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Chavez to face Lee in June, Martinez in the fall

Southpaw RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez and WBC titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. have agreed on the financial split for a fall bout should Chavez win a June 16 defense against

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Sarita Devi advances in boxing world championship

Asian Championship 2012 gold medalist Sarita Devi advanced to the next round in the 60 kg weight category by defeating Ayzanat Hajiyeva of Azerbaijan on points 27:11 at the seventh AIBA World Women Boxing Championships here. Compatriot Pooja Rani (75 kgs) bowed out with a 11:27 loss to Claressa Maria Shields of the US.

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Skip Bayless, Stephen A. Smith completely blow it on Manny Pacquiao case, but cast blame on others

Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless spent a few minutes toward the end of Wednesday’s edition of “First Take” on ESPN roughing up boxer Manny Pacquiao. They had their facts incorrect, and they shredded Pacquiao for comments he didn’t make. … Continue reading →

Danny O Kicks into gear

By his count, Ken Casey has been in more fights than the young boxer he manages, Framingham junior welterweight Danny O’Connor, but none of his was sanctioned. On Thursday night, Casey will be in the real fight game for the first time in Boston, and he’ll do it in a familiar venue. The…

AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships 5/19/12 Finals!

AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships 5/19/12 Finals! The finals were an exciting culmination to a remarkable tournament that pitted 325 superb amateur athletes from 77 nations in a test of ability, skill, savvy and courage.  The competition was also something more, the first international Olympic qualifying test for female boxers in history. Team USA came [...]

Katie Taylor, Savannah Marshall Make Women’s Boxing History: Fan Take

Irish boxing legend Katie Taylor successfully defended her title at the Women’s World Championships in Qinhuangdao, China May 19 in a rematch with Russian Sofya Ochigava. The gold medal bout of the World’s lightweight division could be a glimpse of what’s to come in London this summer.

The Boxing Report Killing in the name of…

We will bring to you popular segments -This day in Boxing History -Who Are you -Big Tree Experience -Most Likely Upset -This is a slow week for boxing but we will dicuss boxings headlines of the week. -Brian Viloria knocks Omar Romero out in 9. -We will also discuss the Lamon Peterson PED case and whether Amir Khan should get his title back. -Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr give their stance on Gay Marriage. So we might as well discuss. Mikkel Kessler vs Allen Green -And more

Floyd Mayweather comes out in support of gay marriage

Manny Pacquiao has created quite a hullabaloo this week after his inner-Mitt Romney came out when he reportedly said he was against gay marriage. It was a stance that even got him temporarily banned from (cue dramatic music) The Grove shopping center in L.A. Naturally, Floyd Mayweather has now put in his two cents for [...]

Steve Bunce on Boxing: I was there at the start for Audley Harrison. I don’t want to be there at the end

Audley Harrison is due back in Britain from his Los Angeles exile in the next week to start charm campaign number three or four or five in anticipation of his genuine “last chance” fight against Iraqi Ali Adams on 26 May.

Imagine Canelo

New York fight fans who stayed up late to watch the debut of Jim Lampley’s “The Fight Game” on HBO on Saturday, at midnight — or sad sacks like me, who fell asleep before it came on, and watched it off the DVR — had to be tantalized by the tidbit dropped after Lampley chatted with Golden Boy Promotions’ day-to-day chief Richard Schaefer. Lampley said the promoter told him, off air, that he could see the Mexican phenom Canelo Alvarez, who just decisioned Shane Mosley on the May 5 Mayweather-Cotto undercard, fighting Miguel Cotto at Madison Square Garden in December.

Roach finally watched Mayweather

Freddie Roach got around to watching the May 5 Floyd Mayweather-Miguel Cotto fight last night. You’ll forgive Dedham Freddie for the delay; he has an excuse, in that he’s been knee deep in getting Amir Khan ready for the Lamont Peterson rematch, which was going to happen this Saturday, before the tussle was scotched because Peterson submitted a dirty sample. Plus, he’s been working with Manny Pacquiao to get the Congressman ready for a stiff test on June 9, against Tim Bradley.

Newbury Today

West Berkshire residents are being encouraged to get involved in the London Olympics 2012

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RickyQuilesBoxing.com Gives Boxing Enthusiasts Inside Scoop on Fight News …

Los Angeles-based Quiles, who holds WBF, NABO, WBC, and NABA boxing titles and has fifty

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