Boxing Links (4-13-11)

Posted on | April 13, 2011 | No Comments

Vikings DE Edwards joins boxing ranks
FOXSports.com
Vikings defensive end Ray Edwards inked a contract to fight in two professionalboxing matches, the Star-Tribune reported Wednesday. Edwards’ first pro fight will take place May 20 at Grand Casino Hinckley in Minnesota against a yet-to-be-named…
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FOXSports.com

One apiece: Mundine on points in Brisbane rematch with reality show conqueror
Sydney Morning Herald
Photo: Getty Images ANTHONY MUNDINE won a war with Garth Wood in Brisbane last night to avenge his shock knockout defeat in December and get his boxing career back on track. With Wallabies star Quade Cooper and Knights back-rower Cory Paterson in his …
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Hayden Panettiere talks sex life with boxing champ beau Wladimir Klitschko
CBS News
Hayden Panettiere and heavyweight boxer Wladimir Klitschko atHBO’s Post 2011 Golden Globe Awards Party on Jan. 16, 2011, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (CBS) Hayden Panettiere didn’t hold back when she made an appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” Tuesday …
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CBS News

Andre Berto vs. Victor Ortiz Saturday Night on HBO Boxing
Bleacher Report
This Saturday night HBO Boxing starting at 9:45pm est will present a welterweight championship bout between Andre Berto (27-0, 21 KO’s) and Victor Ortiz (28-2-2, 22 KO’s). The show will take place at Foxwoods Resort Casino, in Mashantucket, Connecticut …
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Upsets prove anything possible in boxing
ESPN (blog)
Boxing has its share of upsets each year, too, but rarely do you ever see so many in one weekend. Favorites fell like dominoes, and even the biggest fight of the weekend — junior welterweight Marcos Maidana’s enthralling majority decision win against …
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ESPN (blog)

Salt Lake County helps move youth boxing gym
KPVI-TV
to relocate the county sheriff’s mounted posse and allow the Gene Fullmer Boxing Program to move in. boxing club from an old firehouse that it had been using free for five years. The city needs the firehouse to park snow removal trucks. …
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Shane Mosley: “I know that I’m going to be at my best and don’t be shocked if …
EastsideBoxing.com
by Geoffrey Ciani (Interviewed by Jenna J & Geoffrey Ciani) – Last week’s 119th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio (brought to you by CWH Promotions) featured an exclusive interview with former three division champion Sugar Shane Mosley (46-6-1, …
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EastsideBoxing.com

Three Penn State boxers earn All-American status
The Daily Collegian Online
By Aaron Dunlevy Penn State had five boxers qualify for the National Collegiate Boxing Association (NCBA) this past weekend. The competition was held at the Army Academy at West Point and three of the boxers returned home as All-Americans. …
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NFL Draft 2011: Some Fun for You Philadelphia Eagles Fans Who Love the Fights
Bleacher Report
Having covered pro boxing for seven years, and grown up a boxing fan, I know Philadelphia appreciates the Sweet Science. As the NFL Draft gets closer, I saw this other story that came out recently involving Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, …
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Rise of the Canadian boxer: Top five boxers fighting from Canada …
Canadian boxing has a stronger lineage than most fight fans acknowledge. Some of the great names in boxing history – the likes of Sam Langford, Tommy Burns, …
sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug=ycn-8233313

Morales win only part of Vegas’ big night
For more boxing news and analysis, check out The Boxing Tribune. … The Boxing Tribune also scored the bout 116-112 in favor of Maidana. …
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Edwards set for pro boxing debut | StarTribune.com
Ray Edwards the boxer is moving on while the NFL stands still.
www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/119737409.html