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Women's boxing legend Jane Couch announces her retirement. (original story)
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Olympic champion James DeGale signs a pro contract with Frank Warren and fires a parting shot at the Amateur Boxing Association of England. (original story)
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Boxing promoter Frank Warren expressed his “delight” at having signed Great Britain’s Olympic trio of Billy Joe Saunders, Frankie Gavin and gold medallist James DeGale. In an interview for Steve Bunce’s Boxing Hour on Setanta Sports News Warren said he was excited to be involved with such promising youngsters. “People were trying to sign these guys. We [...] (original story)
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Enzo Maccarinelli could face former heavyweight champion Herbie Hide in a WBO cruiserweight title clash on Saturday. (original story)
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Who knew a bronze statue could evoke such anger? Before hitting the road for his Las Vegas fight against Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya stopped by the Staples Center to witness a bronze statue of his likeness unveiled in the same vicinity as those given to Wayne Gretzky and Magic Johnson. The ceremony incensed Bill Plaschke from the L.A. Times. Plaschke writes that the statue is a slight to Laker greats like Jerry West and announcer Chick Hearn: Think of an athlete who is not affiliated with any Staples Center team. Think of an athlete who competed in the buildi... (original story)
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Oscar De La Hoya has insisted that any potential showdown with Rick Hatton would have to take place in London, rather than Las Vegas. De La Hoya is set to face Pacquiao at the MGM Grand on Saturday... (original story)
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Leroy Brown, Gleaner WriterA pledge to do everything in his power to make the Commonwealth boxing titles as prestigious as they used to be was made by Bahamian Fred Sturrup after he was elected presid... (original story)
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Olympic middleweight champion James DeGale has turned professional along with three of his compatriots. The Great Britain star, who overcame a bad-tempered final with Cuba's Emilio Correa to take g... (original story)
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By Jim Dower: Unbeaten heavyweight contender Chris Arreola (26-0, 23 KOs) destroyed power puncher Travis Walker (28-2-1, 22 KOs) in a 3rd round stoppage in a International Boxing Federation (IBF) Heavyweight Title Eliminator match on Saturday night at the Citizens Business Bank Arena, in Ontario, Ca... (original story)
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By Dan Ambrose: Fringe middleweight contender Sebastien Demers (26-2, 9 KOs) won a lopsided 10-round unanimous decision over former contestant from The Contender reality television series, Donny McCrary (24-9-2, 13 KOs), beating him soundly in a one-sided fight on Saturday night at the Montreal Casino, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Demers, 28, who has seen his [...] (original story)
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Arreola feels under more pressure when training in Big Bear as the lack of diversions focuses his mind on fighting and nothing else. (original story)
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The pitter-pat is gone. Paul Williams was criticized for too often being a points fighter. It's not the case anymore. He's pounded out three stoppages over Carlos Quintana, Andy Kolle and Verno Phillips. Big deal on the last two wins, right? Wrong. Williams (36-1, 27 KO) proved a point by fighting at middleweight and then beat Phillips at junior middleweight on Saturday night on HBO. He can fight anywhere from 147-to-160 pounds and he puts on a damn good show. Why can't he find a big fight? Why is Antonio Margarito, a man he beat in July of 2007, making $2 million... (original story)
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HBO's primer for the Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao fight, 24/7, featured a surprise cameo appearance in last week's episode. The Brits' next big hope, Amir Khan, was brought into Freddie Roach's Wild Card Gym to work with Pacquiao. He was part of a crew that was guaranteed $1,000 if... (original story)
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Gary Stretch says boxing "politics" means he will not be in Amir Khan's corner for the Bolton lightweight's clash with Oisin Fagan on Saturday. (original story)
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O.C. Register columnist Mark Whicker has a poll on his blog seeking the answer to the question: Who is the best fighter pound-for-pound in boxing? To get on Whicker’s blog and vote, click here. (original story)