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| Calzaghe relinquishes WBO crown |
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Joe Calzaghe has decided to give up his WBO super-middleweight belt to allow him to concentrate on his light-heavyweight bout with Roy Jones Jr.
The decision brings an end to the 36-year-old Welshman's reign after nearly 11 years.
"It was a tough decision to make, relinquishing the belt, I can tell you that without hesitation," Calzaghe said in his South Wales Argus column.
"It's just too hard to get down to the 12 stone super-middleweight limit."
Calzaghe won the vacant WBO belt against Chris Eubank on 11 October 1997 in a thrilling 12-round decision, a fight the Welshman maintains is still his hardest contest.
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Posted by admin on Friday, September 26 @ 20:53:13 CDT
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| Vic the raging bull Darchinyan... |
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Australia adopted Vic Darchinyan after the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney..Since then he has become a two time World Champion...
And very soon the Raging Bull may even unify the belts an effort he has sort for some time...
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Posted by admin on Friday, September 26 @ 00:21:16 CDT
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| Mayweather Sr will train Hatton |
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Ricky Hatton will be trained by Floyd Mayweather Sr for his fight against IBF light-welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi in Las Vegas on 22 November.
The American is father to Floyd Jr - who beat Hatton in 2007 - and will fly into Manchester later in September.
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Posted by admin on Friday, September 05 @ 03:29:08 CDT
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| Valuev wins decision against Ruiz |
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Russian giant Nikolai Valuev regained the WBA heavyweight world title in a split decision over America's John Ruiz in Berlin on Saturday.
The 7ft tall, 24st Valuev was awarded the fight by two of the three judges for his 49th professional win.
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Posted by admin on Sunday, August 31 @ 07:37:53 CDT
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| 2008 Beijing Olympics Results: Boxing |
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Rakhim Chakhkiev Wins Gold Medal in Men’s Boxing Heavy Weight Division
Russia’s Rakhim Chakhkiev exacted some revenge for a 2007 loss to Clemente Russo at the World Championships by beating the Italian in the gold medal match of the heavy weight division in men’s boxing at 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Both fighters remained cautious in the early stages of the fight with Chakhkiev taking a 1-0 lead in the first only to have Russo even tings up in the second with a 2-1 round. No points were scored in the third, setting the stage for a fourth round for the gold.
While the action was steady it was Chakhkiev that managed to score a pair of points to take the fight 4-2.
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Posted by admin on Sunday, August 24 @ 07:06:41 CDT
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| Darchinyan Blasts His Way Back To The Top |
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 | “The Raging Bull” Vic Darchinyan promised a highlight reel knockout and delivered one bone-crunching left hand after another. The Armenian-born Australian stopped Russia’s Dimitri Kirilov in the fifth round to earn the IBF junior bantamweight championship, his second career world title, Saturday night on SHOWTIME.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast in the USA originated from the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington.
“I have learned a lot from my last few fights,” said Darchinyan. “I was very focused and ready for this fight. I never under estimate my opponents.” |  |
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Posted by admin on Sunday, August 03 @ 21:12:21 CDT
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| Antonio Margarito Stops Miguel Cotto in 11th Round |
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Antonio Margarito, the Tijuana Tornado, lived up to his name on Saturday night as he punished Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand Garden to claim the WBA welterweight title.
Margarito knocked Cotto to the canvas on two occasions, the final knockdown ending the fight in the 11th round.
While Cotto appeared to control the flow in the early rounds he was unable to slow the pursuit of Margarito who took the punishment and then began delivering his own in the middle rounds.
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Posted by admin on Monday, July 28 @ 07:25:29 CDT
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| Welterweight Boxing World Title |
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Champion Miguel Cotto vs. Challenger Antonio Margarito
Undefeated superstar Miguel Cotto defends his WBA welterweight boxing world title in his toughest career fight so far when he faces two-time world champion Antonio Margarito on Main Event Television LIVE this coming weekend on Sunday 27 July 2008 from 11:00am AEST.
This important boxing match, considered to be a possible 'fight of the year', is simply titled "The Battle" and will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, USA.
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Posted by admin on Tuesday, July 22 @ 07:11:09 CDT
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| Klitschko unconvincing in victory |
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Wladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF titles with a comfortable win over American Tony Thompson on Saturday.
Thompson, 36, had a promising opening round but the 6ft 6in Klitschko quickly seized control, despite suffering a cut to his eye in the early rounds.
The champion's power wore down Thompson as the fight progressed, with Klitschko easily outboxing his tiring rival.
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Posted by admin on Sunday, July 13 @ 07:57:03 CDT
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| Warning issued to boxer for presence of banned substance |
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The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) today acknowledged the decision by Boxing Australia Incorporated (BAI) to issue a public warning and disqualification to South Australian boxer Anthony Kolizos for the presence of a prohibited substance.
