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BOXING: Ruiz to be featured on UniMas network on Saturday
Special to this NewspaperLAS VEGAS — Heavyweight contender and Imperial native Andy Ruiz will be one of the featured bouts on a Top Rank Solo Boxeo Tecate card set to be televised on UniMas on Saturday. Ruiz (18-0, 12 KOs) will battle Carl Davis (16-5, 12 KOs) of Chicago...Tags: Featherweight Boxing, Manny Pacquiao, Heavyweight, Boxing, Macau
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Mixed martial arts looks to Southern California hotbed
Mike Low, a mixed martial arts matchmaker, remembers when he had trouble finding enough talent for his local fight cards. Not anymore. "Four years ago, I'd have to look for fighters, gym to gym. Now I get 50 emails a day from people pitching their...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Heavyweight, Mixed Martial Arts, Boxing, Robin Williams
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Jared Papazian taking time to refine MMA game
BURBANK — Jared Papazian's road back to the Ultimate Fighting Championship took a significant detour. Thus, the fighter out of Burbank Gracie Barra has decided to take another path. Following a first-round submission loss to the undefeated...Tags: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, Sports
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Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez could be next opponent for Floyd Mayweather Jr.
LAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather Jr. hasn't fought twice within a five-month period since 2006. But after overwhelming Robert Guerrero by unanimous decision Saturday night, he's scheduled to return to the MGM Grand Garden Arena ring on Sept. 14....
Tags: Featherweight Boxing, Super Bantamweight Boxing, Boxing, Mexico, Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
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Abner Mares and Daniel Ponce De Leon, who share manager, to fight
Frank Espinoza is aware of the history of a boxing manager daring to allow two of his fighters to square off against each other in the ring. In April 1977 at the Forum in Inglewood, manager-trainer Arturo Hernandez sided with Carlos Zarate over...
Tags: Featherweight Boxing, Human Interest, Cinco de Mayo, Boxing, The Home Depot Center
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Art Hovhannisyan headlines 'Shobox'
For those who have followed the promising boxing career of Art "Lionheart" Hovhannisyan, they have come to expect a couple things — an all-out, entertaining fight and some bumps in the road to stardom. Now 31, the Glendale slugger remains...
Tags: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Featherweight Boxing, Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, Sports
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East L.A.'s Frankie Gomez ready to start campaign toward title shot
Oscar De La Hoya said he has ordered his matchmaker to start intensifying the opposition for East Los Angeles boxing prospect Frankie Gomez. “Without blowing smoke, he is the real deal and I want to start moving him faster than we have,”...
Tags: Manny Pacquiao, Boxing, Fox Sports (tv network), Oscar De La Hoya, Robert Rodriguez
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Art 'Lionheart' Hovhannisyan headed for Shobox showdown
Thus far, Art "Lionheart" Hovhannisyan's road to boxing glory has been a bumpy one, slowed by a myriad of injuries and bout cancellations. Still, the action fighter with an unbeaten record finds himself poised once more to knock down the door of...
Tags: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Featherweight Boxing, Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, Sports
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Art Hovhannisyan will now fight Alejandro Perez
Nothing ever seems to go as it's supposed to when it comes to the burgeoning boxing career of Art "Lionheart" Hovhannisyan. Long hampered throughout his unbeaten career by injuries — in large part due to his hard-hitting style in the gym —...
Tags: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Featherweight Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, Boxing, Sports
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Jesus 'Chucho' Castillo dies at 68; Mexican boxing champion
Jesus "Chucho" Castillo, a Mexican bantamweight champion celebrated in Los Angeles for four epic title fights at the Forum between 1968 and 1971, has died. He was 68. Castillo died Tuesday at a Mexico City hospital of complications from surgery,...Tags: Mexico City, Human Interest, Boxing, Mexico, Robert J. Lopez
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Edmond Tarverdyan dominates at 'Chaos'
INGLEWOOD – Supported by a who’s who of local fighters, backed by a zealous crowd and showcasing a devastatingly diverse striking offense, Edmond Tarverdyan battered and bloodied Dominic Gutierrez for three rounds en route to a unanimous...Tags: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Justice System, Featherweight Boxing, Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts
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Edmond Tarverydan, Alberto Crane ready for Chaos
Training fighters is nothing new for Edmond Tarverdyan or Alberto Crane. Neither is standing center stage and competing. But when the roles are intertwined and come crashing to a head, things can get a little chaotic. Perhaps that’s the theme...
Tags: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Featherweight Boxing, Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, Sports
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