Articles filed under Boxing
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Kickboxing league event coming to Sears CentreAug 07, 2013 11:04 am - Officials for the kickboxing league Glory announced a world-class fight card for Glory 11 Chicago, which will feature a one-night, four-man Heavyweight World Champi...
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Macau aims for another Vegas staple: boxingAug 02, 2013 5:44 am - MACAU — A Chinese fighter’s victory at a Macau showdown brings the world’s top casino market a step closer to challenging Las Vegas for dominance of another Sin City sta...
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Ex-pro boxer wants to catch “Falling Stars” with Round Lake academyJul 16, 2013 10:00 am - Jose Hernandez, 37, hung up his gloves as a professional boxer three years ago, but now the Round Lake resident is looking to pick them up again — to teach boxing to at-...
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Lawmakers seek pardon for boxing champMar 05, 2013 1:09 pm - WASHINGTON — Lawmakers seeking a presidential pardon for Jack Johnson, the world’s first black heavyweight boxing champion imprisoned a century ago for his romantic rela...
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. to fight Guerrero on ShowtimeFeb 19, 2013 3:52 pm - Floyd Mayweather Jr. will fight Robert Guerrero on May 4, and he’s changing television networks to do it. The biggest star in boxing dropped a surprise Tuesday while ann...
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Running down the top women’s stories of 2012Dec 28, 2012 4:19 pm - It’s almost time to ring in 2013! But before we say goodbye to 2012, let’s recap the top 10 national and local women’s sports stories of the year. 10. Big showing: What...
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Bob Frisk’s favorite sports quotes of 2012Dec 28, 2012 9:08 am - The calendar doesn’t lie. Another year has raced by in my fourth year of retirement from the Daily Herald. That calendar also brings me to what you see here today. When ...
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Bob Frisk’s favorite sports quotes of 2012Dec 27, 2012 10:57 am - The calendar doesn’t lie. Another year has raced by in my fourth year of retirement from the Daily Herald. That calendar also brings me to what you see here today. When ...
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Marquez-Pacquiao show boxing still has a punchDec 11, 2012 4:31 am - For all the folks who think boxing has become irrelevant, think again — especially after last Saturday’s fight in Las Vegas between Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquia...
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Marquez knocks Pacquiao out cold in 6thDec 08, 2012 11:24 pm - LAS VEGAS — Juan Manuel Marquez knocked Manny Pacquiao out cold with a vicious right hand at the end of the sixth round Saturday night, putting a ferocious end to the fo...