Clottey savors arduous journey to title fight (Yahoo! Sports)
Joshua Clottey’s road to a bout against the world’s best pound-for-pound fighter was neither fast nor easy.
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Grand jury may get Mayweather friend shooting case (AP)
A prosecutor served notice Wednesday that a grand jury may hear evidence that an associate of boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. shot at a man who police said argued with the boxer last August at a Las Vegas skating rink. Ocie Harris, 27, made a brief initial court appearance in a Las Vegas court on felony attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon charges.
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Pacquiao calm, confident for fight vs Clottey (PA SportsTicker)
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Australia, Canada skip Commonwealth boxing titles (AP)
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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Vitali Klitschko to fight Albert Sosnowski (AP)
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 — “but I won’t allow that.”…
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1 charge dropped in Roger Mayweather battery case (AP)
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 up to 10 years in prison.
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Police: Boxer’s friend arrested in Vegas shooting (AP)
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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Pacquiao could put Cowboys Stadium on boxing’s map (PA SportsTicker)
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Cowboys owner goes big with bout (Yahoo! Sports)
Jerry Jones is bringing “big” back to boxing Saturday when his new stadium hosts the welterweight title fight.
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Khan’s title fight with Malignaggi set for May 15 (AP)
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 Hoya was headed to England on Tuesday for a news conference to…
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Mailbag: Diaz optimistic about second shot (Yahoo! Sports)
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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Hooks ‘n’ Jabs (Yahoo! Sports)
Short shots about the world of professional boxing.
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Australian Darchinyan retains WBC, WBA titles (AP)
Australian Victor Darchinyan scored an unanimous decision against Rodrigo Guerrero of Mexico City to retain his WBC and WBA super flyweight titles Saturday night at The Show inside the Agua Caliente Casino. The judges scored the bout 118-110, 117-111 and 120-108. Darchinyan (34-2-1, 27 KOs), known for his spectacular knockouts, couldn’t put down the tough Guerrero, whose head was rocked back…
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Alexander stops Urango in 8th round (AP)
Devon Alexander was ahead of Juan Urango by only one point on two of the judges’ scorecards going into the eighth round of their light welterweight title unification bout. The closely contested fight seemed headed for 12 rounds — until Alexander landed one powerful right uppercut. Alexander floored Urango with that thunderous punch and then knocked him out with another uppercut at 1:12 of the…
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Morrison suspected in Kan. of marijuana possession (AP)
Former heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Morrison has been arrested in Kansas on suspicion of marijuana possession. A Wichita police report says the 41-year-old boxer was taken into custody Thursday evening a Wichita fitness club after police received a report of a suspicious person. Police said Morrison was arrested without incident.
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