Boxing Links (10-01-11)

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Martinez settles, but serious about Barker
ESPN
17 in Showtime’s Super Six World Boxing Classic final) and titlist Lucian Bute. But Martinez said he won’t go all the way up to the 168-pound division. “I am willing to fight anyone up to 163 or 164, so if any of the big guys want to fight me, …
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ESPN

Boxing: Gavin Rees title request finds favour with WBC
WalesOnline
The Echo can reveal the Rees camp has been in touch with World Boxing Council president Dr Jose Sulaiman about fighting for the vacant WBC lightweight title. Dr Sulaiman is keen to showcase Wales after the WBC Night of Champions boxing festival in …
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Sergio Martinez is worthy of a spot in boxing’s main event
Los Angeles Times
(Al Bello / Getty Images / November 20, 2010) By Bill Dwyre The premise that there are two boxers so good that they alone could set the rest of the sports world on its ear with the kind of match they would produce is only slightly flawed. …
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Los Angeles Times

The Weekend Boxing Cheat Sheet Part Two- Oct. 1, 2011
Maxboxing
By Marty Mulcahey Yesterday, I explained how the big weekend of boxing, with five major cards taking place around the world, prompted a tweaking of the TV Cheat Sheet format to cover all the major bouts. In Part One, the Toshiaki Nishioka – Rafael …
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Vijender crashes out of World Boxing Championships
Times of India
Eight Indian boxers have now crossed the first hurdle and made it to the next round of the tournament at Baku. Vijender the world number eight and seeded seventh in the Championship, had a tough draw as he took on Olympic silver-medallist Correa in the …
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Boxing notes: Lou DiBella defends Sergio Martinez, Andre Berto
Los Angeles Times
Lou DiBella is a tough talker, and when boxing’s giant promoters backed him into a corner Friday, the former architect of HBO boxing matches came out swinging. First, DiBella heard that veteran promoter Bob Arum was telling people in the sport’s inner …
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Boxing Results for Fri., Sept. 30: Olusegun Tops Chebah, Wins for Ramos, Rios …
Bad Left Hook
I’d like to thank everyone for their patience this week with the lack of updates from me, but I pretty much fried my brain with the Mayweather fight and the fallout, and I just couldn’t get much boxingtalk going for the last few days. …
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‘Rampage’ considering switch to boxing: A fan’s reaction
Yahoo! Sports
Contributor Network 12 hours, 18 minutes ago Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is considering giving boxing a shot. The 33-year-old MMA veteran lost a recent attempt to reclaim the UFC’s light-heavyweight title on Sept. …
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fitlosophy and LA Boxing Team Up to Knockout Breast Cancer
MarketWatch (press release)
COSTA MESA, CA, Sep 30, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — fitlosophy, inc., creator of fitness + nutrition journal and goal setting system fitbook(TM), has teamed up with LA Boxing in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month with a special campaign to …
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Toshiaki Nishioka-Rafael Marquez: Pre-Fight Report Card
BoxingScene.com
By Cliff Rold If nothing else, it’s probably the best action fight between two fighters in their mid-30s that could be made in boxing right now. That it is also the best prizefight, on paper, taking place on a busy weekend of fistic action is high …
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Blogs

Former Boxing Champ Arthur Abraham (Illegally) Sets Berlin …
By Luke O’Brien
Boxer Arthur Abraham lost his last two super middleweight championship fights convincingly. But he would not be denied a more dubious title last Wednesday evening: the Berlin land speed record. According to various media reports out of …
Deadspin