Boxing Links (4-5-11)

Posted on | April 5, 2011 | No Comments

Boxing-AIBA hope Cubans will let their women fight after 2012
Reuters
By Alan Baldwin LONDON, April 5 (Reuters) – Officials are confident Cuba will eventually embrace women’s boxing despite the country refusing to allow its females to fight in next year’s London Olympics. While women’s boxing will be a big novelty at …
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Underdog Boxing: Making a case for Shane Mosley
GMANews.TV
Most Filipino boxing fans wanted Pacquiao to fight Marquez to complete the trilogy. Pacquiao and Marquez fought on two painfully close fights and the fans yearned for one more. There were a few fans, including yours truly, that backed up Berto. …
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Boxer Erik Morales wants to beat Marcos Maidana, and beat the odds at least …
Los Angeles Times
By Bill Dwyre Saturday night will either be the beginning or the end for boxer Erik Morales. If it is the beginning, it will be a new one. He is 34, has had 57 pro fights, has been champion in three weight classes and is certainly going to end up in …
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Los Angeles Times

BOXING: Guerrero’s sights set on interim WBO, WBA Lightweight titles
Gilroy Dispatch
Guerrero compared training at home in Gilroy and balancing boxing with his family duties to the all day every day regimen he took on in Las Vegas and said there was no other way for him to get ready for Katsidis beside fully committing himself to his …
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Gilroy Dispatch

Morning Medley: April 5th, 2011
The Business Insider
by John Morse In light of yesterday’s discussion of Jamaal Charles exchanging his football cleats for track shoes, another NFL player has already traded his receiving gloves for boxing gloves during this off-season. Ravens safety Tom Zbikowski first …
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Former boxer and Dancing With the Stars alum Laila Ali welcomes baby girl
Herald Sun
By staff writers FORMER boxer Laila Ali, daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, gave birth to a baby girl today. “I had my baby girl this morning!” Ali tweeted. “Sydney arrived on her due date at 3:00am! Everyone is happy and healthy. …
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Cleveland welterweight Willie Nelson is on Showtime: Boxing Insider
Plain Dealer
I love boxing too much.” Like fellow undefeated Cleveland welterweight Shawn Porter (18-0, 13 KOs), Nelson knows this can be a big year when it comes to wins and paydays. Nelson said Friday’s opponent gets “careless with his hands” and makes mistakes. …
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Plain Dealer

Mayle leads PAL boxers in Columbus
Zanesville Times Recorder
ZANESVILLE — Zanesville’s PAL boxing team returned to the road Saturday night, stopping at Brookhaven High School in Columbus for matched competitions. The Stop the Violence show featured singers and dancers passing on their message to a local crowd …
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Segura confirms dominance of Calderon
ESPN
By Dan Rafael Joel A. Colon/PR Best Boxing Deja vu: Ivan Calderon fell in nearly the same fashion to Giovani Segura in both their fights. Rafael’s remark: Can’t say that this went much differently than expected, as Segura rolled through the much …
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ESPN

SUFFER Expands Into Boxing and Welcomes “Ferocious” Fernando Vargas to Its Team
Marketwire (press release)
“Boxing is a natural transition for us since it’s so important in MMA. There is talk about Vargas returning to the ring, he has started training at the Suffer Training Center recently, and we wish him the best of luck.” Mr. Vargas brings with him an …
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Blogs

Special Wheelchair boxing exhibition added to Hartford pro card
HARTFORD (April 4, 2011) – A special wheelchair boxing exhibition match has been added to Saturday night’s pro card, “The Willie Pep Boxing Classic,” presented by Hard Hittin’ Promotions (“HHP”), at the Connecticut Convention Center in …
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