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50 Cent Fills The Boxing Impresario Bill
The Hartford CourantWhen the hands on the clock climb toward midnight at 50 Cent's Birthday Bash on July 5 at the Connecticut Convention Center. When the hands climb toward the actual birthday of Curtis James Jackson III, we may find it appropriate to consider three men...Tags: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Vince McMahon, Demographics, Sundance Channel (tv network)
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Fight Club OC: 'Repo Ric' nearly steals show
COSTA MESA — On a night Fight Club OC celebrated its first card with professional women mixed martial arts and boxing bouts, a man who called himself "Repo Ric" tried to steal Thursday's show. He came dressed in as much glitter you see during a...
Tags: Heavyweight, Crime, Law and Justice, Welterweight, Justice System, Flyweight Boxing
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A historic fight night
Fight Club OC will have a historic ladies night inside the ring on Thursday. The nine-bout card will feature a women's mixed martial arts fight and a women's boxing fight at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa at 7:30 p.m. The ladies battling...Tags: Heavyweight, French Boxing, Flyweight Boxing, Polynesia, Boxing
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Burgos expected to get rematch with Martinez
The Orange County RegisterThe sting from the controversial split-decision draw to Rocky Martinez still burns for boxer Juan Carlos Burgos. In January, in his second title attempt, Burgos came up short on the scorecards (114-114, 117-111 for Burgos, 116-112 for Martinez), which...Tags: Heavyweight, Barclays Center, Light Heavyweight Boxing, Orange County Register, Welterweight
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Matthysse keeps vow, gets TKO of Peterson in third round of Boardwalk Hall fight
The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J.Lucas Matthysse vowed to deliver an impressive performance against Lamont Peterson Saturday night. He lived up to his promise with a spectacular victory. Matthysse used his trademark power to register a third-round TKO over Peterson in a duel of...Tags: Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Welterweight, Brownsville, Boxing, Middleweight Boxing
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Canelo Alvarez brings it home to unify titles
It's one thing to talk. The great ones back it up. In avenging his brother's loss and letting his fists fly against a respected, defense-based, unbeaten world champion, Mexico's Saul "Canelo" Alvarez unified the super-welterweight division Saturday...
Tags: Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Welterweight, Mexico, Boxing
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Raymond L. Klingmeyer
Raymond Leroy Klingmeyer, a former boxer and referee who is a member of the state's boxing Hall of Fame, died Friday of renal failure at the Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was 88. "When he came into the ring, he looked like a referee. He...
Tags: Heavyweight, Crime, Law and Justice, Baltimore County, Welterweight, Justice System
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Las Vegas: Treasure Island to host lightweight boxing match April 12
This post has been updated. See note below for details.The match is still on for April 12 at Treasure Island Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Angelo "La Cobra" Santana will take on Bahodir Mamadjonov (12-1, 8 KOs) from Uzbekistan. [Updated, 1:58 p.m. April 8: An earlier version of this post said Angelo "La...Tags: Boxing
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HBO drops involvement with Golden Boy fighters
After watching an exodus of fighters that included Floyd Mayweather Jr., Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Amir Khan to rival network Showtime, HBO announced this week it will stop broadcasting fights involving boxers promoted by Los Angeles’...
Tags: Floyd Mayweather, Jr., National Collegiate Athletic Association, Welterweight, Human Interest, Media Industry
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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: Fox Sports (tv network), Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya, Robert Rodriguez, Chris Culliver
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Perez vs. Forbes highlights first Golden Boy Boxing Series event at BB&T Center Saturday
Sun SentinelJunior welterweights Johan Perez and Steve “Two Pounds” Forbes will square off Saturday night in the premier fight of the first Golden Boy Boxing Series event at BB&T Center, with three more boxing events coming in the next 12 months. The...Tags: Terrell Gausha, Fort Lauderdale, Heavyweight, Welterweight, Boxing
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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, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Mixed Martial Arts, Featherweight Boxing
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