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Boxing Links (4-1-11)

Posted on | April 1, 2011 | No Comments

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Local boxers make finals at Golden Gloves
Port Huron Times Herald
BIRCH RUN — The Big Dog Boxing Club had a successful trip to the Birch Run Expo Center Thursday. The Big Dog fighters participating in the Eastern Michigan Championships of the Golden Gloves Tournament all advanced to today’s championship round. 
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Locked Out NFL Players Try Soccer, Boxing and ‘Dancing with the Stars’
ABC News
Tommy Zbikowski of the Baltimore Ravens is back in the ring, boxing professionally in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. The Ravens safety was an amateur boxer while he played college football at Notre Dame. He said he’s trying to work his way up to being a 
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CBS to air boxing: ‘Fight Camp 360: Pacquiao vs. Mosley’
USA Today
By Bob Velin, USA TODAY Boxing returns to network television for the first time in several years Saturday when CBS airs the premier of Showtime’s boxing reality series Fight Camp 360: Pacquiao vs. Mosley, at noon ET. By Chris Trotman, Getty Images 
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Gil Clancy, Boxing Manager and Trainer, Dies at 88
New York Times
By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN Gil Clancy, the Hall of Fame boxing manager and trainer who guided Emile Griffith to the welterweight and middleweight championships and later worked as a boxingmatchmaker and TV analyst, died Thursday in Lynbrook, NY He was 88. 
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Segura looking to repeat; Calderon wants redemption
ESPN
At 36 — which is ancient in boxing years for a fighter in such a small weight class — Calderon figures he has two more years left in the sport, at most. “I want to be back as [junior flyweight] world champion, do one or two defenses and then try to 
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Malignaggi Rips Alexander, Fears For Morales, Berto-Ortiz
BoxingScene.com
The great thing about Malignaggi, besides being a colorful personality, is that he is a pure fan of the sport of boxing and can talk endlessly about his fellow brethren and other key aspects of the game. So it was only natural that I got the Brooklyn 
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Oakland boxer Andre Ward sets his sights on perfect Super Six finish
Contra Costa Times
By Jeff Faraudo Ward, 27, will put his World Boxing Association super-middleweight title on the line May 14 at the Home Depot Center in Carson when he fights Germany’s Arthur Abraham in the tournament semifinals. The winner moves on to the event’s 
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Opening bell to ring tonight in 83rd Cleveland Golden Gloves amateur boxing
Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Twelve bouts are scheduled to go today on the opening night of the 83rd Cleveland Golden Gloves amateur boxing tournament. In the open division for experienced fighters, two-time defending champion Zeddie Adams from the Salvation 
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Boxing: Des Moines teen hopes to turn pro after Golden Gloves, Olympics run
DesMoinesRegister.com
Deandre Harris doesn’t lack for experience or confidence heading into tonight’s Golden Glovesboxing event. “My muscles’ have been jumping and I’m ecstatic about this weekend,” Harris said. Harris will be one of about 65 amateur boxers, male and female 
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Boxer Haye tips Murray to fight back
CNN International
5 Andy Murray visited heavyweight boxing champion David Haye after his second-round exit in Miami. (CNN) — Andy Murray has suffered a worrying form slump since losing in the final of the Australian Open in January, but boxing champion David Haye has 
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Can Manny Pacquiao and Showtime Get Boxing Back on Network TV 
By Kid Nate
CBS is promoting Showtime’s May 7 Manny Pacquiao vs Shane Mosley fight heavily.
Bloody Elbow – http://www.bloodyelbow.com/

 

Web
Boxing chatter | Sports | Boxing | PE.com | Southern California 
Las Vegas female boxing star Melinda “La Maravilla” Cooper (21-0, 11 KOs) fights Puerto Rico’s Ada Velez (18-3-3, 6 KOs) for the vacant IBF junior 
www.pe.com/…/PE_Sports_Local_D_boxing_chatter_29.1240…

 

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