Boxing Links (10-4-11)

Posted on | October 4, 2011 | No Comments

Boxers Devendro, Manoj qualify for London Olympics
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New Delhi: Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Manoj Kumar (64kg) and teen sensation L Devendro Singh (49kg) booked their Olympic berths by advancing to the World Boxing Championships’ quarter-finals with contrasting wins in Baku, Azerbaijan today. …
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Movie Review: <i>Real Steel</i>
Huffington Post (blog)
Right off the bat I’ve got a problem with Real Steel when the announcer for the boxing matches talks about the crowd thrilling at the sight of a robot killing another robot. Not that I don’t think our society could devolve to the point where …
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London 2012 – GB boxers secure 2012 standard
Yahoo! Eurosport UK
Lightweight Tom Stalker and bantamweight Luke Campbell have secured the Olympic selection standard at the World Amateur Boxing Championships. After reaching the quarter-finals in Azerbaijan, it is expected the British Olympic Association will formally…
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Yahoo! Eurosport UK

Funding difficulties hamper boxers
The Southland Times
New Zealand Boxing Association boss John McKay has again highlighted the sport’s need to provide frontline boxers with more international experience. He also says in its current state the association will probably struggle to do it. …
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The Dubious Philanthropy of Boxer Floyd Mayweather’s Foundation
The Nonprofit Quarterly (blog)
The event was actually less noteworthy as a boxing match as it was for Mayweather’s verbal battle with 80-year-old HBO sports commentator Larry Merchant, who responded to some personal vulgarity from an abusive Mayweather with “I wish I was 50 years …
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Boxing and MMA can co-exist – Hatton
ESPN.co.uk
Former two-weight world champion Ricky Hatton believes boxing can learn a lot from mixed martial arts, admitting the atmosphere at an MMA event “sells”. Hatton was one of Britain’s most successful and popular boxers, winning 45 of 47 fights before …
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Sergio Martinez plans next fight as Kelly Pavlik fades: Boxing Insider
Plain Dealer
Around the ring: Showtime’s “Super Six World Boxing Classic” final between Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KOs) and WBC 168-pound titlist Carl Froch (28-1, 20 KOs) has been rescheduled for Dec. 17 in Atlantic City. It had been set for Oct. 29, but WBA champ Ward …
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Nashville boxing instructor honored by Olympics
Knoxville News Sentinel
(AP) — A Nashville boxing instructor has received a prestigious award for her effort to allow femaleboxers to compete in the Olympics. WTVF-TV reports that Christy Halbert accepted the Olympic Torch Award last month in Colorado (http://bit.ly/pUYfmp …
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Blogs

‘Real Steel’: Hugh Jackman Talks Robot Boxing, Possible Sequel …
By Rebecca Ford
Real Steel stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie, an out-of-work boxer who decides to find work in the new popular sport of robot boxing. At the same time, Charlie is tasked with taking care of his estranged son, and soon the father and son team are …
Hollywood Reporter – Top Stories

Photos from the 2011 Central District Boxing … – Central District News
Cappy’s Boxing Gym, based out of 22nd and Union, hosted the Central District Boxing Revival at the Garfield Community Center October 1. The event featured amateur boxers from around the Pacific Northwest, and featured athletes ages …
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