Skelton Out, Danny Williams Gets Audley Harrison Rematch

East Side Boxing - The show also features the potentially explosive WBO World Featherweight title clash between Scott Harrison and Nicky Cook plus a top quality undercard featuring boxing sensation Amir Khan. Promoter Frank Warren said, "It's a big disappointment that
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Stab and jab, Pep
Washington Times - Saddler won three of the fights -- all for the featherweight championship of the world -- but really there were no winners. Both are members of the Boxing Hall of Fame -- Pep's lifetime record was 230-11-1, Saddler's 144-16-2 -- but the mere mention
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Boxing Champion Willie Pep Dies at 84
13 WREX-TV - Pep turned pro in 1940 and won his first 63 fights, including a victory over Chalky Wright in 1942 for the world featherweight title. With the 15-round decision, Pep was the youngest boxer to earn the title in four decades. The following year brought
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Joey Abell to Headline On Friday Night in Philly
East Side Boxing - Undefeated featherweight, Jules Blackwell, 2-0 with one knockout of nearby Phoenixville, PA will take on the debuting Harry Phillips of Cleveland, Ohio in a four round bout. The big boys will get it on as Samuel Brown, 1-1 of Ft. Campbell, Kentucky
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Sports figures who died in 2006
Pantagraph - Pep won 53 consecutive fights before trumping Chalky Wright in 1942 for the world featherweight title. With the 15-round decision, Pep was the youngest boxer to earn the title in four decades. The following year brought 63 undefeated bouts for Pep
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Juan Manuel Marquez makes a statement
East Side Boxing - With victory, Marquez successfully defended the WBO interim featherweight crown, and he did so with more flare and drama than is typical of his fighting style. In fact, most people expected this to be a slow affair between two tactical boxers
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Pacman-Barrera purse bid deferred
ABS-CBN - In a statement Friday in the US, WBC president Jose Sulaiman said "due to the current legal situation concerning the WBC mandatory super featherweight contender Manny Pacquiao, the WBC has suspended the purse offer that was scheduled for Jan. 12
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Hopkins trying to make own name
McAllen Monitor - The Hopkins-Casta eda bout is the semi-main event, and will be followed by the headlining fight between Juan Manuel Marquez (45-3-1) and Jimrex Jaca (26-2-1) for Marquez s WBO featherweight title. Though his lineage and tough childhood have
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Calzaghe & Manfredo Make it Official
East Side Boxing - The victory elevated Calzaghe into a sixth-place tie with former strawweight champion Ricardo L pez and former featherweight champion Eusebio Pedroza on the all-time list for successful title defenses. A victory over Manfredo would advance Calzaghe
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Marquez-Jaca: There Is No Doubt Boxing Is A Blood Sport
East Side Boxing - class boxer and by what I do in these next few minutes I will earn respect, I will honor my sport, and I will demonstrate my qualifications to rightfully challenge any and all within my reach who presume to hold championship titles at Featherweight
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