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Pro Boxing Returning
(APR 29) Pro Boxing is set for another night of
action in Rochester. "Boxing at the Roc II" will take place May 21, 2004 at
the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. Seven bouts will be featured on
the card including former Jr. Welterweight champ and Rochester's own; Robert
"Pushup Frazier. ......Copyrighted
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Boxing: NZ welterweight beats Aussie Commonwealth champ
(APR 29) New Zealand welterweight Kahukura Bentson recorded one of the
biggest wins of his career with an upset points defeat of Australian Daniel
Geale at the Oceania boxing championships in Nukualofa, Tonga last night.
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New Zealand Herald
Don King Banned from Atlantic City Boxing
(APR 29) ATLANTIC CITY, New
Jersey – As reported by the Press of Atlantic City: "Don King has been
knocked out of Atlantic City boxing for one year. "Rejecting calls for
tougher sanctions, state gaming regulators Wednesday banned the
controversial boxing promoter from doing business with the casinos at least
until 2005.
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Casino City Times
Don King still rules boxing at 72
(APR 29) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
-- Boxing promoter Don King is more overwhelming than his impressive stable
of fighters, a greater force than Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson combined.
Spend 90 minutes with King, and it's like sitting in the path of a human
hurricane
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Alameda Times
Audley Harrison comes to IBA Gym in Vegas!
Photos by Tony Rila
April 28, 2004
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The IBA recently had
Audley Harrison, 15-0-0 (11KO) of England, train at the IBA gym in Las
Vegas, Nevada. The 2000 Olympic gold medalist as a super heavyweight, is
rated #10 with the IBA. The 6’6”, 250lb Londoner struck Gold in Sydney and
joined an elite group that includes names like Muhammad Ali, George Foreman,
Joe Frazier, Sugar Ray Leonard ...Exclusive
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Fox comes out swinging in battle for boxing supremacy(APR
26) LOS ANGELES -- Fox has decided to step into the ring with NBC and
challenge it in the up-and-coming sports reality genre. Fox will present a
series tentatively titled The Next Great Champ, in which a dozen aspiring
prizefighters from across the country will get a shot at fame and fortune. .....Copyrighted
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Houston Chronicle
Boxing craves Klitschko victory
(APR 24) Back in 1905, big Jim Jeffries gave up the heavyweight championship
of the world, undefeated and having run out of worthy challengers, or at
least having run out of worthy Caucasian challengers, since the colour line
was then firmly drawn......Copyrighted
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Boxing: Sprott defends British title
(APR 24) Michael Sprott, the
journeyman fighter who surprised Danny Williams to win the British and
Commonwealth heavyweight titles earlier this year, sets out his first
defence tonight, in his home town of Reading.......Copyrighted
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UK
Mesi denies having clot on his brain
(APR 24) Joe Mesi and his
handlers insisted Friday the serious concerns boxing authorities have about
his brain are unfounded.
Mesi, along with father and co-manager Jack Mesi, denied any notion the
undefeated Town of Tonawanda heavyweight suffered bleeding in his brain
during his March 13 bout with Vassiliy Jirov in Las Vegas.
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Buffalo News
Heated contest ends in a draw
(APR 24) The main event at
Friday’s Miller Lite Texas Title Belt Professional Boxing Series was what
boxing fans pay to see — a well-fought, hotly-contested bout between evenly
matched fighters. The result was not. In a matchup of Mexican
welterweights, Manuel Gomez.......Copyrighted
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Odessa American
Dream Fight Put On Ice
(APR 24) HE fight the whole
country would like to see Craig Docherty against Alex Arthur in an east
versus west showdown won't be allowed to happen. Docherty's manager and
promoter Tommy Gilmour has rejected an offer to sell the rights to the
contest to Sports Network, the company owned by Frank Warren........Copyrighted
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Glasgow Daily Records
Boxing : tonight ’ s card at a glance
(APR
24) New Breast (0-1) of Billings made his name in the local Club Boxing
Series the past couple of years. He's also a former state and regional
Silver Gloves champion. New Breast, 30, lost his pro debut to James Sundin
in a four-round decision Salt Lake City this past December.
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