Chris John Retains Title By Decision
Indonesian boxer Yohannes Christian John retained his World Boxing Association featherweight title when he defeated Renan Acosta of Panama in a title bout Saturday.
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Rocky Statue Finds New Home
PHILADELPHIA - Rocky Balboa - or more specifically, a statue of the Hollywood palooka, boxing gloves raised in triumph - is being restored to a spot outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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Tyson hates fight game, keeps playing
LAS VEGAS -- Some crowded around the ring with cell phone cameras in hand. Others sat at a bar not 20 feet away drinking beer. Still others ignored it all and smoked cigarettes and played slot machines.
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Vitali to Lennox Lewis: "I'll Fight Again if You Will"
KIEV, Ukraine -- Retired WBC World Champion Vitali Klitschko said he would return to the ring if his former rival, WBC World Champion Lennox Lewis, also comes out of retirement.
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Foreman talks to Andrettis about joining IndyCar
SONOMA, Calif. -- Former world heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman spent some time with Mario, Michael and Marco Andretti on Friday to discuss IndyCar racing and Foreman's interest in becoming involved in the series.
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Rocky Statue Needs New Home
A bronze Rocky statue is on the ropes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, because city officials can't decide where to put it. The likeness of Sylvester Stallone's movie boxing champ was dedicated to the city by the movie star in 1982, but dignitaries still can't decide where the statue's permanent home should be.
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LeDoux Named New Head Of Boxing Commission
Coon Rapids, Minn - The new head of the state boxing commission says he'd like to bring a nationally televised fight to Minnesota as early as this fall.
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Boise Wants Vegas' Boxing Business
BOISE, Idaho — Sports promoters in Boise are looking to take on the West's boxing heavyweight, Las Vegas, to get a share of lucrative professional title bouts between big-name fighters.
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Casteneda wins by unanimous decision
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Rogelio Castaneda Jr. overcame an injured hand to score an unanimous decision over Lamar Murphy in a 10-round bout Thursday night at Arco Arena.
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Winky Wright Joins Golden Boy Promotions
LAS VEGAS -- Winky Wright became the latest addition to Golden Boy Promotions' group of fighters Saturday night, joining his own promotion company to Oscar De La Hoya's growing enterprise.
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