UFC on FOX 4 Results: Lyoto Machida Destroys Ryan Bader, Shogun Triumphs in War
By Jaime C. Feal What a show. Easily the best night of action the UFC has had on FOX, there were four fights on the main card, all of which…
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Olympic Light Flyweights: Paddy Barnes Wins and Tweets – All At Once
If stars are going to be born in these Olympic Games, especially in the boxing competition, the guys who are riding the wave of "local," friendly fans may have an…
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Olympic Light Welterweights: Mangiacapre Rides in Style to Quarterfinals
Vincenzo Mangiacapre of Italy is a guy who is going to be a very interesting proposition as a pro, because it is readily apparent that he marches to the beat…
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Olympic Light Heavyweights: Cuba’s La Cruz Gets Easy Win
The world's #1 light heavyweight saw action on Saturday at the ExCeL Centre, and while it was, after all, the Olympics, it was something that didn't look like much more…
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Olympic Light Welterweights: Rahmonov Overcomes Frustration, Coasts to Win Over Sener
Uktamjon Rahmonov of Uzbekistan continued his winning ways in the Olympic light welterweight competition with a 16-8 decision win over Yakup Sener of Turkey in a bout that was a…
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Olympic Light Welterweights: Iglesias Advances With “Upset” Of #1 Seed
In the early session of light welterweight action, the fans were entertained by a matchup of experienced, accomplished southpaws - Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo of Cuba and Everton dos Santos Lopes…
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Interview with Team Canada’s Daniel Trepanier
By Hans Olson Although represented by only three, Team Canada’s boxing squad is off to a terrific start in the 2012 games. Dartmouth’s Custio Clayton won each of his first…
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Olympic Light Flyweights: Veteran Purevdorj Upended By Slicker Laishram
Sersamba Purevdorj of Mongolia, one of the top light flyweights in the world, went down to an upset defeat that ended his Olympic hopes on Saturday. Purevdorj, one of the…
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Olympic Light Flyweights: Filipino Barriga Gets Jobbed In One-Point Defeat
By Charles Jay The weird stuff in Olympic boxing officiating continues. In a light flyweight bout that had a lot of people scratching their heads, Birzhan Zhakypov of Kazakhstan got…
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Olympic Light Flyweights: Shiming Zou Begins Defense of Olympic Title
By Charles Jay Shiming Zou could be off and running toward another gold medal. The Chinese star is ranked #2 in the world by AIBA, and got a bye out…
