Boxing Links (4-30-11)

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Report: Raven-now-boxer Zbikowski cleared in drug-test flap
NFL News
By NFL.com The boxing commission levied the suspension after Zbikowski tested positive for marijuana last weekend, but he passed a second drug test Tuesday, according to his manager Mike Joyce. Those results were given to the boxing commission. …
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Boxing Analysis: Pavlik’s Rehab, Pacquiao-Marquez III and More
Opposing Views
Though there was boxing on TV this weekend, HBO and Showtime are quiet as the sport takes a short breather before the Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley card next Saturday. That being the case, it’s a perfect time for some… * Twenty years from now,…
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Indiana boxing is down for the count.
Indianapolis Star
Can boxing in Indiana be saved? Promoters, state regulators discuss the state of the sport Kalen Sumler (left) and Cody Stone fight during Wednesday’s Golden Gloves. In 2001, there were 30 pro cards in Indiana. This year, there has been one. …
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Boxing Breakfast: Arthur Abraham Staying in Germany for Now
Bad Left Hook
The bout is to be a semifinal for the Super Six World Boxing Classic. Here’s what Wilifred Sauerland had to say: “Contrary to what Dan Goossen said and contrary to what has been agreed upon by all parties, the Californian Commission still insists on …
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BOXING: Pavlik trying to turn his career around
Pasadena Star-News
By Robert Morales, Staff Writer It’s a good start to straightening out a personal life that has seen two stints in alcohol rehabilitation, and he’s only 29. His most recent stay at Betty Ford Clinic in Rancho Mirage began Nov. …
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Floyd Mayweather Jr Announces his Comeback to Boxing?
Doghouse Boxing
By Johnny Benz, Doghouse Boxing (April 30, 2011) Doghouse Boxing Everyone wants to know when and if Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. will return to the Boxingring. Earlier today I read a report by the Examiner which claims that Mayweather Jr. has …
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Doghouse Boxing

Boxing: Jesse Brinkley loses to Peter ‘Kid Chocolate’ Quillin in Reno
Reno Gazette Journal
Brinkley, 34, said he is most likely done boxing. “What else is left for me? There’s not too much left,” he said. “I don’t want to say I’m done, or I quit.” Carson City’s Jose Elizondo had a nice pro debut, beating Rodrigo Espinoza of Lindsey, Calif., …
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Golden Gloves: Elkhart’s Shorter, Indiana’s last remaining boxer, falls in …
Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis boxing fans won’t have a local rooting interest in tonight’s championship bouts of the National Golden Gloves Tournament at the Indiana Convention Center. Elkhart’s James Shorter, who fights for the St. James Boxing Club in South Bend, …
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Fighter saves the life of 9-year old, then wins fight
Examiner.com
Ortega scored a first round knockout victory on the Thompson Boxing Promotions “New Blood” card at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, CA, that served as a solid tune-up for next week’s event in Palm Springs. That Golden Boy Promotions card features …
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BOXING: Molina stops Conyers at Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas
GamingTodaySlotsToday
Still it was a sterling scene for boxing with the fight shown live on the huge Cosmopolitan marquee sign overlooking Las Vegas Blvd. Molina earned the main event appearance off his excellent effort against Erislandy Lara at the same Cosmopolitan venue, …
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