Omar Al Raisi
12 articles · The National
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Amir Khan says of hoped-for Pacquiao fight: ?I have pulled out of negotiations?
Amir Khan says he has walked away from talks with Manny Pacquiao?s camp about a fight early next year as rumours swirled in the boxing world on Tuesday that the Filipino may…
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Amir Khan expects February fight with Manny Pacquiao: ?Contracts are being negotiated?
Amir Khan expects to fight Manny Pacquiao, in a battle of prominent former world champions, with the bout coming as soon as February and likely in Las Vegas, the British-Pakistani fighter says.…
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Undefeated ?Prince? Albert Pagara predicts knockout of Mexico?s ?Chito? Rios
DUBAI // ?Duel in Dubai 2? is back at the Dubai World Trade Centre on Friday. The Filipino Channel (TFC) together with ALA Promotions International and ABS-CBN Sports + Action are set…
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?It is time for Floyd to lose!? Manny Pacquiao talks Floyd Mayweather; has message for UAE fans
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr have topped boxing?s informal ?pound-for-pound? rankings for most of a decade, and for much of that time fight fans have clamoured for them to meet in…
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Emirati Eisa Al Dah, a backbone of boxing in Dubai, ready to resurrect own fight career
DUBAI // Boxing in the UAE owes much to one man ? Eisa Al Dah. The 36-year-old Emirati, who turned professional in 2007 and has won eight of his 10 bouts, will…
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?All eyes will be on me?: Amir Khan, ahead of Alexander bout, believes he?s next in line in boxing
After a controversial defeat to Lamont Peterson in 2011 and a devastating loss to Danny Garcia in 2012, Amir Khan has spent the past two years getting his career back on track,…
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Amir Khan wants to take on Manny Pacquiao ?wherever?
Floyd Mayweather Jr will not be the next opponent for Amir Khan. Manny Pacquiao, however, could be. Following perhaps his most impressive fight, a unanimous decision over Luis Collazo in Las Vegas…
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Marcos Maidana: ?I deserve to be in the ring with Mayweather?
Floyd Mayweather Jr this year gave boxing fans six weeks to choose his next opponent in an online vote. Should the unbeaten American fight Amir Khan, the fleet British-Pakistani with strong drawing…
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Pacquiao interview Part II: ?I?m sure? Dubai fight would be great experience
Manny Pacquiao fights an unbeaten American world champion next weekend, but not the one fans for years have hoped he would meet in the ring. The Filipino will square off with Timothy…
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Manny Pacquiao on Timothy Bradley fight: ?I want my world title back?
Manny Pacquiao knows his time in the fight game is running out, and he wants to leave the sport as a champion and as an inspiration to his countrymen. The next step…
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Floyd Mayweather: Ali ?called himself ?the greatest? … but I call myself T-B-E: The Best Ever?
Floyd Mayweather Jr is fighting for his legacy, and he is not shy about his goal: to be remembered as the best boxer in history. Muhammad Ali ?is one of the best…
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Amir Khan on Mayweather: ?He is undefeated and I want to be the one to defeat him?
Amir Khan, the former two-time light-welterweight champion, has his sights set on a dream fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr next year. The British boxer will not fight again this year after a…