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Boxer Warren taking 3rd swing at Olympic gold
The only thing Rau'shee Warren loves more than boxing is his family. So it's a pity he can't have both in the same country at the same time. Twice Warren has fought in the Olympics, once in Greece, once in China. Twice Warren has brought his mother,...
Tags: Light Flyweight Boxing, Awards and Prizes, Flyweight Boxing, Welterweight, Boxing
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Lateef Kayode to confront his toughest critic in Antonio Tarver
Lateef Kayode has heard enough from Antonio Tarver, and they haven't stepped into the ring yet. Tarver, the 43-year-old former world light-heavyweight champion, has provided commentary for some of the unbeaten Kayode's cruiserweight fights on cable...Tags: Middleweight Boxing, Boxing, Welterweight, The Home Depot Center, Antonio Tarver
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Former boxing champion Tapia found dead
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Five-time world champion Johnny Tapia was found dead in his Albuquerque home on Sunday. He was 45. Albuquerque police spokesman Robert Gibbs told the Albuquerque Journal officers were called to Tapia's home Sunday evening when a...
Tags: International Boxing Federation, Boxing, Featherweight Boxing
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PASSINGS: Richard W. Lyman, Johnny Tapia
Richard W. Lyman
Former president of Stanford University
Richard W. Lyman, 88, a former president and provost of Stanford University who clamped down on student protests during the Vietnam War era, died Sunday of congestive heart failure in Palo Alto,...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Wars and Interventions, Colleges and Universities, Stanford University, Boxing
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BOXING Tapia dies at 45 Johnny Tapia, the five-time boxing champion whose turbulent career was marked by cocaine addiction, alcohol, depression and run-ins with the law, was found dead Sunday at his Albuquerque, N.M. home. He was 45. Authorities...Tags: College Sports, Nick Fairley, Lacrosse, Boxing, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Troubled boxing champion Johnny Tapia dies at age 45
ReutersBy Zelie Pollon SANTA FE, N.M., May 28 (Reuters) - Five-time world boxing champion Johnny Tapia was found dead in his Albuquerque, New Mexico, home at the age of 45, officials said on Monday. Tapia, who was as renowned for his cocaine use and...Tags: Flyweight Boxing, Boxing, Featherweight Boxing
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RPT-Olympics-Pacquiao's success foiling Filipino hopes
Reuters(Repeats item filed earlier, no changes to text) By Patrick Johnston SINGAPORE, May 15 (Reuters) - The success of Manny Pacquiao is delivering a knockout blow to Filipino dreams of a first Olympic gold medal, with young boxers fast-tracking to the...Tags: Light Flyweight Boxing, Singapore, Executive Branch, Flyweight Boxing, Welterweight
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Olympics-Australian women's boxer Elmir fails dope test - media
ReutersMay 15 (Reuters) - Australian boxer Bianca Elmir failed a doping test and was slapped with a provisional ban that threatens her chance sof competing at the London Olympics, her coach told Australian media on Wednesday. Elmir, Australia's flyweight...Tags: Flyweight Boxing, Boxing, Australia, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Australian woman boxer Elmir banned for doping
ReutersMELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian boxer Bianca Elmir's hopes of competing at the London Olympics are in jeopardy after she was slapped with a provisional ban for failing a doping test at national championships in February. Elmir, Australia's flyweight...Tags: Flyweight Boxing, Furosemide (drug), Boxing, China, Australia
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Pacquiao's success foiling Filipino hopes
ReutersSINGAPORE (Reuters) - The success of Manny Pacquiao is delivering a knockout blow to Filipino dreams of a first Olympic gold medal, with young boxers fast-tracking to the professional ranks in a desperate bid to escape poverty and emulate the success of...Tags: Light Flyweight Boxing, Singapore, Executive Branch, Flyweight Boxing, Boxing
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Alhambra boxer Dominic Breazeale takes shot at Olympic berth
Alhambra super-heavyweight Dominic Breazeale is among seven American boxers who will try to earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic boxing team starting next week in Rio de Janeiro.
Breazeale and four others have been training in Carson at a facility known as...Tags: Lightweight Boxing, Brazil, Super Heavyweight Boxing, Middleweight Boxing, Flyweight Boxing
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Dan Campbell moves past a battered legacy as USA Boxing coach
Many days, Dan Campbell can be found standing, arms folded, in the center of the noisy boxing gym at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The smack of leather gloves against raw flesh has been the soundtrack of his career, so even...Tags: Lightweight Boxing, Beijing (China), Vietnam War (1955-1975), Middleweight Boxing, Flyweight Boxing
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