Fighting Today

Grand jury may get Mayweather friend shooting case (AP)

News Service — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:11 +0000

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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Clottey savors arduous journey to title fight (Yahoo! Sports)

News Service — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:11 +0000

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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Rachelle Leah Returns to the Octagon on March 27th

News Service — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:10 +0000

The hottest ticket in New Jersey just got hotter, as it has been announced that Playboy cover model and UFC All-Access host Rachelle Leah will be returning to her old gig as Octagon Girl for one night only on Saturday, March 27th at UFC 111 in Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center.

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UFC Primetime -GSP vs Hardy Premieres Tonight on Spike TV

News Service — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:09 +0000

It’s the first world championship fight of 2010, and as March 27th’s welterweight title bout between Georges St-Pierre and Dan ‘The Outlaw’ Hardy approaches, Spike TV is going to take you behind the scenes and into the lives of these 170-pound stars with “UFC Primetime”, which premieres tonight at 10pm ET / PT.

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Pacquiao calm, confident for fight vs Clottey (PA SportsTicker)

News Service — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:26:22 +0000

By JAIME ARON AP Sports Writer

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Inside Jon Jones’ killer workouts

News Service — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:06 +0000

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 push his muscles to the limit while training them to respond explosively.

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Vitali Klitschko to fight Albert Sosnowski (AP)

News Service — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:08 +0000

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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Australia, Canada skip Commonwealth boxing titles (AP)

News Service — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:08 +0000

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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Sakara Looking for Three in a Row on March 21st

News Service — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:07 +0000

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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UFC SIGNS DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH ASIAS ASN HD SPORTS CHANNEL

News Service — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:07 +0000

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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