Boxing Links (6-19-11)

Posted on | June 19, 2011 | No Comments

Boxing Preview: Saul Alvarez vs. Ryan Rhodes
SaddoBoxing.com
By Nick Chamberlain June 18th, 2011 All Press Releases Saul Alvarez is aiming to be Mexico’s next big boxing star. With a record standing in at 36-0-1 26 KO’s, he is well on his way. He now holds the WBC Light middleweight title that was vacant when he …
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World Boxing Council president had eventful visit to Brockton
Enterprise News
World Boxing Council President Jose Sulaiman sits at the same table Rocky Marciano sat at for an Italian dinner cooked by Rocky’s mother before one of his fights. By Anonymous World BoxingCouncil President Jose Sulaiman’s tour of the city last week …
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Hitting the gym: Some Orlando Magic players are boxing to stay in shape
Orlando Sentinel
Wearing a pair of boxing gloves on his hands and a scowl on his face, the Orlando Magic power forward relentlessly jabbed a heavy bag with his left arm. “Eight!” yelled Todd Drespling, who owns and runs Gym Rat Boxing and Fitness, a gym a few miles …
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Arizona female boxers have sights set on 2012 Olympics
Arizona Republic
18, 2011 06:31 PM With the addition of women’s boxing, all 26 sports will be offered for men and women. That will be a first in the 116-year history of the modern Olympic Games, although certainly not what founder Baron Pierre de Coubertin had in mind …
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Boxing: Boxers try to fulfill Olympic hopes
Rapid City Journal
The USA Boxing National Championships, which starts today in Colorado Springs, is the next step for both Rapid City boxers who say next year’s XXX Olympiad in London is their ultimate goal. Penn used a flurry of punches to stop North Dakota boxer …
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Boxing returns to Secrest Auditorium
Zanesville Times Recorder
The first Zanesville Police Athletic League Mayor’s Cup was Saturday, with 28 boxers from Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and West Virginia represented. Among the fans in attendance was the mayor himself — Zanesville’s Howard “Butch” Zwelling. …
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Mayweather Jr vs. Pacquiao: Neither wants to fight
BoxingNews24.com
By Byron Wallin: During the last few years, boxing sites and magazines all over the world have been inundated with articles regarding what is potentially the biggest fight in boxing history. Present and former pound for pound Kings Floyd ‘Money’ …
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Sergio far from ‘regular’
Boston Herald
“I don’t know if it’s me or if they don’t enjoy my boxing,” Khan told the British paper of Sky TV’s disinterest. “They showed my fight with Dmitri Salita. I’d have thought this was a better contest than that.” Of course, in almost the same breath Khan …
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Photos: Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios Charity Function for Gustavo Rodriguez
BoxingInsider.com (blog)
Top Rank promotes this event which will be telecast live on SHOWTIME Championship Boxing Undefeated WBA Lightweight champion Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios(L) comforts Pedro Rodriguez(R),father of 17 year old amateur boxer Gustavo Rodriguez who was shot and …
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Welterweight Prospect Javier Flores Shines In Hartford
15rounds.com
Though not rife with outstanding talent, Bulldog Cartel Promotions first installment of “The New Generation Boxing Series” was certainly a step in the right direction. The idea behind “The New Generation Boxing Series” is a simple one: take local …
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Blogs

Saturday Night Fight Night Boxing MMA discussion 06/18 by Blitz …
By Blitz hardcore podcast
We are gonna discuss the world of boxing and the world of MMA tonight We also have special guest heavyweight boxing prospect Darlington Agha on the show tonig Jun 18.
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