Boxing Links (3-22-11)

Posted on | March 22, 2011 | No Comments

Pacquiao takes timeout, plays hoops in Baguio
ABS CBN News
The boxing superstar, who was with Team Pacquiao, outplayed the University of Baguio’s UB Cardinals at 86-78 in the first-ever Congressman Manny Pacquiao Cup. Pacquiao was apparently energetic in the starting minutes of the game. …
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Simba ready for fight after accident
Independent Online
Heavyweight boxing hope Flo Simba roared into Tuesday’s press conference for Saturday night’s Golden Gloves tournament at Emperors Palace and received an all-clear from the medical staff after a frightening crash on the nearby airport highway. …
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Independent Online

Emanuel Steward trains Tom Zbikowski
ESPN
The NFL lockout has allowed Tom Zbikowski to pursue his passion for boxing. He already has won one fight this year and now he’s being trained by a Hall of Famer for his next bout. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images Tom Zbikowski, standing, defeated Richard …
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NBA in limbo, but tennis garden may host boxing
The Desert Sun
One event the stadium hasn’t held is boxing. The valley has been a recent hotbed of talent from the Diaz brothers, to Cathedral City’s Timothy Bradley to rising stars Randy Caballero and Gabino Saenz. “We would love to bring boxing out here. …
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Sugar Tony helps teen boxer attain No. 1 national ranking
Battle Creek Enquirer
Ajamion Morgan, 13, of Kalamazoo poses with his silver champion belt at Sugar Tony’s boxinginside Full Blast. / John Grap/The Enquirer For years, boxing trainer Tony Rosario has been taking in young, talented athletes from all walks of life in the …
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Showtime Super Six; THE SEMIFINALS BEGIN!
EastsideBoxing.com
NEW YORK (March 22, 2011) – The Super Six World Boxing Classic Semifinals are set to begin. Andre Ward, Arthur Abraham, Carl Froch and Glen Johnson are all one victory from the tournament final en route to 168-pound supremacy. On Saturday, May 14, …
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Boxer Bernard ‘The Executioner’ Hopkins helps launch effort to aid Camden pit …
Philadelphia Inquirer
In the photos, the boxers pose in a ring at the Camden Boxing Academy with Karmann, a smiling pit bill rescued from a Camden dog breeder two years ago. Five of the billboards have been raised, including one at 12th and Federal Streets, across from the …
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Boxing Fight Schedule
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
At Sports Palace DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia, Dmitry Pirog vs. Javier Francisco Maciel, 12, for Pirog’s WBO middleweight title;Ondrej Pala vs. Oleksiy Mazykin, 12, for the vacant WBO European heavyweight title. At Atlantic City, NJ (HBO), …
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Matt Remillard Update
fightnews.com
Right now, four of them are sitting around between workouts talking boxing with Matt. It seems like we’ve been working together for a year, not 4-5 weeks. In 3 ½ weeks he had already sparred 84 rounds, working double sessions, and he’s a real gym rat. …
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Local Boxer Wins Viciously
Highline Times
“There’s that saying, ‘kill the body and the head will die,'” said Thompson’s trainer Jack Stafford, a staunch believer in body punching as an effective boxing technique. “Proven point right there tonight.” Shay (5-12, 4 KOs), a former South Carolina …
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Blogs

1 new result for boxing

Boxing club sends two to compete at national championships | The …
By Juan López
Although just a freshman, Nevada boxer Andrew Morales is one of the more respected fighters on the team.
The Nevada Sagebrush – http://nevadasagebrush.com/

Web

Epix joins HBO, Showtime in boxing game – Boxing – Yahoo! Sports
NEW YORK — Move over, HBO. Look out, Showtime. A new premium cable channel, Epix, is getting into the boxing game. The year-old network will air Vitali …
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