Articles filed under Boxing
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Some boxers call for pre-, post-fight drug testsMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - The buildup to prize fights traditionally has included boasts, staredowns and preening. Now, in a sign of the times, the pre-fight buzz includes an additional element: A...
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Zbikowski donations to honor slain boxerMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - In memory of a former sparring partner who recently was gunned down in Chicago, Notre Dame football star Tom Zbikowski is helping by donating equipment and funds to the ...
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Klitschko dominates heavyweight unification fightFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wladimir Klitschko is one belt closer to being the undisputed heavyweight champion after an indisputably dominant victory. Far too strong and much too long, ...
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Unknown Russian faces tall task in KlitschkoFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Staring up at the imposing Wladimir Klitschko during the weigh-in two days before their heavyweight unification fight, Sultan Ibragimov barely batted an eye....
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Heavyweights are unifyingFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Wladimir Klitschko walked briskly into Madison Square Garden three days before his heavyweight unification fight with Sultan Ibragimov, surrounded by an ento...
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Pavlik, Taylor set for rematchFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- Kelly Pavlik and Jermain Taylor both weighed in at 164 pounds Friday at the MGM Grand Garden in the anticlimactic final step before the rematch of their exc...
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Jones' grand planJan 20, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Back when Roy Jones Jr. was the best boxer in the world, most people thought his sport was dying. Now that boxing is back on the rise with one big fight afte...
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Jones dominates Trinidad in battle of the agedJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Roy Jones Jr. was just too fast, even in a fight that happened several years too late. Jones pranced and punched his way to a unanimous decision over Felix T...
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Jones, Trinidad vow to deliver knockoutsJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Everybody thought it would be Roy Jones Jr., the former heavyweight champion who struggled so mightily when he later shed those pounds, having trouble making ...
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Trinidad seeks victory over Jones as birthday presentJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Former middleweight champion Felix Trinidad said Wednesday that he wants to give himself a birthday gift - a victory over Roy Jones Jr. Trinidad...