Mormeck vows to land telling blow vs. Klitschko (AP)
Jean-Marc Mormeck has a simple plan for achieving his dream of becoming France’s first heavyweight champion: smash Wladimir Klitschko’s face. Klitschko will defend his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles against Mormeck in Duesseldorf, Germany on Dec. 10. “I want his belts,” Mormeck said.
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Donaire retains WBC and WBO bantamweight titles (AP)
Nonito Donaire retained the WBC and WBO bantamweight titles, unanimously outpointing Omar Narvaez on Saturday night at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. Donaire improved to 27-1, extending his nine-year winning streak to 26 fights, with winning scores of 120-108 from the judges. After Donaire knocked out nine of his last 10 opponents, the fight had most of the 4,425 fans booing the lack of…
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Marco Huck KOs Rossi to retain WBO cruiser belt (AP)
German cruiserweight Marco Huck successfully retained the WBO title for the eighth time, stopping Argentine challenger Rogelio Rossi in the sixth round Saturday. Rossi needed medical attention and took a long time to get up after Huck left the 30-year-old southpaw sprawled on the canvas with a clean right punch.
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Marco Huck stops Rossi to retain WBO cruiser belt (PA SportsTicker)
German cruiserweight Marco Huck successfully retained the WBO title for the eighth time, stopping Argentine challenger Rogelio Rossi in the sixth round Saturday.
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Rodriguez shuts out Rosinsky – barely (Yahoo! Sports)
Edwin Rodriguez and Will Rosinsky’s fight seemed to hang in the balance during the final round, but the judges didn’t see it that way.
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WBC awards light heavyweight belt back to Hopkins (AP)
The WBC has returned the light heavyweight championship to Bernard Hopkins after declaring his bout with Chad Dawson a technical draw. Hopkins was stopped for the first time in his career Saturday night in bizarre fashion when Dawson lifted him and tossed him to the canvas late in the second round, leaving the 46-year-old champion with a dislocated joint in his shoulder.
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Overcoming adversity is a Rodriguez trait (Yahoo! Sports)
Super middleweight Edwin Rodriguez is unbeaten in the ring, and his family has also had its share of victories.
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I’ll be ready for whatever Pacquiao brings (Yahoo! Sports)
Training in Mexico City in the renowned Romanza Gym, where so many great Mexican fighters have come from, has…
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Don’t call me the ‘Mexicutioner’ (Yahoo! Sports)
In his first blog, Manny Pacquiao says he’s not a fan of his ‘Mexicutioner’ nickname.
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Mundine beats Alvarez for interim WBA title (AP)
Anthony Mundine of Australia defeated Mexican fighter Rigoberto Alvarez in an unanimous points decision to claim the WBA interim world light middleweight title Wednesday. Mundine (43-4, 25 KOs) rarely looked troubled by Alvarez (27-4, 20 KOs) throughout the 12 rounds, winning the bout 114-113, 117-111, 117-111 on the judges’ scorecards.
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Boxing Superstar Manny Pacquiao Shuns Intimacy Three Weeks Before Fights (Yahoo! Sports)
Manny Pacquiao is a happily married man, but when it comes time to fight, he takes a break from his love life.
Pacquiao tells Playboy he and…
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DeMarco’s road from Dumpsters to champion (Yahoo! Sports)
Antonio DeMarco literally ate food out of Tijuana Dumpsters to survive. Now he’s a world champion.
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Hopkins will not retire after controversial fight (AP)
Bernard Hopkins has an appeal set over a controversial finish and rehabilitation ahead for a significant shoulder injury. When those issues are settled, Hopkins will have a new priority at the top of his list. Finding his next opponent. The 46-year-old Hopkins told The Associated Press on Monday he will not retire because of his injured left shoulder and the disputed call that cost him his WBC light…
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Fans lose in Hopkins-Dawson debacle (Yahoo! Sports)
For the second straight month, fans that paid good money for a boxing pay-per-view have the right to feel ripped off.
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Is Hopkins’ career over after Dawson’s shrug? (AP)
For the first time in his 23-year boxing career, Bernard Hopkins lost a fight when he couldn’t get off the canvas. The way Hopkins got to the canvas Saturday night will be debated long after he finally retires. Chad Dawson lifted the leaning Hopkins off his feet and shrugged him roughly to the ground late in the second round, leaving Hopkins with a separated joint in his left shoulder.
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