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Fight card at BankUnited Center a landmark for CFA founder Jorge de la Noval
Miami :: FL :: USA | 7 days ago
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Cuban-born Jorge de la Noval arrived in the United States 19 years ago at age 14. At that time, UFC was already on its way to taking mixed-martial arts into the mainstream. Today, there are several MMA organizations and de la Noval runs one of them.
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Featherweight Title Picture More Crowded Than Ever in 2013
San Jose :: CA :: USA | 9 days ago
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And for the most partat least thus farthat prediction appears to be well on its way to coming true. While there have been a few twists and turns with Frankie Edgar and Anthony Pettis coming down from the lightweight division and getting title shots,
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Lopez: Title fight with Garcia biggest of career
Dallas :: TX :: USA | 12 days ago
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Former champion Juan Manuel Lopez says his fight next month against WBO featherweight title-holder Mikey Garcia is the most important of his career. Lopez is facing Garcia at American Airlines Center in Dallas on June 15 after losing twice to Orlando
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Dib eyes world title rematch
Singapore :: Singapore | 15 days ago
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Recently deposed IBF featherweight boxing world champion Billy Dib is eyeing a rematch with his conqueror Evgeny Gradovich later this year. The California-based Russian dethroned Dib in the Australian's third title defence with a split-points win in
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Campbell to make hometown debut
London :: United Kingdom | 28 days ago
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Olympic champion Luke Campbell to make professional debut in Hull Olympic champion Luke Campbell's first fight as a professional will be as the headline attraction at an open-air show in his home city of Hull in July. The KC Stadium and Craven Park,
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'Truth' is, Carl Williams was a really good fighter
New York City :: NY :: USA | 1 month ago
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I'd just as soon chalk it up to the ignorance of youth, but back then, as best pal Rob Moody and I settled into his living room to catch the match on HBO, I wasn't at all shy in explaining to my host why the chiseled 6-foot-4 challenger would do what
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Indonesian legend wants to train future champions
Jakarta :: Indonesia | 1 month ago
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World featherweight champion Chris John ( pic ) learnt to box using tatty old gloves in an abandoned football field in rural Indonesia, pushed on by his father who was determined to make him a winner. "My father was very domineering. He would hit me
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Cuba eyes semi-pro league to reinvigorate boxing
Beijing :: China | 2 months ago
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This Juan Hernandez , a 44-year-old four-time world amateur welterweight champion who now works as a trainer, was optimistic that the island will join the league and thereby breathe life into the sport. "Cuba seems to be close to taking part in the
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Dib loses IBF featherweight title
Moscow :: Russia | 3 months ago
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Australia's Billy Dib has lost the IBF featherweight boxing title to Russia's Evgeny Gradovich on a 12-round split points decision in a major upset in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Two judges scored the fight 114-112 to Gradovich, while their colleague
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Dib eyes big bout v unbeaten Russian
Sydney :: Australia | 3 months ago
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The head of unbeaten Russian challenger Evgeny Gradovich is IBF featherweight boxing world champion Billy Dib's next target, but he's also aiming to set up a bigger bout by winning his first American contest in four-and-a-half years...Australia, and
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