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Jones stops Lebedev, wins WBA cruiserweight belt
Panama City :: Panama | 7 days ago
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Guillermo Jones of Panama regained the WBA cruiserweight title in his first fight since 2011, stopping local favorite Denis Lebedev in the 11th round Friday night. Jones, who won the title in 2008 and then retained it twice, inflicted a horrific
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WBA bantamweight champ Koki Kameda to face Apolinario in title defense
Bangkok :: Thailand | 8 days ago
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WBA bantamweight champion Koki Kameda will face third-ranked challenger John Mark Apolinario of the Philippines in his seventh defense of the title on July 23 at Tokyo Big Site. After winning a razor-thin split decision over Panomroonglek
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Preview and Predictions for Alexander Povetkin vs. Andrzej Wawrzyk
Atlantic City :: NJ :: USA | 11 days ago
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Andrzej Wawrzyk On Friday, May 17, in Moscow, undefeated Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin will meet undefeated Polish prospect Andrzej Wawrzyk. The WBA is billing it as a world title fight, but for reasons I will discuss shortly, nobody who
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Wladimir Klitschko to have two more fights this year
Kiev :: Ukraine | 18 days ago
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I hope that the next fight will take place in August or September and the third one at the end of the year. WBA obliged me to make a defence of my title against current champion Alexander Povetkin...I want to mention that money is not a fundamental
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Wladimir Klitschko defends heavyweight titles
Mannheim :: Germany | 19 days ago
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The WBOs No 7 ranked fighter Pianeta was down in the fourth and fifth rounds, and after Klitschko had landed a good left hook to the body in the sixth, the safety-first champion finished the challenger with 25 seconds left in the round with a right
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Uchiyama vs Parra: Challenger Must Display Great Defense to Upset Japanese Champ
Tōkyō :: Japan | 19 days ago
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That's why it's critical that challenger Jaider Parra the brother of former flyweight titlist Lorenzo Parra tightens up his defense against the Japanese champion on Monday in Tokyo. Parra (20-0-1, 10 KOs ) has yet to lose in 21 career fights, but he
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Hayden Panettiere Roots for Wladimir Klitschko at Boxing Championship
Mannheim :: Germany | 19 days ago
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Hayden Panettiere stayed on the sidelines Saturday to cheer on on-again flame Wladimir Klitschko as he defended his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles Saturday in Mannheim, Germany. Alongside Natalia Klitschko (who's married to Wladimir Klitschko's
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Cancer-survivor Pianeta faces Klitschko
Gelsenkirchen :: Germany | 22 days ago
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Under Wladimir Klitschko's disparaging gaze, Francesco Pianeta did not give much away during an open workout before he challenges the Ukrainian for his WBA and IBF heavyweight belts on Saturday. The undefeated Italian, who overcame testicular cancer,
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Cuba ends half-century ban on pro boxing
Havana :: Cuba | 29 days ago
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Cuba is breaking a five-decade ban on professional boxing and joining an international semi-pro league. Fighters will compete for sponsored teams, box without protective headgear and earn $1,000 to $3,000 a month. This is a big step for the island's
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Javier Fortuna stops Miguel Zamudio
Mexico City :: Mexico | 1 month ago
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I was surprised when I didn't make the weight," Fortuna said Friday through a translator. "Once that happened, I wanted to get a knockout to impress everyone."...Fortuna swarmed Zamudio, from Mexico, in the opening seconds of the scheduled 12-rounder
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