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At 22, Jon ‘Bones’ Jones may be talked about as the Next Big Thing in the UFC, but the phenom’s eye-popping abilities aren’t an accident. The 6-foot-3, light heavyweight phenom and former All-American Greco-Roman wrestler has a training regimen as unorthodox as the kicks and strikes for which he’s known. Each exercise is designed to [...]

Vitali Klitschko will defend his WBC heavyweight title against Polish-born fighter Albert Sosnowski on May 29. Klitschko’s management group said Tuesday that the fight will take place at the Schalke stadium in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Klitschko said Sosnowski is an experienced, fast and tough opponent who will try everything to deprive him of the title — [...]

Teams from Australia and Canada are staying away from the Commonwealth Boxing Championships which begin in the Indian capital on Wednesday. P.K. Muralidharan Raja, secretary of the Indian Boxing Federation, said Tuesday that Australia informed of its non-participation, but Canada sent no communication.
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Martins Denis, UFC – Every fighter that steps into the Octagon has a particular quest inside his mind, and even if climbing the mountain to earn a fight for the title is a mutual goal, each combatant still has his own formula to grab it.
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Las Vegas, NV (USA) – UFC® today announced it has reached a long-term agreement with ASN, the first 24-hour HD sports channel in Asia to distribute UFC programs in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Macau, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand.
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A court clerk says a judge dismissed a felony coercion charge against boxing trainer Roger Mayweather, who faces trial June 1 on allegations that he beat and choked a female boxer at a Las Vegas apartment he owned. The 48-year-old Mayweather still faces battery-strangulation and battery causing substantial bodily harm charges carrying the possibility of [...]

A man who police say was part of boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s entourage is facing charges of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon stemming from an August shooting outside a Las Vegas skating rink, authorities said Tuesday. Ocie Harris, 27, was arrested several weeks ago in Chicago on a warrant issued Dec.
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By JAIME ARON AP Sports Writer
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Jerry Jones is bringing “big” back to boxing Saturday when his new stadium hosts the welterweight title fight.
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Amir Khan is ready to make a splash in the United States. The exciting British silver medalist from the 2004 Olympics will defend his WBA 140-pound title against former champion Paulie Malignaggi on May 15 at Madison Square Garden, Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions told The Associated Press. Golden Boy president Oscar De La [...]

David Diaz knows he didn’t impress against Manny Pacquiao, but is willing to work his way back to the top.
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Short shots about the world of professional boxing.
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Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Just a couple quick ones about Jens Pulver…
Nothing about his 22 pro wins, his reign as the first UFC lightweight champion, or his legacy as the man who put the lighter weight classes on the map here in the States; we’ll save that for later.
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Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Canada will get their first dose of the Kimbo Slice phenomenon on Saturday, May 8th, when the Ultimate Fighter alumnus looks to make it 2-0 in the Octagon on the UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2 card at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
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Chuck Mindenhall, UFC – When you’re 6-foot-3 and cold as hell in the welterweight division, you can have a little bit of empathy for your opposition heading into a fight. Ben Saunders does. For starters, he knows there aren’t a lot of clones out there to emulate his strong gangly frame. He suspects his latest [...]