Dec 31, 2007 | SportingLife.com
If all goes to plan on the morning of August 17, 2008, Paula Radcliffe will cross the finish line in Beijing Olympic Park with arms aloft and skip across to kiss daughter Isla before collecting the gold medal ... via SportingLife.com
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Boxing Forum & PollsDec 31, 2007 | Floridatoday.com
No death penalty in boxer slaying
“The state of Florida can't seek the death penalty unless it has a good faith basis to believe that the defendant committed certain acts that . . . would outweigh any mitigators in the case”
No death penalty in boxer slaying BY KEYONNA SUMMERS FLORIDA TODAY Gone. Troy Harden is seen in 2006 during a break from working out at University Boxing Gym in Melbourne. via Floridatoday.com
Dec 30, 2007 | The New Zealand Herald
Officer uses education to change taggers
“What I do is go around to the schools using services of people who could perhaps make a strong impact, like David Tua.”
With that in mind, the Avondale-based police officer has been making his way around schools encouraging young people to rechannel their artistic talents into something more positive. via The New Zealand Herald
Dec 29, 2007 | Sun-Star Cebu
Either Naito or Sakata for Nonito's unity fight
Sunday, December 30, 2007 Either Naito or Sakata for Nonito's unity fight THE International Boxing Federation and International Boxing Organization flyweight champion Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire is ... via Sun-Star Cebu
Dec 29, 2007 | Telegraph.co.uk
Nawal El Moutawakel is still a running light
“They are fantastic. So committed.”
Nawal El Moutawakel has been breaking new ground since she ran barefoot through the streets of Casablanca 30 years ago as a young girl. via Telegraph.co.uk
Dec 28, 2007 | Telegraph.co.uk
Date set for Enzo Maccarinelli-David Haye fight
Enzo Maccarinelli and David Haye have agreed their much-anticipated cruiserweight title fight for March 8. Nov 12: Haye targets heavyweight crown Promoter Frank Warren announced the contest between WBO world ... via Telegraph.co.uk
Dec 27, 2007 | HTZ FM
“Before, it was like boxing never existed in Ontario, so we're thrilled to be part of it.”
Canadian pro boxing was in a deep slumber everywhere but in Quebec until Steve Molitor won the International Boxing Federation super-bantamweight title in November 2006. via HTZ FM
Dec 27, 2007 | Fort Collins Coloradoan
What's a woman's version of Power Clothes?
“It's not even that we couldn't. It's that we wouldn't”
What do you wear that makes you feel powerful? Artists Tiffany Ludwig and Renee Piechocki asked that question of more than 500 women from every region of the country. via Fort Collins Coloradoan
Dec 26, 2007 | MSNBC Sports
Bugs, 'Peyton Manning,' Papelbon's dog ... wow
“I think it was a good game for us”
Elsewhere in the judicial system, Mike Tyson served a one-day sentence in Arizona for DUI. via MSNBC Sports
Dec 26, 2007 | Daily Nation
BOXING: Oure's title fight in Nairobi
“I want to make the Easter Boxing Tournament a big event to be known as "The Night of Champions”
Story by STEPHEN ONGARO Publication Date: 12/26/2007 World champion Evans Ashira Oure will put his title at stake before a home crowd in Nairobi in April. via Daily Nation
Dec 25, 2007 | The West Australian
Mundine, Green lead the way in boxing
Australian fight fans can justifiably enter 2008 with optimism after some successful late year results, with old rivals Danny Green and Anthony Mundine making sure it was a December to remember. via The West Australian
Dec 25, 2007 | The Press-Enterprise
Women's Boxer of the Year: So dominant she can't find an opponent
“I love boxing, but I'm a fighter. This is what I do.”
Despite a shrinking number of promoters willing to stage women's professional boxing matches in 2007, the sport continued its fight for an audience in the United States and abroad. via The Press-Enterprise
Dec 24, 2007 | Philly.com
Tyson-Douglas fight undid 2 careers and the sport
“By the time the Holyfield fight came around, it was total chaos in our camp.”
