June 20, 2013

Boxing: Sofia Gatti honors her late dad; thanks boxing world for his Hall of Fame induction

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — CANASTOTA, N.Y. – Boosted so she could reach the microphone and speak on a most special day for her late father, 7-year-old Sofia Gatti beamed. “Thank you from my dad,” she said Sunday as Arturo “Thunder” Gatti was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. On a day that included [...]

Rock Blackwell Interview – Jun 01,2013

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Boxing: Floyd Mayweather Jr. dominates Robert Guerrero to win title fight with lopsided decision

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The defence was back, just like it used to be. Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s dad was back, too, just like he used to be. And Mayweather was a winner once again — just like he always is. Mayweather fought as if he had never left the ring, coming [...]

Boxing: Mayweather, Guerrero make weight, talk smack

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Floyd Mayweather and Robert Guerrero stare down after their weigh-in Friday. Both made weight. They will fight on Saturday at the MGM Grand.(Photo: Al Bello, Getty Images) Story Highlights Floyd Mayweather Jr. weighed in at 146 pounds Friday for their title fight on Saturday. Robert Guerrero weighed in right at the 147-pound limit. The two [...]

Boxing: Guillermo Rigondeaux batters Nonito Donaire in surprising win

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(It took 12 rounds, but Guillermo Rigondeaux outlasted Nonito Donaire for a bantamweight title.Al Bello/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / AP) — NEW YORK — Not since Ricardo Lopez in the early 1990s has boxing seen a little man as dangerous as Nonito Donaire. For years, he’s been regarded as one of the world’s five best fighters [...]

Boxing: Bernard Hopkins beats Tavoris Cloud in historic title win

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Tavoris Cloud, left, takes a punch from Bernard Hopkins, who won Cloud’s IBF light heavyweight title and became boxing’s oldest champion at 48.(Photo: Ed Mulholland, USA TODAY Sports) NEW YORK — Bernard Hopkins became the oldest boxer to win a major title on Saturday night, scoring a 12-round unanimous decision over Tavoris Cloud to claim [...]

Boxing: Klitschko to defend heavyweight title against Pianeta

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(Reuters) – Ukraine’s Vladimir Klitschko will defend his four world heavyweight title belts against former sparring partner German-Italian challenger Francesco Pianeta in Mannheim on May 4, his management said on Tuesday. Klitschko, who holds the IBF, IBO, WBO and WBA crown had used the 28-year-old Pianeta as a sparring partner last year. The 36-year-old Ukrainian’s [...]

Boxing: Broner Beats Rees With 5th-Round TKO

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(Photo: Tim Larsen, AP) Story Highlights Adrien Broner raied his record to 26-0 with his TKO victory against Gavin Rees Broner knocked Rees down twice en route to the victory Broner said he would fight whoever wants to fight him. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Adrien Broner had little trouble remaining undefeated Saturday night. The [...]

Boxing: James DeGale gives up European crown in pursuit of world title

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(PhatzRadio / BBC Sports) — James DeGale has given up his European super-middleweight title as he turns his focus to winning a world title. The Beijing 2008 Olympic champion beat Pole Piotr Wilczewski in October 2011 to win the belt, defending it twice. DeGale claimed a points win over Fulgencio Zuniga recently to win the [...]

Boxing: Amir Khan stops Carlos Molina, gets career back on track

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(Photo: Mark J. Terrill, AP) Story Highlights Amir Khan ended a two-loss streak to defeat Carlos Molina The loss for Molina was the first of his career. Khan said he would like to have a rematch with Danny Garcia, who KO’d him Amir Khan’s quickness and power was too much for Carlos Molina, and the [...]