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De La Hoya seeks to cap career with Forbes win

Sports | Boxing
2008-5-2

OSCAR De La Hoya wants to be the first man to knock out Steve Forbes when the two men meet in Los Angeles tomorrow. "I want to knock him out," De La Hoya told reporters on Wednesday. "I want to be the first and...

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De La Hoya not looking past Forbes

Sports | Boxing
2008-4-25

OSCAR De La Hoya will not underestimate Steve Forbes when he returns to the ring next week for the first time since his defeat by Floyd Mayweather Jr. The multiple world champion lost his WBC super welterweight...

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Calzaghe wants Jones bout before bowing out

Sports | Boxing
2008-4-22

NOW that he's beaten Bernard Hopkins, Joe Calzaghe would like to end his career with a victory over Roy Jones Jr. The undefeated world super-middleweight champion, who moved up to light-heavy to capture a split...

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Calzaghe rallies to beat Hopkins

Sports | Boxing
2008-4-21

BRITAIN'S Joe Calzaghe recovered from a first-round knockdown to defeat Bernard Hopkins by split decision in a light-heavyweight bout in Las Vegas on Saturday. Calzaghe was awarded the bout on two of the three...

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Hopkins stays cool at weigh-in

Sports | Boxing
2008-4-20

Bernard Hopkins kept his hands to himself on Friday at the weigh-in for his fight with Joe Calzaghe, engaging in none of the shenanigans that led to a US$200,000 fine after his last fight. Before thousands of singing,...

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Calzaghe readies for Hopkins battle

Sports | Boxing
2008-4-17

JOE Calzaghe said he would show America what he was made of when he makes his Las Vegas debut on Saturday against light-heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins. "It's the icing on the cake," the 36-year-old undisputed...

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Cotto ready for Margarito clash

Sports | Boxing
2008-4-14

MIGUEL Cotto battered Alfonso Gomez for five rounds to retain his WBA welterweight title in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Saturday and set up a fight with new IBF champion Antonio Margarito. Earlier, Margarito...

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Khan closes in on world title bout

Sports | Boxing
2008-4-7

LIGHTWEIGHT Amir Khan stopped Dane Martin Kristjansen in the seventh round in Bolton on Saturday to close in on a world title fight. The British Olympic silver medal winner was given a tough examination by Kristjansen...

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Calzaghe Senior weaves his magic in Welsh valley

Sports | Boxing
2008-4-3

THE coal mines of south Wales lie dormant these days but the seam of boxing talent in a sleepy valley in the principality is far from exhausted. The Newbridge Boxing Club near Newport is one of the most productive...

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Abraham knocks out Ayala

Sports | Boxing
2008-3-31

ARTHUR Abraham knocked out American Elvin Ayala with a 12th-round uppercut in Kiel, Germany, on Saturday to successfully defend his IBF middleweight title for the seventh time. The victory paved the way for the...

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Phillips too strong for Spinks

Sports | Boxing
2008-3-29

HAVING his famous father and uncle working the corner was no help to Cory Spinks, who lost his IBF light middleweight title to Verno Phillips in a 12-round split decision on Thursday. The 30-year-old Spinks (36-5)...

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Pacquiao wins Marquez decision

Sports | Boxing
2008-3-17

MANNY Pacquiao won a narrow split decision to defeat Juan Manuel Marquez and claim the WBC super featherweight title in Las Vegas on Saturday in sensational bout that left two of the world's best boxers bloody and...

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Peter readies for Klitschko kin

Sports | Boxing
2008-3-10

SAMUEL Peter said he executed his plan to perfection on Saturday to win the WBC heavyweight title and set himself up for a clash with one of the Klitschko brothers. Peter unleashed a fierce barrage of power punches...

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Vazquez takes split decision

Sports | Boxing
2008-3-3

ISRAEL Vazquez retained his WBC super bantamweight crown in a split decision over fellow Mexican Rafael Marquez in Carson, California, on Saturday. In the third of their series of title bouts, judge Max De Luca...

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Bute's crown

Sports | Boxing
2008-3-2

Undefeated Montreal fighter Lucian Bute stopped William Joppy at 1:08 of the 10th round to retain his IBF super-middleweight title in Montreal on Friday. Bute (22-0) knocked down Joppy (39-5-1) with a right in...