Mr Kolizos tested positive to the presence of Budesonide in an in-competition sample collected by ASADA at the 2007 Australian Boxing Championships held at the Mansfield Tavern in Brisbane on 7 December 2007.
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Posted by admin on Thursday, July 10 @ 13:49:31 CDT
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| Sturm defends middleweight title |
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German Felix Sturm won his rematch with American Randy Griffin, defending his middleweight title on points.
Sturm, making the fourth defence of his WBA title, won a unanimous verdict over Griffin, with the judges scoring the contest 116-113, 116-112 and 118-110.
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Posted by admin on Sunday, July 06 @ 07:31:22 CDT
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| Pacquiao claims lightweight title |
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Manny Pacquiao became a five-weight world champion in Las Vegas on Saturday night, stopping David Diaz in the ninth round to win the WBC lightweight title.
Pacquiao dominated the fight, winning every round and opening a gash above Diaz's right eye and nose early on.
The 29-year-old Filipino finished the fight with a vicious left jab that sent Diaz to his second defeat.
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Posted by admin on Sunday, June 29 @ 16:36:04 CDT
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| Floyd Mayweather Jr. Retires from Boxing |
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Floyd Mayweather Jr., whom many considered to be the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world, announced his retirement from boxing Friday.
Mayweather, the undefeated welterweight champion, announced Friday that he was cancelling his highly-touted rematch with Oscar de la Hoya on Sept. 20.
"It is with a heavy heart that I write you this message today," Mayweather, 32, said in a statement. "I have decided to permanently retire from boxing. This decision was not an easy one for me to make as boxing is all I have done since I was a child. However, these past few years have been extremely difficult for me to find the desire and joy to continue in the sport." |  |
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Posted by admin on Saturday, June 07 @ 14:16:01 CDT
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| Sugar Ray Leonard on Sergio Mora |
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Legendary fighter Sugar Ray Leonard recently shared his thoughts about Sergio Mora and the challenger’s upcoming bout against Vernon Forrest Saturday.
Mora will face his biggest test when he takes on Forrest (40-2, 29 KOs) for his WBC super welterweight title Saturday, June 7.
Mora (20-0-1, five KOs), of Los Angeles, won “The Contender” television series on Oct. 15, 2005, with an entertaining and hard-fought split decision over Peter Manfredo, Jr. The fight with Forrest is exactly what Mora has been aiming for and should prove to be his toughest challenge to date.
As part of a world championship doubleheader, the evening will kick off when Carlos Quintana (25-1, 19 KOs) looks to defend his newly acquired WBO welterweight belt against the boxer he dethroned, the previously unbeaten Paul Williams (33-1, 24 KOs). The Quintana-Williams bout is a rematch of a WBO welterweight title fight that Quintana won in a shocking upset on Feb. 9, 2008.
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Posted by admin on Thursday, June 05 @ 12:00:00 CDT
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| Hatton vs Lazcano |
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It seems that all the pre-match focus is about who Ricky Hatton will face next, but he still has a job to do on Saturday night when he returns to Manchester to face Juan Lazcano in front of 55,000 adoring fans.
Rumours of a mega UK bout with former WBC Champ Junior Witter and a re-match with Floyd Mayweather have dominated the build-up: one thing it seems everyone is agreed on is that Hatton will win the fight.
He is a best priced 1/9 to defeat the 33 year-old Mexican and set up a contest with IBF Champion Paulie Malignaggi in America. |  |
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Posted by admin on Saturday, May 24 @ 07:30:47 CDT
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| WBA World Super Middleweight Boxing Championship |
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Champion Anthony Mundine vs. Challenger Sam Soliman
In another important match for 2008, Main Event Television will televise the WBA world super middleweight boxing championship match between Champion Anthony "The Man" Mundine and challenger Sam "King" Soliman LIVE on Wednesday 28 May 2008 from 7:00pm AEST.
This boxing match is the third meeting between the two arch rivals. Mundine was given a controversial points decision over Soliman in September 2001. Mundine then won a 9th round knockout in March 2007.
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Posted by admin on Friday, May 23 @ 16:35:33 CDT
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| Down for the count ... |
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How many of us our sceptical with the Oscar De La Hoya v Floyd Maywether rematch..
It is a little hard to believe that is not another money making venture for all concerned. They are cleaning up, are the fans getting their monies worth ??
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Posted by admin on Wednesday, May 07 @ 10:34:40 CDT
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| De La Hoya claims easy points win |
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Former WBC super welterweight champion Oscar De la Hoya outclassed Steve Forbes, winning a unanimous decision in a 12-round bout in Los Angeles.
The 35-year-old won decisively 119-109, 119-109 and 120-108.
It was his first fight since losing to Floyd Mayweather on a split decision in May 2007 and De La Hoya is now set for a rematch on 20 September.
"It is personal and I am going to beat him (Mayweather). It's all about having the perfect game plan," he said.
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Posted by admin on Sunday, May 04 @ 18:42:15 CDT
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