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Pacquiao-Clottey Bout for W.B.O. Title
Manny Pacquiao will put his W.B.O. welterweight title on the line against the Ghanaian Joshua Clottey in March after talks for a bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr. fizzled, Pacquiao?s promoter said. The…
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Pacquiao camp says fight with Clottey set for March
TORONTO (Reuters) – WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao will put his title on the line against Ghanaian Joshua Clottey in March after talks for a bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr. fizzled out…
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Pacquiao camp expected to name March opponent this week
Manny Pacquiao's opponent for a fight in March is expected to be named this week now talks with American Floyd Mayweather Jr. have fallen apart, promoters for the Filipino WBO welterweight champion…
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Philippine boxing icon Pacquiao joins opposition party
MANILA (Reuters) - Seven-time world boxing champion Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, seeking a seat in the lower house of Congress in next May's elections in the Philippines, has joined the opposition party, his…
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Underdog Role Gives Marquez Extra Motivation
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez has embraced his widely perceived role as the underdog for Saturday's non-title welterweight fight against undefeated American Floyd Mayweather Jr. "It is an extra…
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Wife charged with murder of ex-boxer Gatti in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The Brazilian wife of former Canadian world boxing champion Arturo Gatti has been charged with his murder, police said Sunday. Italian-born Gatti, who was 37, was found…
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Hatton says devastated by knock-out
LONDON (AFP) ? Ricky Hatton said in an interview Monday that he was "devastated" by his knock-out defeat to Manny Pacquiao at the weekend, but had yet to decide whether to make…
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After Pacquiao?s Victory, Questions of What?s Next
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) ? Less than 24 hours after Manny Pacquiao?s stunning demolition of Ricky Hatton in their 140-pound title bout, the two looked ahead Sunday to vastly different futures. Pacquiao, of…
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Pay up or be stripped of title, WBC tell Pacquiao
Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao must cough up US$30,000 (HK$234,000) within the next 15 days or be stripped of his World Boxing Council lightweight title. The boxing body's governors, meeting in Chengdu, are…
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Pacquiao defeats Marquez to win WBC title
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines knocked down Juan Manuel Marquez in the third round before going on to capture the WBC super featherweight championship by split decision on…
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Marquez vows to make Pacquiao pay in rematch
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - While boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao was enjoying his 29th birthday celebrations in the Philippines last week, his next opponent, Mexican champion Juan Manuel Marquez, began a grueling, three-month…
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Politics more dangerous than the ring
MANILA - His opponents fear him inside the ring, but Philippine boxing hero Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao does not leave his home on Mindanao without five armed bodyguards. Pacquiao is contesting elections to…
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Pacquiao knocks out unbeaten Solis
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) -- WBC super featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao built on his growing reputation as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world with an eighth round knockout of the previously…
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Thai prisoner claims boxing title
BANGKOK, Thailand (Reuters) -- Thai inmate Samson Sor Siriporn boosted her chances of freedom by beating Japan's Ayaka Miyano to win the vacant women's WBC light-flyweight title at the notorious "Bangkok Hilton"…
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Filipino dies after Bangkok bout
BANGKOK, Thailand (Reuters) -- Filipino boxer Lito Sisnorio has died after sustaining serious head injuries during a bout against former WBC flyweight champion Chatchai Sasakul in Bangkok, hospital officials said on Sunday.…
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Manila fetes Pacquiao on triumphant return
MANILA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Traffic came to a standstill and cheering fans lined the streets of Manila on Friday to mark the return of local boxer Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao beat Erik…
