Articles filed under Boxing
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Women's boxing added to 2012 London OlympicsAug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - BERLIN -- The International Olympic Committee has added women's boxing to the 2012 London Games. The international boxing federation is proposing that 40 female boxers c...
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Brazil police rule boxer Gatti's death suicideJul 29, 2009 11:00 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO -- Boxer Arturo Gatti's death was ruled a suicide by police Thursday and a a judge ordered the release of his wife, who was once suspected of killing the ...
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Boxer dies after bout at St. Louis casinoJul 27, 2009 11:00 pm - BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. -- An autopsy shows a Mississippi fighter died of blunt force trauma to the head after being knocked unconscious in a weekend heavyweight bout at Ho...
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Police: Ex-boxing champion Forrest killed in Ga. robbery attemptJul 26, 2009 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Vernon Forrest, a former two-division champion who gained stardom when he became the first boxer to defeat Shane Mosley, was shot to death in what police are ...
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Police accuse wife in death of boxing champ GattiJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - SAO PAULO -- Brazilian authorities detained the wife of former boxing champion Arturo Gatti and formally accused her Sunday of killing him at a posh seaside tourist reso...
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Police eye wife in boxer Gatti's death, rule out nothingJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazilian police investigating the death of former boxing champion Arturo Gatti are working on the assumption his wife strangled him with her purse str...
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Mayweather injures ribs, postpones comebackJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s comeback has been postponed because the boxer suffered a rib injury while training. Golden Boy Promotions said on Sunday that Mayweat...
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Pacquiao stuns Hatton with KOMay 02, 2009 11:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- Manny Pacquiao turned in perhaps the most dominating performance of his career Saturday night, knocking Ricky Hatton down twice in the first round before fi...
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Ex-heavyweight champ Greg Page dies of brain injury complicationsApr 26, 2009 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Greg Page, a former heavyweight boxing champion who suffered a severe brain injury in a 2001 fight, has died at his Louisville home. He was 50. His wi...
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Oscar De La Hoya quits boxing at age 36Apr 13, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Oscar De La Hoya called it quits in the ring Tuesday, ending a career in which he won 10 world titles in six divisions and became boxing's most popular fi...