxing title for the eighth […]

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German Abraham defends IBF titleMiddleweight Arthur Abraham defends his middleweight title with a sixth-round technical knockout of Raul Marquez.
Calzaghe & Jones both make weightJoe Calzaghe and Roy Jones Jr make the weight ahead of Saturday’s fight in New York.
Edwards focused only on 2012 testGB boxing coach Terry Edwards dismisses talk about his future, saying he […]

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An uneasy induction
There is no doubting Lennox Lewis’ accomplishments as an athlete. There is doubting his long-term connection to Canada, at least in a public sense.
Joe Calzaghe ahead of Roy Jones Junior fight
Joe Calzaghe is ready to shine on boxing’s biggest […]

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Chavez Jr. dominates rematch with Vanda (AP) Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. left no doubt with his performance Saturday night. Chavez dominated his 10-round super welterweight fight against Matt Vanda from start to finish for the unanimous decision victory at Mandalay Bay. It was a rematch of their July bout […]

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Vitali Klitschko told to fight Gomez
Ukraine heavyweight Vitali Klitschko has been ordered to make a mandatory defence of his World Boxing Council title against the German-based Cuban Juan Carlos Gomez.
An uneasy induction
There is no doubting Lennox Lewis’ accomplishments as an athlete. […]

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Darchinyan packs a punch (Yahoo! Sports) Vic Darchinyan has plenty of detractors, but even they must concede the undisputed 115-pound champ dominates in the ring.
Weekend Fights (AP) Felix Sturm, Germany, outpointed Sebastien Sylvester, Germany, […]

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Diaconu postpones light heavyweight title defense WBC light heavyweight champ Adrian Diaconu postponed his first title defense because of a hand injury.
Klitschko brothers challenge Valuev for WBA belt The Klitschko brothers, who hold four of the world’s five heavyweight boxing titles, have challenged giant Russian Nikolai Valuev to a showdown for his WBA title. […]

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Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Steve Cunningham vs Tomasz Adamek (IBF cruiserweight championship)
Joseph Agbeko vs William Gonzalez (IBF bantamweight championship)
Henry Crawford vs Maximo Cuevas (welterweight)
Mariusz Wach vs Dan Whetsel (heavyweight)
Jeremy Bryan vs TBA (junior […]

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December 31
Deon Elam W 5 Richard Gingras *The Contender: Season Four*
Denkaosan Kaovichit KO 2 Takefumi Sakata
Sasha Bakhtin W Tech Dec 10 Sung-Kook Kim
December 27
Joshua Snyder W 8 Aaron Pryor Jr.
Raymond Olubowale TKO 6 Shane Andreesen
Yuki Nonaka W 10 Takao Onda
Roberto Belge W 12 Valentyn Kuts
Santander Silgado W 9 Sergio Beaz
December 26
Decha Bankluaygym Tech […]

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Khan meets Fagan in ring comebackAmir Khan will meet Irishman Oisin Fagan on 6 December when he returns to the ring at London’s ExCeL Arena.
World title shot for MaccarinelliEnzo Maccarinelli will be back in the ring next month to face Jonathan Banks for the WBO world cruiserweight title.
King points to a brighter futurePaul King, the […]

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Hall of Famer Dundee teams with De La Hoya Hall of Fame trainer Angelo Dundee is teaming up with the Golden Boy.
Chavez Jr. dominates return bout with Vanda Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. left no doubt with his performance Saturday night.
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A New Era Begins —John, on the island of Patmos, seeing a spiritual vision of a new Jerusalem I am a Republicrat. I’m for whoever is best for the American people. Four years ago, I urged you to vote fo…
Europe to Provide Some Clarity at Middleweight Tonight The way […]

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Darchinyan hits the bull’s-eye in win […]

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Darchinyan hits the bull’s-eye in win […]

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Joe Calzaghe - "I 02.11.08 - by James Slater - Unbeaten great Joe Calzaghe cannot wait to get Roy Jones Junior into the ring. Set to meet next weekend in a highly anticipated New York showdown, the Welshman told The Su…
World Boxing Hall of Fame Guiding Light Julian Eget Speaks to RSR RSR CEO/Publisher […]

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World Boxing Hall of Fame Guiding Light Julian Eget Speaks to RSR RSR CEO/Publisher "Bad" Brad Berkwitt to Appear on News Channel 8 Sports Talk TV Tonight, Friday October 31st RSR Press Release-October 31, 2008 Our very own CEO/Publisher "Bad" Brad Berkwitt will…
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Frankie Gavin Set To Turn Pro, Sign With Frank Warren by James Slater — Promoter Frank Warren is set to sign another big boxing star - an amateur star, anyway. But 23-year-old Frankie Gavin, who, aside from an Olympic medal, has won just about everythin…
Chavez, Vanda at the scales At the Mandalay Bay in […]

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Open Letter to Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr Between the 2 of you there's been zero lightheavy weight opponents in your last combined 6 fights (including Calzaghe for Jones). To be the best in the sport don't the two of you think you need to atl…
Khan - It will be a new Amir […]

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Barrera vs Ventura; Andrew Golota; Tommy Brooks ; Deandre Latimore If you detect any issues with the legality of this site, problems are always unintentional and will be corrected with notification. The views and opinions of all writers expressed on eastsideboxing.c…
Men like Russell Brand thrive in the macho culture of the airwaves What […]

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Bob Arum, Nonito Donaire, Cesar Chavez Jr, Matt Vanda and much More LAS VEGAS (October 28, 2008) – Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum, and the stars of "Final Impact" — the five-bout Pay-Per-View Fistival — will host their final News Conference Luncheon T…
I will break Mijares in half! Australia's IBF super flyweight champion […]

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Peter Buckley gets ready to hang up his gloves after 256 defeats in 299 fights After 256 defeats, you would have thought that boxer Peter Buckley would have got the message sooner. But after 299 fights, with only 31 wins and 12 draws, the man with the worst record of anybody st…
Harris gets […]

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Taylor prepares to fight Lacy (AP) Jermain Taylor welcomed his break from boxing. Ever since he fought as an amateur in the early 1990s, Taylor rarely was away from the sport. The gym became a constant destination as he blossomed into an Olympian and the middleweight champion. But Taylor […]

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