Boxing Links (4-11-11)

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Billy Beynon Hill name honour for boxing hero
BBC News
Villagers are paying tribute to a boxing champion almost 80 years after he died by naming a hill in his honour. Billy Beynon Hill in Bryn, near Port Talbot, will recognise a collier who found success in the boxing ring and suffered a tragic death. …
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BBC News

Bash Brother Busted: Jose Canseco Sued
NBC Bay Area
By Erika Okano Former Oakland Athletics outfielder Jose Canseco is in hot water this morning after allegedly trying to pull one over on a celebrity boxing promoter. Damon Feldman filed suit on Friday, saying Canseco was supposed to fight in a bout in …
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Marcos Maidana weathers Erik Morales; rematch possible
USA Today
His opponent, aging Mexican legend Erik Morales, a 6-1 underdog, was giving the Argentine slugger with the iron chin the fight of his life with his superior boxing skills, and Maidana was looking weary. You could not see the look in Morales’ eyes …
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USA Today

Bad Left Hook Weekly Boxing Rankings for April 11: Advances, None Miraculous
Bad Left Hook
by Scott Christ on Apr 11, 2011 11:49 AM EDT in Boxing Rankings It’s Monday, so it’s rankings day. Really just a few back-end rankings changes after the fun, upset-filled weekend, but change is change. Obviously, David Lemieux, who was ranked 10th …
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Boxing: Big Dogs’ Rossow claims state championship
Port Huron Times Herald
The Big Dog Boxing club light heavyweight now is a state champion. Saturday night at the Grand Valley National Guard Armory in Wyoming, Rossow won a decision to claim the 178-pound open division title at the Michigan Golden Gloves State Championships. …
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Nietes KOs Mexican in epic boxing match
Visayan Daily Star
BY NIDA BUENAFE All it took was an overhead right punch from WBO boxing champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes to send Mexican Armando Vasquez to the canvass with 34 seconds left in the first round to validate his bid for the world light flyweight title. …
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Olympic gold medalist Jerry Page helps train Zanesville boxers
Zanesville Times Recorder
Zanesville Police Athletic League boxers Zak Rollins, Akeem Mayle, Chris Hasten, Travis Jerig and Jake Harper pose with 1984 USA Olympic gold medalist Jerry Page. ZANESVILLE — Zanesville Police Athletic League boxers had an inspirational visit Sunday …
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Local Boxing Champion Honored by San Leandro Dignitaries
Patch.com
Nonito “Flash” Donaire, Jr., a San Leandro resident and San Lorenzo High graduate, was recognized for his accomplishments as a three-division world boxing champion. By Jennifer Courtney | Email the author | 3:13pm From left to right, Leroy Smith, …
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Wild Finish Aligns the Stars: Boxing with Playoff-Bound ‘Hawks
Blackhawk Up
“And you’ll still be looking up to me when this show’s over.” (Blackhawk Up image) Pure disgust to utter elation in a matter of four hours. Sunday was a microcosm of a Blackhawks season which had people jumping off cliffs, then scaling the mountain …
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Blackhawk Up

Body Found Between Boulders On Imperial Beach
KGTV San Diego
SAN DIEGO — Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the trial of a trainer accused of opening fire at a Vista boxing club after being barred from the gym, killing another trainer and wounding two others. Mark Anthony Diaz, 50, is charged with …
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Blogs

Jose Canseco Sued By Celebrity Boxing Promoter Damon Feldman
By The Huffington Post News Editors
A celebrity boxing promoter has filed a lawsuit against Jose Canseco for breach of contract after the former major league slugger instead sent his twin brother for the bout. Damon Feldman, of Broomall, Pa., filed a complaint Friday …
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Battle of the Boxing PPVs: Maidana/Morales was the winner over …
By Staff
By Rich Mancuso No it was not junior welterweight Marcos Maidana in the ring facing heavyweight Tomasz Adamek Saturday night on pay-per-view. The title.
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Marcos Maidana Defeats Erik Morales In Majority Decision
AP Apr 9: Marcos Maidana, of Argentina, punches Erik Morales, of Mexico during their WBA interim junior welterweight championship boxing match in Las Vegas. …
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USA Boxing’s Elite Female Athletes to Face off with Sixteen Top …
2010 USA Boxing National Championships silver medalist Tyrieshia Douglas ( Baltimore, Md.), 2010 National PAL Champion Stephanie Han (El Paso, …
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