Boxing Links (12-15-11)

Posted on | December 15, 2011 | No Comments

Super Six a success, despite pitfalls
ESPN
By Dan Rafael After 26 months, 10 fights in five different countries, six original fighters, three withdrawals, two replacements and several postponements later, the finish line for Showtime’s Super Six World Boxing Classic is finally here. …
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ESPN

Budding boxers to savor vocal hometown fans
Columbus Dispatch
The amateur boxing showcase will feature 15 fights, with boxers ranging from juniors to open-level competitors trying to advance into the professional ranks. The Dispatch app features breaking news, sports, weather, videos, movie times, gas prices, …
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Tummy Tucks, Boxing, And Plenty Of Arguing: Mob Wives 2 Is Here!
PerezHilton.com
Other highlights include Renee’s plastic surgery and Drita taking up boxing. Check out the video above for the trailer of season two! Wow! So many new faces! What a twist having so many new faces intermingled with the old! Then again, we are really …
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Professional boxing hits Woodland
Daily Democrat
By Democrat sports staff The action is starting today in the buildup to Telefutura’s Solo Boxeo event that is bringing pro boxing to the Woodland Community & Senior Center on Friday. Fighters will weigh in at Paco’s Restaurant, located at 435 Main St., …
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WBC Plans World Boxing Cup in Eight Weight Divisions
BoxingScene.com
By Pablo Fletes and Ludo Saenz The World Boxing Council (WBC) announced at the 49th Annual convention taking place at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, that next year they plan to launch the World Cup of Boxing in eight different weight categories. …
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Blogs

Your Jock is Over … Somewhere: Boxing with Blackhawks and Wild
By Jeffrey Bartl
Somewhere: Boxing with Blackhawks and Wild. (Hannah Foslien, Getty Images). While I’m not a fan of the whole moving-at-a-snail’s-pace-in-what-is-supposed-to-be-an-exciting-shootout tactic, Patrick Kane’s move to fake Niklas Backstrom …
Cheer the Anthem

Video: Boxing Sparring Gone Bad, Ponce De Leon and Hoskins …
By Anton Tabuena
Watch this boxing sparring session that suddenly becomes more like an ugly brawl from amateur MMA match.
Bloody Elbow

Sweet Home Chicago: The Ten Biggest Boxing Matches in Windy …
By Bad Left Hook
Chicago is not a city that fails to embrace professional sports. So where has boxing gone in the Windy City?
Bad Left Hook