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Boxing: Zou defeated, but China and Tso go on
Double Olympic champion Zou Shiming's failure to win the IBF flyweight world title on Saturday does not mean China's dream of having a professional world champion is over, says veteran promoter Bob…
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Pacquiao-Mayweather will be biggest fight in history, says Hagler
HONG KONG - Boxing legend Marvin Hagler's fabled clash with Sugar Ray Leonard was the superfight of its day - but the massively anticipated showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather will…
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More mature Pacquiao ?learned a big lesson? from Marquez defeat says assistant trainer
Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao has matured a lot since his six-round knockout loss to Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Marquez in 2012. ?He has learned a big lesson out of that. He…
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Zou ready to `kill’ for title
Zou Shiming said he will cast aside his friendship with IBF flyweight champion Amnat Ruenroeng and "try to kill him in the ring." Zou, 33, and Amnat, 35, have been friends since…
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Mayweather is ?biggest challenge of my life? says Manny Pacquiao?s trainer Roach
Macau // Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, who turned 55 on Thursday, has seen it all during a legendary career as a cornerman to the world?s greatest fighters. But he told…
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Pacquiao’s Mayweather tactic? ‘Use my left and right’
Underdog Manny Pacquiao said on Wednesday he has a simple tactic to beat American favourite Floyd Mayweather in history's richest fight by two longtime rivals for the planet's top "pound-for-pound" boxer crown.…
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Pacquiao hints at retirement after Mayweather bout
MANILA - Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao hinted Monday his long-awaited fight against American Floyd Mayweather could be his last, saying he would head into the May bout with retirement on his…
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Time running out for Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather deal ? Freddie Roach
Los Angeles: Time is running out for Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather to book a May 2 showdown, Pacquiao?s trainer Freddie Roach said on Tuesday. Amid a welter of reports in recent…
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Pacquiao, Mayweather must decide soon says Roach
LOS ANGELES - Time is running out for Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather to book a May 2 showdown, Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach said Tuesday. Amid a welter of reports in recent…
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Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather latest: ‘The Money’ bobs, weaves? then lands it
Unbeaten fighter Floyd Mayweather said Sunday that neither he nor Manny Pacquiao have signed a deal for a May mega-fight, but he still hopes to get into the ring with the Filipino…
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Shiming, chasing a dream in boxing ring
Double Olympic champion flyweight Zou Shiming has vowed to put China on the global boxing map by winning his first professional world title in Macau next month. The 2008 and 2012 Olympic…
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Zou to Put China on World Boxing Map in Title Fight
Hong Kong. Double Olympic champion flyweight Zou Shiming has vowed to put China on the global boxing map by winning his first professional world title in Macau next month. The 2008 and…
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Boxing: Zou aims to put China on world map
Double Olympic champion flyweight Zou Shiming has vowed to put China on the global boxing map by winning his first professional world title in Macau next month. The 2008 and 2012 Olympic…
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Boxing: Zou aims to put China on world map
Double Olympic champion flyweight Zou Shiming has vowed to put China on the global boxing map by winning his first professional world title in Macau next month. The 2008 and 2012 Olympic…
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Manny Pacquiao wants Floyd Mayweather decision this month
LOS ANGELES, United States ? Manny Pacquiao thinks fans deserve to see him fight Floyd Mayweather and wants the unbeaten American to confirm a May date by the end of this month,…
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Filipino boxing legend Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao accepts Mayweather challenge
Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao vowed to chase Floyd Mayweather into ring submission after his US rival offered to fight him next year in a blockbuster world title face-off. "He (Mayweather) has…
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Pacquiao to sell Philippine mansion after rich neighbours complain about shabby visitors
MANILA (AFP) - World boxing champion Manny Pacquiao said Thursday he would sell his mansion in one of the Philippine capital's swankiest areas after his neighbours complained of his visitors wearing shabby…
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Pacquiao could be throwing punches at Mayweather for less pay
Manny Pacquiao is open to taking a smaller purse in a dream match-up with undefeated American Floyd Mayweather, the Filipino boxing hero's business manager has revealed. "The talks are already going on,"…
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Boxing: Pacquiao would take less to fight Mayweather, says manager
MANILA (AFP) - Manny Pacquiao is open to taking a smaller purse in a dream match-up with undefeated American Floyd Mayweather, the Philippines boxing hero's business manager said on Tuesday. "The talks…
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?Pacman? Pacquiao expected to gobble up Algieri
A rejuvenated Manny Pacquiao will look to make short work of Chris Algieri Sunday to defend his World Boxing Organisation welterweight belt and raise his chances of a showdown with Floyd Mayweather.…