Boxing Links (11-1-11)

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Boxer Vikas zooms to 2nd spot in AIBA rankings
IBNLive.com
PTI New Delhi: Teen boxing sensation Vikas Krishan (69kg), who fetched India’s lone medal at last month’s World Championships, zoomed to a career-best second spot but Olympic hero Vijender Singh (75kg) did not find a place in the latest international …
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Newsweek hails Manny new Filipino ‘Godfather’
Philippine Star
By Abac Cordero (The Philippine Star) Updated November 02, 2011 12:00 AM 0 The Filipino boxingicon, who owns probably the greatest rags-to-riches story in sports, is on this week’s cover of Newsweek’s Latin America and Philippine editions. …
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Golden Gloves boxer Pedro Luis Sosa has surgery, is fighting for his life …
New York Daily News
Pedro Sosa narrowly missed a spot on the 2012 Olympic team in August but had the makings of a champion professional fighter, according to several top boxing promoters eager to sign contracts with the 20-year-old. His father said he was on the verge of …
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New York Daily News

Skirting the issue: boxing’s step backward
ESPN
AP Photo/Toru TakahashiThe call for female fighters to wear skirts in the ring is about changing women’s boxing from athletic contest to beauty contest. Last week, the story broke about the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA) asking its …
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“Big Daddy” Is Back: Bowe Wants to Fight Current Heavyweight Champions
Huffington Post (blog)
Former heavyweight world champion boxer Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe wants to return to boxingand fight each of the Klitschko brothers. “If they beat me that proves they’re better, then,” Bowe said. “If they don’t beat me, that proves I’m the cream of the …
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Smorgasbord of Boxing and MMA this weekend
Examiner.com
This one also airs at 10:15 pm Of Butler’s 35 lifetime wins, only 10 were over a boxer with a winning record. His last win was over Marcus Rhode (34-38-2) back on September 9, 2009. According to the show’s promoter, Azteca America is also planning to …
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Throwback fight can see Burns shock Katsidis
ESPN.co.uk
And it is a massive night for British boxing, but Ricky can win because he is clever, a thinker and that type of fighter can cause Katsidis problems. I think there could be a shock result here. George Groves and Paul Smith will also meet at Wembley and …
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Angulo vs Kirkland: Official HBO Fight Poster
Bad Left Hook
by Scott Christ on Nov 1, 2011 11:57 AM EDT in Boxing Posters This Saturday night’s HBO BoxingAfter Dark will be headlined by a pair of electric 154-pounders in a must-see matchup that promises action, whether it lasts 40 seconds, four rounds, …
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Boxing News, MMA, UFC, Manny Pacquiao, Mayweather
15rounds.com
by Marc Abrams on 31 October 2011 Number-one ranked Super Welterweight Vanes Martirosyan scored a ten round unanimous decision over veteran Richard Gutierrez at the Winstar Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. Martiosyan boxed well as he used a good jab …
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At new club, boxers-in-training find hard work with heart
Shawnee Dispatch
E-Lisa Moreno, assistant head coach at RNE Boxing Club, watches closely and gives corrections as boxers spar during a group training session. RNE Boxing Club opened this month at 7391 Quivira Road in the Westbrooke Village shopping center. …
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World Boxing Champion John ‘The Quietman’ Ruiz Subject of …
By GFL
(October 31, 2011) – Two-time World Boxing Association (”WBA”) heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz is the subject of a bi-lingual, children’s book, Hooks & Jabs, which was written by Jose-Gabriel Almeida and illustrated by Jan …
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Boxing Rankings for Oct. 31, 2011: Hernan Marquez Climbing at …
By Scott Christ
Bad Left Hook updates the divisional boxing rankings, with a spotlight on the flyweights.
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