Boxing Links (12-19-11)

Posted on | December 19, 2011 | No Comments

Ward wins the Super Six Boxing Classic
ESPN
By Dan Rafael Rafael’s remark: When Showtime’s Super Six World Boxing Classic began 26 months ago, the landscape at 168 pounds was far different than it is today. The pre-tournament favorite was then-titleholder Mikkel Kessler with Arthur Abraham, …
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Super Six victory helps Ward add to an impressive résumé
MiamiHerald.com
BY SANTOS A. PEREZ Before the Super Six World Boxing Classic’s conception two years ago, Andre Ward was identified primarily for his gold-medal winning performance in the 2004 Olympics. Now Ward is known beyond his Olympic pedigree thanks to his …
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Boxing 360 Had A Solid Year
The Sweet Science
NEW YORK (December 19, 2011) – In only its third year of operations, Boxing 360 experienced a banner 2011, highlighted by Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano capturing the New York City-based promotional company’s first world title. Boxing 360’s Fighter of …
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Putin Picks Playmate, Boxer, Tennis Star to Join Parliament
BusinessWeek
19 (Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party awarded seats in parliament to a former Playboy playmate, boxing champion and No. 1 tennis player in a bid to boost its image after its worst showing in eight years. …
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Boxing: Amir Khan loses appeal over Peterson loss
Times of India
But on Sunday the International Boxing Federation (IBF) said they were happy with the decision taken by the referee. “We found no discrepancies that would affect the outcome or the result of the fight,” IBF championships chairman Lindsay Tucker was …
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Boxing: Hooray for Holyrood after Forsyth delivers real saga
Scotsman
However, the Clovenstone boxer relied too much on head punches – many of which opponent Lamb blocked – to lose by a narrow points decision. A badly-injured right shoulder in the first round was Lochend lightweight Kevin Skey’s explanation why he faded …
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World Series of Boxing aids amateur fighters
Pasadena Star-News
By Robert Morales, Staff Writer HOLLYWOOD – It was quite a scene at the Music Box on Sunday when the LA Matadors took on the Bangkok Elephants in a World Series of Boxing match. The theater was filled to the rafters with some 700 people, with official …
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Blogs

Elder Klitschko ready to quit boxing for politics — RT
By RT
WBC heavyweight champion Vitaly Klitschko says he is eager to finish his sporting career in order to concentrate on making Ukraine a real democratic state as a politician.
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MyT Boxing Day Party – cropper – My Telegraph
By cropper
Letters were sent out in August so I do hope that everyone received their invitation to attend this years Boxing Day bash at the new O2 Arena venue. It should be quite an evening. Edmundo Ross and his Orchestra were the original choice of …
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Web

dcamateurboxing’s Channel – YouTube
2008 East Coast Silver Gloves Regionals Championship Bouts Watch and Judge the DC/MD area boxers compete in the Final bouts in Augusta, GA. …
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