Boxing Links (12-14-11)

Posted on | December 14, 2011 | No Comments

Internal boxing probe rejects BBC ‘fix’ claim
BusinessWeek
The president of amateur boxing says the body’s procedures and integrity have “stood up to the scrutiny” of an inquiry that rejected allegations of an Olympic bribery plot. AIBA head Wu Ching-Kuo says “the air has been cleared” after the body’s own …
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Super Six News Update: Andre Ward & Carl Froch – SHOWTIME Boxing
YouTube
Fight week for the Super Six World Boxing Classic Final is in full swing! SHOWTIME Sports and Gus Johnson report from NYC where Andre Ward and Carl Froch met the press.
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In Boxing, Not All Olympic Trial Winners Are Guaranteed to Become Olympians
New York Times
By GREG BISHOP Ever since Jose Ramirez started boxing, he placed one goal above all others: to represent the United States in the Olympics. To that end, he declined to turn professional, won more than 100 amateur bouts and studied videos of past …
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New York Times

Boxing and Hip-Hop? Ray J and Holyfield Join Forces
FightSaga
Actor, producer and R&B singer Ray J and former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield have joined forces to create a new entertainment venture that will combine hip-hop and entertainment with boxing. According to sources, Ray J and Holyfield have …
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2XU Signs 10 Time National Champ, #1 US Boxing Prospect and 2012 US Olympic …
MarketWatch (press release)
Ten-time National Boxing Champion and London 2012 US Olympic Team boxer, Jose ‘The Future’ Ramirez, joins 2XU’s enviable team of Brand Ambassadors. The boxing phenomenon and light weight prodigy will train, compete and recover in the brand’s …
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Talkin’ Boxing with Cotto Fitness Coach Phil Landman
BoxingInsider.com (blog)
Phil Landman: “Nothing really, Pedro just put a lot more emphasis on specific boxing work to improve and compliment to the conditioning program I have in place for Miguel. That helped a lot with his overall preparation.” BoxingInsider: It looked like …
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Devon Alexander, Adrien Broner top card
ESPN
Now they will fight at the pinnacle of professional boxing when they appear on the same HBO “Boxing After Dark” card on Feb. 25. “Devon’s like a big brother to me,” Broner said Monday night. “I grew up with him through the amateurs. Feb. …
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Friends and Family Honor Boxer Paco Rodriguez
MyFox Chicago
By Craig Wall, FOX Chicago News Chicago – Friends and family gathered on Chicago’s West Side on Tuesday night to remember a boxer who gave life to others after his own death in the ring. Francisco “Paco” Rodriguez died of brain injuries after a …
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Blogs

Ray J., Evander Holyfield Partner In New Boxing Venture …
By Mike Winslow
(AllHipHop News) R&B singer Ray J. and boxing champ Evander Holyfield have partnered in a new venture intended to bridge the world of boxing and entertainment. Holyfield, Ray J. and Sydney MacDonald of Everi Exposure Entertainment …
AllHipHop.com

Interview with Marco Antonio Rubio: Boxing Is Who I Am …
By Staff
By Hans Olson “Look, I’m the number-one WBC ranked middleweight,” said Marco Antonio Rubio when I spoke with him last week. “You know, Chavez.
BoxingInsider.com

Boxing champ freed of drug charge : Kaieteur News
By KNews
Former Guyana Middleweight boxing champion and three-time challenger for a world boxing title, Howard “the Battersea Bomber” Eastman, was yesterday freed of drug charges by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo when the case came up …
Kaieteur News

Kieran Gibbs set for Boxing Day return | The Sun |Sport|Football
KIERAN GIBBS is set to return for Arsenal on Boxing Day.
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