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Boxing Links (1-7-12)

Posted on | January 7, 2012 | No Comments

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Boxer Khan’s “mystery man” identified
AFP
LONDON — Promoters for British boxing star Amir Khan have claimed that he has been offered a world title rematch with Lamont Peterson after the International BoxingFederation revealed to them that the “mystery man” seen ringside at last month’s fight
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AFP
Jail for boxer Mayweather delayed so he can fight
Chicago Tribune
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A judge granted a request from boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr to postpone until June his three-month jail sentence for domestic battery so the welterweight champion can compete in an upcoming bout, prosecutors said. 
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Weeping parents of Indian student gunned down on Boxing Day pay an emotional 
Daily Mail
By Liz Hull The parents of the gifted student gunned down on Boxing Day made an emotional pilgrimage yesterday to the spot where he died. Subhash Bidve and his wife Yogini travelled more than 4200 miles from their home in India to the Salford street 
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Daily Mail
The art of boxing clever
Sydney Morning Herald
The evening finished with a two-fisted display of the women’s art of boxing the ears of her boyfriend. He received an ambiguous text during a scrumptious dinner. Each blow to the face came from a hand launched from behind her hipline with a thud. 
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Sydney Morning Herald
BOXING: Ramos stays undefeated
Press-Enterprise
Perez started out well behind a tight defense, but once Figueroa landed some body shots, the East Coast boxer began to slow down. Figueroa took over the fight and dominated with more punching to the head and body. Perez just couldn’t match the Texan’s 
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Chasing boxing gold
TheChronicleHerald.ca
Lower Sackville’s Joey Laviolette starts his run toward the 2012 Olympics at the Canadian senior elite boxing championships beginning Tuesday in Membertou, Cape Breton. (TED PRITCHARD / Staff / File) JOEY LAVIOLETTE hopes the trail to London passes 
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Q&A: Mickey Ward — a boxing legend due to grit, film
Detroit Free Press
The boxer from Lowell, Mass., was the subject of the 2010 movie “The Fighter.” / ELISE AMENDOLA/Associated Press By Mike Brudenell Actor Mark Wahlberg, left, as Micky Ward in “The Fighter,” with Christian Bale as Dicky Eklund. / JOJO WHILDEN/Special to 
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Local Boxing Notebook: Ortiz will have to convince commission to get license
Ventura County Star
Lightweight Javier Garcia, along with two unbeaten boxers from Oxnard, will fight in separate bouts on Friday, Jan. 20 at the Warner Center Marriott in Woodland Hills. Garcia, who is the nephew of former world champion Robert Garcia, will take on Juan 
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Dyah Davis defeats Alfonso Lopez
ESPN
Dyah Davis unanimously outpointed Alfonso Lopez to take the North American Boxing Federation super-middleweight title Friday night. Davis, from Boca Raton, Fla., and Lopez, from Huntsville, Texas, went the full 10 rounds during the main event of a 
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Friday’s Sports in Brief
Washington Post
The 50-year-old Wilson, in his fifth season with the Steelers, was taken to a hospital before being airlifted to UPMC Mercy Hospital for treatment. The cause of the fire has not been determined and remains under investigation. BOXING.
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Blogs
Floyd Mayweather Jr. — Boxing Officials Demand Explanation Before 
By TMZ Staff
Floyd Mayweather is NOT properly licensed to fight in Nevada on May 5 … despite having the judge’s blessing … and TMZ has learned state officials are…
TMZ.com
 

 

Lil Wayne Tips Stripper $1000 For Winning Boxing Match
By MTV News
Rap & Hip-Hop Music News, Videos, Lifestyle & Interviews – RapFix.MTV.com.
RapFix

 

 

EXCLUSIVE: Balotelli not boxing clever on night out – Mirror Football
By Ryan Parry
Mario Balotelli missed Manchester City’s New Year’s Day match due to injury – but was hammering an amusement arcade’s punchball the next night. The madcap striker was seen launching a flurry of powerful blows on the electronic boxing 
Mirror Football

 

 

Top Rank Boxing on Spike TV: Tournament Format Being Discussed 
By Scott Christ
Bob Arum and Top Rank are negotiating with Spike TV, but will a tournament idea be effective? Bad Left Hook has more.
Bad Left Hook

 

 

Spike TV Looking to Add Boxing to Strengthen Post-UFC Schedule 
By Brent Brookhouse
Spike TV is rumored to be in talks to add a 36 week boxing series to the network featuring Top Rank Inc. fighters.
Bloody Elbow

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