Boxing Links (1-28-12)

Posted on | January 28, 2012 | No Comments

ROBERT MORALES on BOXING: Berto takes first loss to Ortiz in stride
Los Angeles Daily News
If I’m in this boxing thing or not, I still have that love from my family and my friends.” It was pointed out to Berto this week that, even though he gave a fine account of himself against Ortiz, he appeared to get winded at times.
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Star inactivity sapping life out of boxing
Yahoo! Eurosport UK
Boxing interest would grow exponentially if magnates like Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather fought more often, says US expert Kevin Iole. In his first year as a professional boxer, Manny Pacquiao fought 10 times. In Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s second year …
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Yahoo! Eurosport UK

boxer lands prize fight
This is Total Essex
A SPORTING journey that led to a spell behind bars takes another twist on April 14 when a Huttonboxer steps through the ropes to fight in front of his home fans. Last week Kris Agyei-Dua was named on the undercard of one of the biggest heavyweight …
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Iconic Don King shows support for local boxer
Springfield News-Leader
Bob Linder/The News-Leader Iconic boxing promoter Don King arrived Friday in Springfield to promote Willard native BJ Flores’ Saturday night fight at the Shrine Mosque. King, 80, agreed during some free time to go 10 rounds with The News-Leader.
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Fighting to win
FOXSports.com
Last weekend, Cuban boxing star Guillermo Rigondeaux turned his undefeated opponent Rico Ramos into the proverbial deer in the headlights. “El Chacal” did a pretty spot-on Floyd Mayweather impression, completely dominating without being forced to take …
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BOXING: ‘Bang Bang’ aims to put on a show
Wiltshire Times
By Dan Barnes » TROWBRIDGE’S Nick Blackwell is relishing the prospect of making the long-awaited first defence of his English middleweight title in front of his home crowd when he goes toe-to-toe with Martin Concepcion at the Civic Centre in March.
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Wesley Ferrer earns 141-pound decision over Carlos Teron and PC Richard and …
New York Daily News
The boys were back in town on Friday night when boxing arrived at Brooklyn’s Bishop Kearney. For the third straight year, the girls high school shook up its atmosphere by hosting the Daily News Golden Gloves. The lion-hearted boxers couldn’t help …
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New York Daily News

Chris Algieri: “I’d like to end every fight inside the distance”
ESPN (blog)
By Michael Woods It would be premature to tag Chris Algieri, a Long Island-based boxer who headlines at the Paramount Theatre in Huntington on Long Island on Saturday night against Curtis Smith, “doc.” Algieri (12-0 with 6 KOs; age 27), who obtained a …
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Ryan Gosling on Learning Muay Thai Boxing
BlackBook Magazine
By Mara Siegler The daily influx of Ryan Gosling news/photos/Internet junk has died down lately. Let’s check in on him, shall we? The actor is in Bangkok, Thailand where he is learning Muay Thai fighting for a role that has him reuniting with Drive …
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Potential boxing Olympians in action Saturday
Hanford Sentinel
LEMOORE – This weekend’s USA Boxing CCA Senior Championships in Lemoore could be the first step for valley boxers to qualify for this year’s Olympics in London. The Lemoore Boxing Club will also host junior preliminary bouts before the main title bouts …
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Blogs

Scoop: Not Your Typical Boxing Column: #10 | BoxingInsider.com …
By Scoop Malinowski
By Scoop Malinowski Guillerno Rigondeaux is one of the best fighters in the business today. The 31-year old super bantamweight champ has won two Olympic gold.
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Brian Phillips Writes About The 1810 Boxing Fight Between An …
By Ben Thapa
Brian Phillips writes about the 1810 Boxing fight between an escaped slave and the Heavyweight champion. Excellent look at hype, racial overtones and athletic performance vs. moral goodness.
Bloody Elbow