Boxing Links (10-22-11)

Posted on | October 22, 2011 | No Comments

Eminem to star in boxing flick
Detroit Free Press
LENNY GILMORE/RedEye Detroit is in the movie spotlight with the locally filmed “Real Steel” and its boxing robots. Now it looks like one of Detroit’s biggest stars will be moving ahead with his own boxing movie. The drama “Southpaw,” starring Eminem, …
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San Leandro’s Nonito Donaire bids for boxing stardom in NY title bout
San Jose Mercury News
Donaire, the WBO and WBC bantamweight champion (26-1, 18 knockouts) who is fighting for the first time in New York City, will be looking to elevate his status further as one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world when he defends his titles …
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Tragically Boxing Legend Roy Jones Jr. Returns to the Ring Against Max Alexander
Bleacher Report
As if boxing needed further reasons for casual fans to give up entirely on the sport, former pound-for-pound great Roy Jones Jr. returns to the ring after a savage knockout loss to Denis Lebedev. Jones Jr., 42, is coming off three straight losses. …
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Bernard Hopkins Gets Title Back
ESPN
The commission then forwards the official results to Fight Fax, which is the official record keeper of boxing results. “I said all along that Bernard Hopkins did not lose that fight, there is no question about it,” said Golden Boy’s Richard Schaefer, …
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Wonjongkam Retains WBC Crown Over Sosa In Thailand
SaddoBoxing.com
By Danny Wilson October 22nd, 2011 All Boxing Results Earlier today at the outdoor 11th Infantry Regiment Arena in Bangkok, WBC flyweight champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam posted a hard fought 12 round unanimous decision over seasoned Mexican visitor …
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Exonerated Boxer Fights His First And Last Bout
NPR
Host Scott Simon takes note of the boxer, who made his professional debut at age 52 after spending a quarter-century in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. A pair of boxing brothers talks to Scott Simon about fighting and growing up together. …
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Disgraceful Scores Mar Excellent Rodriguez-Rosinsky
BoxingScene.com
At the end of ten thrilling rounds, a trio of judges turned in scores that didn’t compute with the action witnessed, boxing’s latest incident of stomach turning officiating in a 2011 full of it. In a fight that appeared up for grabs heading into the …
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Real Steel
The Sun Daily
SET in the near future where the sport of boxing is no longer between humans but robots, Real Steel revolves around former boxer Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) who is now a small-time promoter of boxing matches. But the robots he represents always end …
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Boxing Fan Favorites Colon-Garcia, Castro End Night With Wins At Friday Night …
SB Nation Arizona
Emilio Colon-Garcia did what he and his many fans expected him to do Friday night, using an array of jabs and hooks to keep opponent Miguel Armendarez off of him while inflicting plenty of damage on his way to a unanimous decision win at the Madison …
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Blogs

Zorianna Kit: Klitschko Boxing Documentary Packs a Punch
By Zorianna Kit
As far as boxing stories go, the fascinating documentary feature Klitschko is anything but the typicalboxing story.
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Eminem’s Boxing Film Greenlit Again After Being Put On Hold …
Eminem’s boxing movie Southpaw is back in the Hollywood ring two months after DreamWorks film bosses put the project on hold. MGM executives have reportedly picked up the Antoine Fuqua film, which…
Starpulse Entertainment News

Eminem Boxing Film Back in the Works | XXLMAG.COM
By mlelinwalla
After being shelved, Eminem’s boxing flick Southpaw is back in production…
XXLMAG.COM

Thompson Boxing Promotions closes the year with “New Blood …
By GFL
ESQUIVIAS SET FOR MAIN EVENT! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. Orange, CA (October 21, 2011) – The new installment of the popular boxing series “New Blood” …
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