Boxing Links (7-22-11)

Posted on | July 22, 2011 | No Comments

Amir Khan’s toughest test yet is Judah
ESPN
That’s why Khan hunkered down for a full 10-week training camp at Roach’s Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, Calif. This time there were no jaunts halfway around the world in the middle of training camp. “We had a great camp, 10 weeks with no …
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Fury v Chisora: Someone’s 0 has to go!
Morning Star Online
by Paul Foley Boxing comment: Wembley is no stranger to hosting heavyweight tussles. And the venue’s great boxing tradition continues this evening as two young giants who stand 12’10” between them contest the British and Commonwealth crowns in the …
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Delaware Boxer Hits the Big Time – Earns Shot at NABO Heavyweight Title
PR Newswire (press release)
DOVER, Del., July 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Dover Downs Hotel & Casino and the North AmericanBoxing Organization announce the unanimous decision of the NABO Board to sanction the Amir Mansour vs. Dominick Guinn fight for the Heavyweight Interim Title …
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New HBO series launch delayed
ESPN (blog)
There is going to be more boxing on HBO — which is a good thing — but just not as soon as it was originally scheduled. A new series, which is still untitled but will focus mainly on up-and-coming fighters — think a pricier version of Showtime’s …
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Boxing: Heavyweight Division Still Relevant Today?
Bleacher Report
My girlfriend had never watched a boxing match before, but even she could tell that the Heavyweight unification fight between Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye was, well, lame. “Aren’t they supposed to be hitting each other? …
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Bleacher Report

Mike Tyson: I don’t want to be an animal anymore
CBS News
CBS News Correspondent Bill Whitaker tagged along for the taping of one episode featuring the boxer Mike Tyson – and Mike Tyson, the nurse. From the peak of his boxing career to the depths of disgrace that derailed it, Mike Tyson’s name was synonymous …
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HBO Boxing: Zab Judah greatest hits
SI.com
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Tickets for the Gamboa-Ponce de Leon boxing match go on sale today
Press of Atlantic City
“Gamboa is one of the biggest and fastest rising stars in boxing today,” co-promoter Ahmet �ner, president of Arena Box US, said Thursday in a statement. De Leon (41-3, 34 KOs), a native of Mexico now living in Huntington Park, Calif., is the former …
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Freddie Roach sets golden path for US amateurs
The Associated Press
He’s the most respected trainer in pro boxing, guiding Manny Pacquiao, Amir Khan and 25 other fighters to world titles from his dilapidated Hollywood gym. But Roach is training Warren, Raynell Williams and several other top American amateurs out of …
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The Associated Press

Iannuzzi eager for his shot at Flores
Springfield News-Leader
“He wants to kind of stand back from the outside and use his boxing ability. For me, that’s a weakness I can exploit.” On the line Saturday are two North American Boxing Association titles and a place among the top five cruiserweights in the world. …
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Marlen Esparza, Six Time USA Boxing Champ, Wants to Make History …
Six-time champ, Marlen Esparza has eyes set on the women’s Olympic boxing team.
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