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Pacquiao marches on as true star of boxing (AP)
The fight was long over and most of the biggest crowd to see a fight in the U.S. in 17 years had found their way out of massive Cowboys Stadium. Manny Pacquiao was in the shower, where one member of his entourage surely was in charge of selecting his shampoo while another had the task [...]
Pacquiao dominates Clottey for decision (PA SportsTicker)
By TIM DAHLBERG AP Boxing Writer
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Pacquiao-Clottey scorecard (Yahoo! Sports)
Scoring from Manny Pacquiao’s win over Joshua Clottey.
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Pacquiao dominates Clottey in front of 50,994 (Yahoo! Sports)
Manny Pacquiao demonstrated why he’s the world’s best boxer in front of more than 50,000 fans in Texas
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Soto dominates Diaz to take lightweight belt (AP)
Mexico’s Humberto Soto claimed the WBC lightweight title with a dominant unanimous decision victory over American David Diaz on Saturday. Fighting on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey bout, Soto prevalied in just his second fight at lightweight. He had previously held the WBC’s super featherweight and interim featherweight titles.
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Castillo retires after undercard loss (AP)
Jose Luis Castillo, a former two-time champion who was part of one of boxing’s greatest fights, quit on his stool after the fifth round Saturday against Alfonso Gomez and promptly announced his retirement. Castillo, who has battled weight issues for years, landed just 47 punches before telling the referee after the fifth round that he [...]
More than 50,000 fans in Cowboys Stadium for fight (AP)
After weeks of debate, April Entona finally decided to join her sister and brother-in-law to watch fellow Filipino Manny Pacquaio fight in Cowboys Stadium. So the day before the bout, she told her bosses someone would have to cover her nursing shift — in Chicago. Lloyd Damian was so looking forward to this fight that [...]
Pacquiao-Clottey live from Cowboys Stadium (Yahoo! Sports)
Follow Kevin Iole and Dan Wetzel’s live commentary of Saturday night’s Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey bout.
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Morango Hungry for His First UFC Victory
Martins Denis, UFC – Brazil’s Fabricio ‘Morango’ Camoes is going to make his second Octagon appearance on March 27th against ultra-talented Kurt ‘Batman’ Pellegrino at UFC 111 in Newark, New Jersey. The lightweight match has the same implications for Camoes as when he arrived in the UFC last November to face Caol Uno, but without [...]
No sense in ducking Pacquiao-Mayweather (Yahoo! Sports)
Saturday’s events made it clear: Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather must be made.
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Pacquiao pounds Clottey, calls out Mayweather (Yahoo! Sports)
Was Joshua Clottey’s defensive style a tuneup for Manny Pacquiao’s next fight?
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Huck retains WBO cruiserweight title with KO (AP)
Marco Huck of Germany has retained his WBO cruiserweight title by knocking out Adam Richards of the United States in the third round. Huck connected with a flurry of punches Saturday after already flooring Richards earlier and the American went down with 30 seconds left in the third round. The referee didn’t bother to count [...]
Pacquiao and Clottey meet on the star (PA SportsTicker)
By TIM DAHLBERG AP Boxing Writer
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Amir Khan says Malignaggi style ideal for him (AP)
Amir Khan is confident his big-punching style will be too powerful for challenger Paul Malignaggi — even in the American’s hometown. Khan, who has won 22 of his 23 fights, will defend his WBA light-welterweight title against the New Yorker at Madison Square Garden on May 15 in a bout promoted by Oscar De La [...]
SAfrican boxer Lovett banned 2 years for steroids (AP)
South African boxer Jared Lovett has been banned for two years after testing positive for steroids. Lovett tested positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol on July 11 after his loss on points to Thomas Oosthuizen in a bout for the IBO Light Heavyweight Youth Belt. The South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport held a hearing [...]

