Articles filed under Boxing
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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...
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Klitschko aims to pleaseMar 20, 2009 11:00 pm - STUTTGART, Germany - Heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko hopes to impress the lucrative American market when he defends his WBC title against Cuban defector Juan Carlo...
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Former heavyweight champ Ingemar Johansson diesJan 30, 2009 10:00 pm - STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Ingemar Johansson, the Swede who stunned the boxing world by knocking out Floyd Patterson to win the heavyweight title in 1959, has died, a longtime ...
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Former boxer LeDoux diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's diseaseJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Former heavyweight boxer Scott LeDoux has Lou Gehrig's disease. The 60-year-old LeDoux confirmed in an interview with The Associated Press that he has the condition, al...
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Margarito to defend title against MosleyJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Antonio Margarito has risen to numero uno status in his native Mexico, following in the footsteps of such highly acclaimed fighters as Julio Cesar Chavez, ...
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Former light heavyweight boxing champion Jose Torres dies at 72Jan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - PONCE, Puerto Rico -- Jose Torres, a former light heavyweight world champion and Olympic silver medalist, died Monday. He was 72. He died of a heart attack at his home i...
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Report: WBC opens probe into doping by MosleyDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - The World Boxing Council has opened an investigation of Shane Mosley following recent reports that Mosley testified under oath to taking performance-enhancing drugs in t...
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Klitschko easily defends heavyweight crownDec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - MANNHEIM, Germany - Wladimir Klitschko defended his IBF heavyweight crown by stopping Hasim Rahman in the seventh round at SAP Arena on Saturday. Klitschko, who has not ...
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Lennox Lewis tops 2009 boxing hall of fame listDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - CANASTOTA, N.Y. -- Three-time heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis says he's proud enshrinement in the International Boxing Hall of Fame will secure his place in the sport'...
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De La Hoya gets pummeled by PacquiaoDec 06, 2008 10:00 pm - LAS VEGAS - Manny Pacquiao fought a lot bigger than he looked. Oscar De La Hoya simply looked old. Pacquiao dominated his bigger and more famous opponent from the openin...