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Dawson Meets Tarver Tonight
New Haven's Chad Dawson finally gets the fight he's been looking for when he steps into the ring against Antonio Tarver tonight in Las Vegas with Tarver's IBF light heavyweight title on the line. Dawson, 26, is undefeated in 26 fights with 17 knockouts....Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Chad Dawson, Tampa, Injuries
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Vitali Klitschko returns after 4 years out of ring
Of The Morning CallAfter four years away from the ring, Vitali Klitschko wants his title back. The 37-year-old Ukrainian will fight Samuel Peter on Saturday for the WBC heavyweight title at Berlin's 02 World arena. Klitschko, who was sidelined because of a knee injury,...Tags: Injuries, World Boxing Council
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Local fighters need break
South Florida Sun-SentinelLou Martinez worked the corner of another trainer's fighter Saturday night on a pro boxing card at PGA National Resort and Spa. The Ballroom Boxing Series show was one of the few cards the Palm Beach Boxing gym owner and veteran trainer had no boxers...Tags: Beach Vacations, Oscar De La Hoya, Middleweight Boxing, Personal Service, Corporations
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Hatton hires Mayweather Sr. as trainer
The Associated PressFormer world welterweight champion Ricky Hatton has hired Floyd Mayweather Sr., the father of the man who took his title, as his trainer. Mayweather will prepare Hatton for his fight against IBF junior welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi in Las Vegas...Tags: Welterweight, Billy Graham
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IOC rounds out 2016 evaluation commission
Chicago Tribune staff reporterOlympic champion Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco, an Iowa State University grad, was named Thursday as chair of the International Olympic Committee evaluation commission for the 2016 Summer Games bids. El Moutawakel, a member of the IOC executive board...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, International Olympic Committee, Olympic Games, Sports Organizations
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Local boxer to fight undefeated ex-Olympian
Local boxer Mike Paschall will fight undefeated 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Andre Dirrell on Aug.2 on Showtime. The fight, on the undercard of the Dimitri Kirilov vs. Vic Darchinyan International Boxing Federation junior-bantamweight championship fight,... -
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sp.digest23.ARTBaseball owners, players near deal on replay Et Cetera Baseball owners and players were close to finalizing an agreement on instant...Tags: San Antonio Spurs, Major League Baseball, J.D. Drew, NASCAR, Jimmie Lee
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D.C. United tops Kansas City, 2-0
Luciano Emilio scored his 11th goal of the season and Jaime Moreno had a goal and an assist to help host D.C. United beat the Kansas City Wizards, 2-0. United (8-8-1) won for the fifth time in six Major League Soccer games and took sole possession of...Tags: Injuries, Jaime Moreno, Bantamweight, Kevin Hartman
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Fight for $550,000? He'd rather retire
Former IBF super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy says he would rather retire than fight Jermain Taylor for $550,000. Lacy told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that the offer was too low. "I was insulted by that number," he said. "I'm going on living my... -
Forrest, Tarver still fighting for the future
With all the huge fights that are being made -- and have been fought -- it is easy for some really good cards to fly under the radar. This weekend's offering from Gary Shaw and Showtime is one of them. It's a championship tripleheader from Foxwoods...Tags: Flyweight Boxing, Multi-Sport Events, Lennox Lewis, Middleweight Boxing, Welterweight
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Boxing facing challenge from mixed martial arts
Special to NewsdayHall of Fame trainer Angelo Dundee has a saying for times like these: "Someone always comes along." His theory has rung true for decades. Each time boxing fell out of the mainstream, a star emerged to make the sport matter again. Muhammad Ali, Sugar...Tags: Assault, Light Heavyweight Boxing, Muhammad Ali, Mass Media, Explosions
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Holyfield plods ahead dreaming of title bout
SPECIAL TO NEWSDAYIt is no wonder that Evander Holyfield wants to fight again. Although the 42-year-old former champion was easily defeated Saturday at Madison Square Garden, the other heavyweights on the card did little to discourage his belief that he can fight his...Tags: Evander Holyfield, Madison Square Garden
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