Boxing Links (1-24-12)

Posted on | January 24, 2012 | No Comments

Boxing classes help bullied teens cope
Kansas City Star
The first jabs landed politely, like the boxing students were tapping the punching bags on the shoulders instead of pummeling them. Then, the music started blasting — hard, driving beats, the kind that push everyone in the club onto the dance floor.
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Kansas City Star

AF top boxers vy to compete at Armed Forces championships
Air Force Link
by Jose T. Garza III 1/24/2012 – SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AFNS) — The goals are still the same for Air Force boxing coach Steven Franco during the Air Force Boxing Camp at the Chaparral Fitness Center: Defeat the other military branches to win medals.
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Boxing Association Waits to Rule on Skirts Issue
CTV.ca
The Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA) has yet to decide whether female boxers will be given the choice between competing in skirts or shorts in their inaugural Olympic competition this summer. The AIBA met in Thailand this past weekend …
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Boxing: Wembley an inspiration to Kenny Anderson
Edinburgh Evening News
By BRIAN DONALD Edinburgh super-middleweight Kenny Anderson has promised George Groves aboxing equivalent of what happened on the Wembley football pitch in 1977. Anderson will fight Londoner Groves for his British title at Wembley Arena on March 16 …
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Meet Fanelli’s Serbian Boxer Bartender Bob Bozic
Eater NY
In this week’s New Yorker, writer Nick Paumgarten profiles Bob Bozic, a Serbian former champion boxer and obsessive reader who has quite the life story. He’s worked at Soho’s Fanelli Cafe—one of the oldest bars in New York—for 22 years and has become…
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Star Boxing Update: Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade
Doghouse Boxing
By Special Report on Doghouse Boxing (Jan 24, 2012) BRONX, NY – Undefeated 2008 US Olympian Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade believes his February 10 main-event fight against former USBA junior middleweight champion Derek “Pooh” Ennis, for the vacant North …
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Sugar Ray Leonard talks boxing Bots and Real Steel
Monsters and Critics.com
By Anne Brodie Jan 24, 2012, 0:06 GMT Boxing Hall of Famer Sugar Ray Leonard was a firebrand of energy and star power during his heyday and he is considered to be one of the best fighters of all time. His career was colorful and his good looks didn’t …
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Rigondeaux will have problems with Donaire, says Andre Ward
EastsideBoxing.com
By Michael Collins: Nonito Donaire (27-1, 18 KO’s) has shown zero interest in wanting to fight WorldBoxing Association (WBA) World super bantamweight champion Guillermo “The Jackal” Rigondeaux (9-0, 7 KO’s) before and even after Rigondeaux made easy …
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Main Event’s NBC Sports telecast
EastsideBoxing.com
By Lou McLaughlin: I’ve been a boxing fan since the 70’s going back to Wide World of Sports with Howard Cosell and championship fights broadcast at the dinner hour. Main Events and Peltz Boxingput together an excellent telecast on NBC Sports Program …
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Blogs

Societal Benefits of Boxing I: Provides Hope For The Downtrodden …
By Waldo Rastel
This is the story of a homeless, broke man. Find out how boxing provided a way out.
Bad Left Hook

10 Must-See Boxing Documentaries | BoxingInsider.com – Boxing …
By Staff
by Hans Olson This is a relatively slow month if you’re a boxing fan; we’ve gone a few weeks between major fights on the premium networks. If you’re.
BoxingInsider.com

Exclusive: Women’s boxing skirts issue remains unclear for now …
By Emily Goddard
insidethegames.biz brings you the latest news from the Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games.
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VIDEO: Boxing Commentator Makes His TV Debut, Does Not Have …
By Jon Bois
SB Nation is a collection of over 300 individual communities, each offering high quality year-round coverage and conversation led by fans who are passionate about their favorite teams, leagues or sports. By empowering fans, SB Nation has …
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