Unbeaten Garcia to defend against Morales
Unbeaten Danny Garcia will defend his light-welterweight world titles in a rematch against Erik Morales on October 20 in the first major title fights in Brooklyn for more than half a century.Garcia, of the US, will defend the World Boxing Council crown he took from Mexico's Morales by unanimous decision in March and the World Boxing Association title he won last month from England's Amir Khan with a fourth-round stoppage.Garcia, 24-0 with 15 knockouts, fought Khan on short notice after the British ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/unbeaten-garcia-defend-against-morales-222448154--box.html ]
Fallen Abraham ready to prove himself in Berlin
Fallen ex-world champion Arthur Abraham has said he will prove he still has a career in boxing by defeating current WBO super-middleweight title-holder Robert Stieglitz on Saturday.Abraham, the former IBF middleweight champion, has lost three of his last six fights since moving up a weight category to compete in the Super Six super-middleweight tournament, where he lost three of his four bouts.A disqualification against Andre Dirrell of the United States -- the first loss of his career -- then a ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/fallen-abraham-ready-prove-himself-berlin-172834120--box.html ]
Klitschko to defend titles against Wach
World heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschko will defend his WBO, IBF and WBA belts against Poland's Mariusz Wach in Hamburg on November 10, it was announced on Wednesday.The 36-year-old Klitschko, who is based in Hamburg, faces his 23rd world title fight against the undefeated Wach, four months after the champion's sixth-round knock-out of US boxer Tony Thompson in Basel."It is always something special to box in Hamburg," said Klitschko."This fight will also be special because I have never fought ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/klitschko-defend-titles-against-wach-140231644--box.html ]
Olympics-Mixed fortunes, rewards for Central Asian Olympians
ALMATY/ASHGABAT, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan threw alavish ceremony for its record-breaking Olympic athletes onFriday while Turkmenistan fired its sports minister in areflection of the contrasting fortunes of the former SovietCentral Asian states at the London Games. Kazakhstan's seven gold medal winners waved to crowds fromopen-topped limousines on a parade through the futuristiccapital Astana before meeting President Nursultan Nazarbayev,who has ruled the oil-rich republic for more than two decades ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/olympics-mixed-fortunes-rewards-central-asian-olympians-130533854--box.html ]
Former world heavyweight champion Dokes dies
(Reuters) - Former world heavyweight champion Michael Dokes, 54, has died after losing a battle with liver cancer, the World Boxing Association said on its website (www.wbanews.com). The American won the WBA version of the title in 1982 when he defeated Mike Weaver and then lost it to South Africa's Gerrie Coetzee a year later. He went on to fight Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe but never held a world title again. Dokes retired in 1997 with a professional record of 53 wins, six defeats and two ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/former-world-heavyweight-champion-dokes-dies-130938370--box.html ]
Unbeaten Danny Garcia will defend his light-welterweight world titles in a rematch against Erik Morales on October 20 in the first major title fights in Brooklyn for more than half a century.Garcia, of the US, will defend the World Boxing Council crown he took from Mexico's Morales by unanimous decision in March and the World Boxing Association title he won last month from England's Amir Khan with a fourth-round stoppage.Garcia, 24-0 with 15 knockouts, fought Khan on short notice after the British ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/unbeaten-garcia-defend-against-morales-222448154--box.html ]
Fallen Abraham ready to prove himself in Berlin
Fallen ex-world champion Arthur Abraham has said he will prove he still has a career in boxing by defeating current WBO super-middleweight title-holder Robert Stieglitz on Saturday.Abraham, the former IBF middleweight champion, has lost three of his last six fights since moving up a weight category to compete in the Super Six super-middleweight tournament, where he lost three of his four bouts.A disqualification against Andre Dirrell of the United States -- the first loss of his career -- then a ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/fallen-abraham-ready-prove-himself-berlin-172834120--box.html ]
Klitschko to defend titles against Wach
World heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschko will defend his WBO, IBF and WBA belts against Poland's Mariusz Wach in Hamburg on November 10, it was announced on Wednesday.The 36-year-old Klitschko, who is based in Hamburg, faces his 23rd world title fight against the undefeated Wach, four months after the champion's sixth-round knock-out of US boxer Tony Thompson in Basel."It is always something special to box in Hamburg," said Klitschko."This fight will also be special because I have never fought ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/klitschko-defend-titles-against-wach-140231644--box.html ]
Olympics-Mixed fortunes, rewards for Central Asian Olympians
ALMATY/ASHGABAT, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan threw alavish ceremony for its record-breaking Olympic athletes onFriday while Turkmenistan fired its sports minister in areflection of the contrasting fortunes of the former SovietCentral Asian states at the London Games. Kazakhstan's seven gold medal winners waved to crowds fromopen-topped limousines on a parade through the futuristiccapital Astana before meeting President Nursultan Nazarbayev,who has ruled the oil-rich republic for more than two decades ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/olympics-mixed-fortunes-rewards-central-asian-olympians-130533854--box.html ]
Former world heavyweight champion Dokes dies
(Reuters) - Former world heavyweight champion Michael Dokes, 54, has died after losing a battle with liver cancer, the World Boxing Association said on its website (www.wbanews.com). The American won the WBA version of the title in 1982 when he defeated Mike Weaver and then lost it to South Africa's Gerrie Coetzee a year later. He went on to fight Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe but never held a world title again. Dokes retired in 1997 with a professional record of 53 wins, six defeats and two ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/former-world-heavyweight-champion-dokes-dies-130938370--box.html ]
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