Boxing: Harrison earns his 'redemption'

Daily Telegraph - Earlier in the evening, Glasgwegian John Simpson pulled off a shock when he took the British featherweight title in a rematch with Manchester's Andy Morris, who suffered the first defeat of his professional career when an ugly cut opened up above his
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WORLD TOP 10 - POUND-FOR-POUND
Sporting Life - Pacquiao of course goes in against great super-featherweight rival Erik Morales this weekend, and a convincing win over 'El Terrible' could see him move above Winky Wright into second spot next time round. Wright faces Ike Quartey on home soil in
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Boxing: Chaotic brawl sets tone for reprise of heavyweight battle
Times Online - First, Skelton, who had been scheduled to face Harrison, broke a hand, then Scott Harrison pulled out of his WBO featherweight title defence against Nicky Cook. But in his hour of need Warren could at least nudge Amir Khan to centre stage. Khan s
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A tribute to Travis
Louisville Courier-Journal - Fighting as a lightweight and occasionally a featherweight, he had 147 college and amateur bouts. He left Murray State in 1942 to join the Army. He was discharged in late 1945 and had registered to return to college when he received a phone call
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HARRISON RETAINS TITLE IN THREE
Sporting Life - Scott Harrison retained his WBO world featherweight title in impressive style with a third-round stoppage over American-based Armenian William Abelyan at Braehead Arena. The Scotsman, backed by around 5,000 partisan fans, came out with all guns
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RP assured of three bronze medals
ABS-CBN - Another Filipino boxer, however, is out of the running when featherweight Anthony Marcial lost to the more experienced fists of Kazakhstan's Galive Jafarov. Antonio Gabica and Leonardo Andam, meanwhile, are through to the round of 16 in the 8-ball
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Rock-solid Mashaba out to upstage Leon
Beeld - Reigning International Boxing Organisation (IBO) featherweight champion Thomas Mashaba will be out to make a third title defence in a year when he takes on Colombian Oscar Leon on Friday at Kimberley s Jimmy Summer Hall. Mashaba will be looking to
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BARRERA RETAINS TITLE
Sporting Life - Marco Antonio Barrera of Mexico retained his WBC super featherweight title in Las Vegas after a unanimous decision over Rocky Juarez. After going the distance, all three judges gave Barrera the points victory after a workmanlike yet commanding
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PACQUIAO POWERS TO VICTORY
Sporting Life - There was little to separate these two ring warriors for the first five rounds of their super-featherweight bout at the Thomas & Mack Arena. However, Pacquiao turned up the heat in the sixth and clearly hurt Morales, who suffered a broken nose during
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