Duran, Whitaker named to Hall of Fame

Earthtimes - CANASTOTA, N.Y., Dec. 7 Roberto Duran and Pernell Sweet Pea Whitaker Thursday were named to the International Boxing Hall of Fame at Canastota, N.Y. Duran, who was given the nickname Hands of Stone, was known for his relentless style in the ring. He
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Boxing Sparks Renewed Interest Across Arkansas
KATV - In just three days, Arkansas ' own Jermain Taylor will defend his World Middleweight title in Little Rock . Jermain's meteoric rise in the boxing world is now sparking a renewed interest in the sport across the state. Jermain Taylor says boxing
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BBC award winner is anyone's guess
Daily Telegraph - Calzaghe would be a deserved but surprising choice of the viewers because though he is the WBO and IBF super-middleweight champion, his achievements have tended to be overlooked by non-boxing fans. Unlike the one-hit-wonder Prince Naseem, Calzaghe
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Youth Boxing - A Fighting Chance
Columbian - Virgil Green, 18, says the boxing program has taught him self restraint, control and respect to all people. (STEVEN LANE/The Columbian) For some area teenagers, that place is a meeting room upstairs at a former Vancouver Police Department precinct
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Boxing: Harrison saga opens way for Khan title shot
Daily Telegraph - No wonder promoter Frank Warren's business motto has always been "expect the unexpected", after troubled boxer Scott Harrison, who faces three court hearings next year, pulled out of a World Boxing Organisation featherweight world title defence
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Stallone on Rocky: 'I can't do no more'
Boston Globe - Actor Sylvester Stallone 's appearance at the South Boston Boxing Club was supposed to be under wraps, but dozens of fight fans and ordinary folks still managed to make their way into the James M. Curley Community Center yesterday to get a glimpse of
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