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Manny Pacquiao Acquits Himself Well in Chess Match
It is widely known in boxing that sparring sessions aren't always telling, and that one party is usually trying a lot harder than the other. It is quite possible that…
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De La Hoya Says Mayweather Wants Alvarez Fight, But Floyd Hasn’t Said It
Oscar De La Hoya, who knows all about the process of posturing and negotiating for major pay per view fights, and so generally he knows whereof he speaks. And the…
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Model / Escort Swings and Misses – Again – at Oscar De La Hoya
It appears that Angelica Cecora again threw her best roundhouse punch at former world champion Oscar De La Hoya and missed the mark completely. And then she found herself on…
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UFC 160 Results: Cain Velasquez Retains Title with TKO over Bigfoot Silva, Junior Dos Santos KOs Mark Hunt
By Jaime C. Feal A huge card loaded with exciting matchups did not disappoint, as four of the five main card fights ended by way of knockout or submission. A…
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HBO Boxing Results: Carl Froch Gets His Revenge on Mikkel Kessler
By: William Holmes HBO was originally supposed to show two fights from different venues tonight but an injury to Bute forced the cancellation of the light heavyweight bout between Lucian…
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FNF Results: Head Butts Set Theme For FNF; Howard Earns Technical Split Decision, Rodriguez Wins TKO
By Chris Cella In the opening bout of the Friday Night Fights, Chris “Hurricane” Howard (16-2, 7 KO) pulled off the upset against undefeated light welterweight prospect Issouf “Volcano” Kinda…
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UFC 160 Preview: Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva, Dos Santos vs. Hunt
By Jaime C. Feal The UFC traditionally delivers a big card on Memorial Day weekend, and tomorrow night is no exception. A massive card features the UFC heavyweight champion Cain…
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Drug-Testing Issues Throw Confusion and Conflict Into Klitschko-Povetkin Fight
Will there be an accord reached with regard to drug-testing protocols for the Wladimir Klitschko-Alexander Povetkin fight that is scheduled for October 5? It would seem that there is plenty…
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HBO Boxing Preview: Carl Froch vs. Mikkel Kessler
By: William Holmes Saturday was supposed to be a split site double header for HBO with of the four combatants being possible set up for a shot or rematch with…
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Former World Title Challengers Delvin Rodriguez and Freddy Hernandez Battle On FNF
By Cris Cella On this week’s edition of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights, former junior middleweight champion Delvin Rodriguez (27-6-3, 15 KO will meet Freddy “El Riel” Hernandez (30-4, 20 KO)…
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Antonio Margarito Wants to Make Boxing Return
Antonio Margarito is making plans to get back into action. And not a lot of people are happy about it. The issue isn't necessarily that he is too old -…
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Mikkel Kessler Ready For Super-Middleweight Unification Bout With Carl Froch Saturday Night
By Chris Cella Saturday night WBA Super Middleweight Champion Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KO) will again step between the ropes against IBF champion Carl Froch (30-2, 22 KO) to compete…
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Jackie Kallen: Boxing Fights I want to See in 2013
By Jackie Kallen I guess every boxing fan has certain matches in their head that they'd like to see for one reason or another. I have compiled a list this…
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Boxing Insider Notebook: Andre Berto, James DeGale, David Price, Jones vs. Lebedev, more
By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of May 13th to May 20th covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that…
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Carl Froch: “You give me a ring – and I’ll make you famous”
By Matthew O'Brien "Are you gonna give me a ring about this training then or what?" called out the coach, across the noisy gym through the swinging bags. "You give…