LAS VEGAS - Unheralded Russian middleweight Dmitry Pirog stopped Daniel Jacobs with a crushing overhand right in the fifth round to win the vacant WBO title Saturday night. Full Story »
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Pirog flattens Jacobs; Guerrero tops Casamayor
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New products proving Ali is still the greatest
AP – Fri Jul 30, 3:51 pm ETNEW YORK - It's been nearly three decades since Muhammad Ali stepped into the ring, and the public still can't get enough of the self-described greatest. Full Story »
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Vladimir Klitschko to defend titles against Peter
Reuters – Fri Jul 30, 9:24 am ETBERLIN (Reuters) - World heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschko will defend his titles against Nigeria's Samuel Peter on September11, the Ukrainian boxer said on his website (www.klitschko.com) on Friday. Full Story »
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Wladimir Klitschko to fight Nigeria's Samuel Peter
AP – Fri Jul 30, 6:26 am ETBERLIN - Wladimir Klitschko will defend his heavyweight titles against Samuel Peter of Nigeria in Frankfurt on Sept. 11. Full Story »
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Briggs talks big after confirming Vitali Klitschko fight
Reuters – Thu Jul 29, 2:48 pm ETLONDON (Reuters) - Shannon Briggs is looking forward to ending the career of WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko after announcing on Thursday that he will fight the Ukranian on October 16. Full Story »
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Manny Pacquiao to use political clout for Olympic goals
Reuters – Wed Jul 28, 4:02 am ETMANILA (Reuters) - Seven-weight world champion Manny Pacquiao made a vow to improve life in his poor southern hometown and to help the Philippines win a first Olympic gold medal in his maiden speech as a lawmaker in Congress. Full Story »
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Pacquiao to fight Margarito on Nov. 13
AP – Sat Jul 24, 9:56 pm ETNEW YORK - Manny Pacquiao has turned his attention to former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito for a November fight, after his promoter could not get a deal signed against former pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. Full Story »
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Brooklyn arena positioned to host boxing events
AP – Wed Jul 21, 7:46 pm ETNEW YORK - The fertile boxing ground that produced dozens of world champions, from Mike Tyson to Riddick Bowe, will soon have a regular series of fights in a glimmering new arena. Full Story »
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Time for Mayweather to fight Pacquiao
AP – Mon Jul 19, 5:58 pm ETLAS VEGAS - Floyd Mayweather Jr. lives in what he calls his Big Boy house, a $9.5 million golf course mansion he likes to show off whenever HBO trots out its "24/7" show to promote his fights. Full Story »
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Mayweather silent on status of Pacquiao talks
AP – Sun Jul 18, 8:11 pm ETMIAMI - Floyd Mayweather Jr. allowed a deadline for striking a deal on a superfight with Manny Pacquiao to pass without saying anything. Full Story »
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Warren gets redemption at US boxing championships
AP – Sun Jul 18, 1:13 am ETCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - No doubt this time. Full Story »
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Welterweight contender Jones stops Garcia
AP – Sat Jul 10, 12:48 am ETATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Mike Jones stopped Irving Garcia in the fifth round of their welterweight fight at Boardwalk Hall on Friday night. Full Story »
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Pacquiao to enter fight talks with Cotto and Margarito
Reuters – Sat Jul 17, 5:12 am ETSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Manny Pacquiao will begin talks about a possible fight with Mexican Antonio Margarito or Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto next week after a deadline to agree a clash with undefeated American Floyd Mayweather Jr expired. Full Story »
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Froch, Abraham to fight in Monaco
AP – Thu Jul 15, 6:17 pm ETNEW YORK - Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch and Arthur Abraham will fight on neutral ground in Monaco in the third stage of the World Boxing Classic, as both try to secure a spot in the tournament semifinals. Full Story »
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Boxer Khan gets all clear after malaria scare
AFP – Tue Jul 6, 12:46 pm ETBOLTON, United Kingdom (AFP) - World boxing champion Amir Khan was released from hospital on Tuesday after being given the all clear amid fears he had caught malaria while on holiday in Africa. Full Story »
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Heavyweight champ Holmes to get statue in hometown
AP – Fri Jul 16, 9:17 pm ETEASTON, Pa. - Former heavyweight title holder Larry Holmes is getting a statue in his eastern Pennsylvania hometown. Full Story »
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Spinks creates title tripleheader in St. Louis
AP – Wed Jul 14, 12:35 pm ETDon King is putting on a title triple-header in St. Louis. Full Story »
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WSB offers amateur boxers salary, shot at Olympics
AP – Tue Jul 13, 5:27 pm ETCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Two-time Olympian Rau'shee Warren has been torn between cash and country since a demoralizing defeat at the 2008 Beijing Games. Full Story »
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