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Boxing Links (8-20-11)

Posted on | August 20, 2011 | No Comments

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Boxing News, MMA, UFC, Manny Pacquiao, Mayweather
15rounds.com
It was a very impressive showing for Andrade, who took the fight on very short notice, and silenced many boxing insiders who felt he was in over his head, winning the bout easily on all three judge’s scorecards 99-91, 99-91, 98-92. 
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One Step Closer to the Pole
TMZ.com
Octomom was the featured attraction at Playhouse Gentlemen’s Club in Hollywood, FL last night — but she wasn’t there to take it off … she was there to promote her celebrityboxing match. Octo was in the house with Damon Feldman (seen above), 
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TMZ.com
Boxer wins fight for Irish team selection
Irish Independent
By Ray Managh and Mark Hilliard THE champion boxer who yesterday won a court battle to be put back on a selection panel for the forthcoming European championships will find out later today if he has made the Irish team. Michael O’Reilly (18) had 
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Johnson a better fit for Bute than Pavlik
ESPN (blog)
That $100 mil a year is nearly three times what HBO approximately spends on boxing license fees in a year and is probably about double what HBO and Showtime spend combined in a year. Boxingpromoters should take note and aspire to the kind of deal made 
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Pacquiao claims he “will fight Mayweather next year”
Examiner.com
Mayweather, a spectacular talent who has captured nine world titles in five different boxing weight classes, is scheduled to enter the squared circle for the first time in over a year against Victor Ortiz on September 17 in a clash for the WBC 
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Despite the odds, boxing promoter back for Round 2
The Virginian-Pilot
Boxing promoter Diane Lee Fischer dons gloves during a news conference at Hybrid Training Center, prior to her second event in Virginia Beach, Beach Brawl II, which is set for 7:30 tonight. (Vicki Cronis-Nohe | The Virginian-Pilot) By Ed Miller Diane 
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The Virginian-Pilot
Boxing News 24: What makes Vitali so tough to defeat?
Kyiv Post
It is pretty clear to boxing fans in Germany and the Ukraine that WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (44-2, 39 KO’s) does not get the recognition he truly deserves in the west. Vitali will face former cruiserweight and light heavyweight champion 
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UFC grabs spotlight
New York Post
In recent years Golden Boy and Top Rank, the top promoters in boxing, have discussed ways to return their sport to network television. It has been mostly fantasy with no real blueprint for seeing those hopes to fruition. Imagine how they must have felt
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WWE Isn’t Serious About a Boxing Match at WrestleMania, Are They?
Bleacher Report
I have nothing against WWE going against the status quo, especially during WrestleMania season, as they have already featured two memorable boxing matches. WrestleMania II featured an epic, worked clash between “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and Mr. T, 
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Bleacher Report
El Paso area boxers Escalante, Roman join world champion Gonzalez on Sept. 15 
El Paso Times
by Bill Knight \ El Paso Times World champion Jhonny Gonzalez, El Paso’s Antonio Escalante and Juárez favorite Miguel Roman will wake up the echoes – stepping center ring, stepping into the footprints of boxing legends – in a Sept. 
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Blogs
Asura’s Wrath preview: Drunken boxing on the moon | Joystiq
By Ben Gilbert
And this is where the drunken boxing comes in — Asura and Augus went on to repeatedly charge each other, swinging fists at Matrix-esque speeds, eventually prompting Matsuyama to manage some QTEs to dramatic effect. 
Joystiq                                                                                                                                                   
Friday Global Boxing Results: Matthew Hatton and Cesar Seda Win 
By Scott Christ
Matthew Hatton, Cesar Seda, Demetrius Andrade, and Hank Lundy were among Friday’s winners inboxing. Bad Left Hook has results from around the world.
Bad Left Hook

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