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Crawford, Indongo duel for super lightweight boxing supremacy
Los Angeles (AFP) - Namibia's Julius Indongo has no qualms about taking his quest for super lightweight supremacy into hostile territory -- against American Terrence Crawford in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Saturday. After…
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Floyd Mayweather: Conor McGregor fight ?my last one?
Floyd Mayweather has revealed he has promised his children that his August 26 fight with Conor McGregor will be his last. The undefeated 40-year-old will fight for the 50th time as a…
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Philippine boxers at risk in brain scan scam
A total of 150 professional boxers in the Philippines have been banned for falsifying brain scan results aimed at detecting serious head injuries in the sport, regulators said Tuesday. The government has…
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Pacquiao visits troops in Philippine war zone
MANILA: Boxing hero Manny Pacquiao lifted the spirits of Philippine troops in a visit on Saturday to a southern city where soldiers have been battling pro-Daesh militants for over two months. The…
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From Muhammad Ali to Rocky Balboa: The Reyes have been handcrafting gloves for legends
In a boxing world often dominated by promoters, self-promoters and glitz, Alberto Reyes likes to do things the old-fashioned way: his company still makes gloves by hand, just as it did for…
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Boxing: Horn wants Pacquiao rematch to settle rules row
LOS ANGELES: Australian Jeff Horn has no doubt that he was a deserving conqueror of Manny Pacquiao but believes only a rematch with the Filipino star will settle the controversy once and…
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Pacquiao ‘not surprised’ by WBO review
Manny Pacquiao is "not surprised" the World Boxing Organization affirmed the loss of his welterweight title to Australian Jeff Horn, but the Philippine ring legend railed at large at judges who "manipulated…
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Manny Pacquiao wants WBO review of ‘unfair’ Jeff Horn loss
Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday urged the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) to review the "unfair decision and officiating" after losing his welterweight title to Australia's Jeff Horn. The Filipino boxer endorsed a formal…
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Pacquiao to think ?hard? about retiring now
Manila: Eight-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has said he will ?think hard? about retiring after his stunning and controversial defeat to unheralded Australian challenger Jeff Horn. Arriving home in the Philippines…
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I’ll urge Pacquiao to quit, says trainer Roach
Manny Pacquiao's trainer advised the Filipino legend to quit boxing on Monday after his sensational defeat to unheralded Australian Jeff Horn. While controversy raged over the scoring of Sunday's World Boxing Organization…
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‘School’s out’ as Horn, Pacquiao make weight
Australian challenger Jeff Horn weighed in slightly heavier than Filipino great Manny Pacquiao on Saturday ahead of their World Boxing Organisation welterweight title fight in Brisbane. Pacquiao tipped the scales at 66.1…
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Pacquiao braces for Brisbane battle with ‘Money’ on Manny’s mind
Manny Pacquiao faces Australian challenger Jeff Horn in Sunday's world welterweight title fight in Brisbane in pursuit of a dream rematch with Floyd Mayweather. The Pacquiao camp says it is anticipating a…
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‘Money’ on his mind as Pacquiao faces former teacher
BRISBANE (AFP) - Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao faces unheralded Australian challenger Jeff Horn in Sunday's world welterweight title fight in Brisbane in pursuit of a dream rematch with Floyd Mayweather. The Pacquiao…
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Fortune insists Horn not prepared for Pacquiao
BRISBANE -- Australian challenger Jeff Horn has made a massive blunder by not training against superior sparring partners in the United States in preparation for Sunday?s title fight, Manny Pacquiao's team says.…
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Pacquiao issues title war cry ahead of bout
BRISBANE ? Filipino boxing great Manny Pacquiao arrived in Australia ahead of his title fight with Jeff Horn and declared: "I will be going home as world champion." The "Pac Man" touched…
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Boxer Pacquiao vows to leave Australia as world champion
Brisbane (Australia) (AFP) - Philippine boxing great Manny Pacquiao arrived in Australia ahead of his title fight with Jeff Horn and declared: "I will be going home as world champion." The "Pac…
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Australian boxer’s death vs Filipino was ‘preventable,’ says coroner
SYDNEY, Australia - The ringside doctor at a fight where an Australian boxer died should have intervened when he showed signs of concussion, a Sydney coroner found Thursday, June 22, while also…
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‘It’s not boxing because Conor is not a boxer’ – Golovkin not worried about being overshadowed by McGregor
GENNADY GOLOVKIN HAS dismissed the idea that Floyd Mayweather Jr?s comeback against Conor McGregor will overshadow his 16 September clash with Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez. WBC-IBF-WBA middleweight champion Golovkin defends his world title…
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Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor is a circus, says Gennady Golovkin
Gennady Golovkin says his fight with Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez is bigger and of more significance than Floyd Mayweather?s comeback against Conor McGregor, which he sees as a ?circus show?. WBC-IBF-WBA middleweight champion…
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Boxing hall of famer Lewis slams Mayweather-McGregor as ‘ridiculous’
Los Angeles (AFP) - Boxing hall of famer Lennox Lewis won't be spending his money on the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight, saying he "can't take it serious" because the outcome is too…