Boxing Links (7-27-11)

Posted on | July 27, 2011 | No Comments

Butch Lewis – Family Releases Statement, Arrangements
BoxingScene.com
NEW YORK —Butch Lewis, legendary boxing promoter and manager, film and music producer, dealmaker and humanitarian, will be celebrated at his home-going service on Monday, August 1, 2011 at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, Delaware. …
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MP impress in sub-junior women’s national boxing
Times of India
Apart from Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and Manipur boxers also had a good day in office with nine each qualifying for the last four, followed by Punjab (8). It, however, turned out to be a bit of a dampener for holders Maharashtra as only five boxers from …
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Women boxers inspire exhibition
BBC News
By Pritti Mistry BBC News, Hull An 82-year-old former fighter is among the Hull womenboxers photographed for a new exhibition. The exhibition, Girls in the Ring, is part of the Cultural Olympiad and has been put together by Hull-born photo journalist …
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BBC News

Nonito Donaire, Top Rank end dispute
ESPN
And we have likewise come to a mutual understanding and agreement as far as our common objectives in boxing and how we can work better together as a team.” In February, Donaire scored a sensational second-round knockout of Fernando Montiel to claim his …
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Manny Pacquiao’s undisputed edge over Floyd Mayweather: Marketability
MLive.com
In boxing, that makes him exceedingly rare. For a Filipino, it makes him unprecedented. Here is where Floyd Mayweather has no choice but to fight Pacquiao to usurp him. Hewlett-Packard selected Pacquiao to help hawk its TouchPad in a series of …
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Boxers And Celebrities turn out for Charity Football Tournament
Now Boxing (blog)
Last July Johnny Eames and the crew at the TKO Boxing Gym in Canning Town organised a celebrity football tournament, on Canvey Island, Essex, to raise funds for the Indee Rose Trust. The event was a massive success that not only attracted stars from …
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Now Boxing (blog)

Boxing kangaroo put down
Sydney Morning Herald
Phyllis Johnson was taking the Sunday washing from the line in the backyard of her Charleville home when the red kangaroo came at her. Towering over Ms Johnson, it slammed her to the ground, then rained down powerful kicks. …
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Manny Pacquiao Vs Floyd Mayweather JR: The Boxing Super Fight Looming
ringsidereport.com
By Gina L. Caliboso And, however uneventful, with a few recent pleasant surprises, my beloved sport of boxing has been rather blah lately along with a mix of my So-Cal speak of “Shut up, are you serious?” The last comment in reference to the Haye vs …
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Saul Alvarez to defend title against Alfonso Gomez
OCRegister
LOS ANGELESThe budding superstar, Mexican boxing sensation Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will be on display in Southern California, Sept. 17. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, WBC Super Welterweight Champion and No. 6 rated contender Alfonso Gomez pose at Tuesday’s …
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Peterson-Cayo, Miranda-Despaigne, Must-See TV: FNF Preview
The Boxing Tribune
by Fox Doucette Here at The Boxing Tribune, dumping on the sanctioning bodies is our second-favorite spectator sport behind the Sweet Science itself. But we’ve got to give some credit where it’s due here—the IBF, in its effort to find the mandatory …
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