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Evander Holyfield apparently had already left Workers' Gymnasium by the time Dzhakhon Kurbanov decided to take a bite at his opponent's shoulder in the evening's final bout. Holyfield didn't need any such reminders of his career lowlights. He witnessed plenty of amateur boxing's best behavior Tuesday night, including two fighters apiece from China, Ireland and Cuba who will be biting ...

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VISAKHAPATNAM: One hundred and sixty boxers from 20 districts will participate in the 55th senior inter-district men’s boxing championship to be held at the Swarna Bharati indoor stadium here from August 22 to 24. The competitions will ...

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Zou Shiming danced into the Olympic boxing arena wearing a golden robe, matching gold shoes and a reigning world champion's confident smile Tuesday night, and then cut through Kazakhstan opponent Birzhan Zhakypov tidily, scoring a 9-4 victory.

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A knockout design for couple brought together by boxing Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN -4 hours ago How Candice Olson of HGTV's "Divine Design" delivered a knockout design for a couple brought together by boxing. Bowling-alley like living space was ...

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The dog days of the boxing calendar were supposed to be brightened by a B.J. Flores appearance. Only it didn't happen. And the circumstances surrounding the non-fight do well to illustrate the uncertainty of the game, Bart Barry says.

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Evander Holyfield showed up at the Olympics to watch some boxing and guess what happened? Believe it or not, a boxer got disqualified for biting his opponent. Holyfield, on the...

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NEWS.com.au

Once forbidden in China, boxing a big hit USA Today -51 minutes ago By Jacques Demarthon, AFP/Getty Images By Tom Weir, USA TODAY BEIJING — From 1959 until 1986, boxing was a forbidden sport in China, as Mao Zedong banned it ... Boxing roundup: China secures two more boxing medalsXinhua Two Chinese boxers from Tuesday guaranteed medalsSports Network Tajik boxer disqualified for biting at Beijing GamesNEWS.com.au all 21 news articles

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China's light flyweight (48kg) boxer Zou Shiming and light heavyweight (81kg) Zhang Xiaoping routed their respective opponents at Beijing Olympic Games on Tuesday night and sailed into the last four, securing two more medals for the Chinese boxing team. Zou, bronze medalist at the Athens Olympic Games and China's biggest hope for the first Olympic boxing gold, advanced into the semifinals of the ...

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RTE.ie

A tale of two boxers brings Irish Olympic story exploding to life Irish Times, Ireland -1 hour ago Kenny Egan is awarded the win following his bout against Brazil's Washington Silva in the light heavyweight (81kg) division Olympic boxing quarter-final at ... Bronze just the business for BarnesIrishExaminer.com Egan Joins Barnes As Medal WinnerSecondsOut Barnes wins Ireland first medalSetanta Sports Irish Times - Irish Times all 47 news articles

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SUNDERLAND light-heavyweight Tony Jeffries stormed into the semi-finals and guaranteed Britain's second boxing medal of the Beijing Games with a 10-2 victory over Hungary&

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Boxing may be winning the fight at Beijing Los Angeles Times, CA -14 minutes ago The boxing tournament may actually be legitimate. There are four days left in the event, enough time for things to unravel and get back to normal. ...

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Inter-district boxing from Friday Hindu, India -36 minutes ago VISAKHAPATNAM: One hundred and sixty boxers from 20 districts will participate in the 55th senior inter-district men’s boxing championship to be held at the ...

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Telegraph.co.uk

Tony Jeffries guaranteed boxing light-heavyweight bronze medal in ... Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom -32 minutes ago Not since the 1972 Munich Games have British boxers returned home with more than a single medal – fast food vendors throughout the North-East should be ... Jeffries powers to boxing medalBBC Sport Jeffries assured of boxing medalIndependent GB on course for boxing successClubcall Sky News - Times Online all 23 news articles

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BBC Sport

Jeffries powers to boxing medal BBC Sport, UK -7 hours ago British boxing light-heavyweight Tony Jeffries secured at least a bronze medal after confidently dispatching Hungary's Imre Szello. ... Jeffries assured of boxing medalIndependent Silver lining neededSky News Jeffries realises his ultimate dreamTimes Online Sportinglife.com - Yahoo! Eurosport all 20 news articles

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Ramsey: Heavyweight Wilder lone US boxer left in controversial ... Colorado Springs Gazette, CO -Aug 17, 2008 He shouldn't be the only American boxer left standing, he said. He can't believe the injustice of a ridiculously complex scoring system. ... Andrade blames judges after US debacleguardian.co.uk Wilder lone American winnerNBC13.com all 60 news articles

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The ticket pre-sale for the highly anticipated super fight between “Super” Joe Calzaghe and “Superman” Roy Jones, set for November 8, 2008 at Madison Square Garden is currently the largest pre-sale of a boxing event in the Garden’s history, with more than 12 hours yet to go.

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Amateur boxing is one thing, all fine and pure and predicated on scoring points. Get in there for money and now a man is involved in a fight.

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Ricky Hatton will kick off a new career as a promoter in Birmingham, England, come September 4. Meanwhile, Hatton is preparing to meet Paul Malignaggi in Las Vegas Nov. 22. While Hatton is working on training and promoting, the Manchester “Hitman” has plans to set up his own line of clothing and boxing equipment.

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USA Boxing isn't basking in Olympic glory. Here are seven suggestions to fix the nation's sluggish outfit.

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Tony Jeffries consigned the rancour and recrimination which followed Frankie Gavin's withdrawal to distant memory tonight by guaranteeing Great Britain at least two Olympic boxing medals for the first time in 36 years.

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