St. Martins, 320 pp. $24.95 Reviewed by Allen Barra In Tokyo on Feb. 11, 1990, to the mute astonishment of Japanese boxing fans, an unheralded challenger from Ohio named James "Buster" Douglas scored perhaps ... via Philly.com
Dec 23, 2007 | Reuters
Marquez vows to make Pacquiao pay in rematch
“This is such a crucial fight for me, my family, the Mexican people and all my fans everywhere”
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 training ... via Reuters
Dec 23, 2007 | TheSweetScience.com
Boxing Wiz Angelo Dundee's New Book
“It didn't matter to Angelo, he gave them all his best”
Angelo Dundee has carried the torch of professional boxing like a herald from Roman mythology. via TheSweetScience.com
Dec 22, 2007 | This is Gwent
“A fully fit and focused Gavin Rees would have a 50/50 chance against any fighter and is ready for the big time. "We want a purse to set him up for life to fight Hatton, but I genuinely believe it can be done.”
Show Rees the money - Enzo Exclusive By Michael Pearlman NEWBRIDGE boxing Don Enzo Calzaghe has challenged Ricky Hatton to "make us an offer we can't refuse," if he wants a crack at Gavin Rees' WBA light ... via This is Gwent
Dec 21, 2007 | TheSweetScience
Mike Tyson has been studied more than the Zapruder film. You probably think you know all there is about the man formerly known as the baddest living being on the planet, but in this month's Playboy, former TSS ... via TheSweetScience
Dec 20, 2007 | International Herald Tribune
Joshua Clottey wins IBF 147-pound title elimination bout
LAS VEGAS, Nev. : Joshua Clottey earned a shot at the IBF welterweight championship, methodically pounding out a 12-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Shamone Alvarez on Thursday night at the ... via International Herald Tribune
Dec 20, 2007 | South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Randall skis into U.S. record books
Kikkan Randall became the first U.S. woman and second American to win a World Cup cross country race Sunday when she defeated world sprint champion Astrid Jacobsen of Norway in the final meters of a ... via South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Dec 20, 2007 | SecondsOut.com
Maskaev And Peter Fit And Ready
WBC heavyweight world champion Oleg Maskaev and the WBC interim heavyweight champion Samuel Peter sent the World Boxing Council their medical exams which confirmed that they are fit to fight for the undisputed ... via SecondsOut.com
Dec 19, 2007 | SecondsOut.com
Latest Championsip News From The BBBofC
Check out all the latest championship from the British Boxing Board of Control World Boxing Council Super-Middleweight Final Eliminator CARL FROCH v DENNIS INKIN The World Boxing Council has ordered a Final ... via SecondsOut.com
Dec 19, 2007 | The Sydney Morning Herald
Boxing: Anthony Mundine gives Hamdan his shot.
“I will happily give him a rematch when I win.”
NADER HAMDAN received some strange glances as he changed a flat tyre yesterday afternoon. via The Sydney Morning Herald
Dec 19, 2007 | Bangkok Post
Prawet in buoyant mood for Dec 29 showdown
Sports >> Wednesday December 19, 2007 BOXING WBA TITLE BOUT Prawet in buoyant mood for Dec 29 showdown KITTIPONG THONGSOMBAT Prawet Singwancha believes he has a better chance to be crowned 'WBA lightweight ... via Bangkok Post
Dec 18, 2007 | IcSouthLondon
Haye: Macc's snubbed mega fight
“I've told my manager Adam Booth to get me someone ranked in the top 15 in the world and he's come back with a few names”
DAVID Haye has confirmed he is quitting the cruiserweight division - after Enzo Maccarinelli turned down a money-spinning showdown. via IcSouthLondon
Dec 18, 2007 | SportingLife.com
Hatton/Mayweather a Box Office Smash
“Mayweather-Hatton was one of boxing's most memorable nights of the past decade and was the perfect ending to a resurgent year for the sport”
Facebook Ricky Hatton's clash with Floyd Mayweather generated huge pay-per-view numbers in America. via SportingLife.com
Dec 18, 2007 | Scotsman.com
Austen will power me to victory
WBO interim super-featherweight champion Alex Arthur claims long-time cornerman and coach Austen Handren could be his secret weapon when he defends his title against Stephen Foster Junior at Meadowbank on ... via Scotsman.com
Dec 17, 2007 | Sporting Life
“If (Mayweather) thinks he has a chance to lose, he won't take a fight. "He's afraid to lose, and that's a horrible, horrible thing...Anyone who's not realising that's what's happening with Floyd is moronic.”
Facebook Click here to bet on boxing with Sky Bet! Click here for more boxing news Bob Arum says Floyd Mayweather will duck Miguel Cotto if he thinks there's a chance of losing. via Sporting Life
Dec 17, 2007 | BBC Sports
Macca welcomes Haye's challenge
“It's a fight all of Britain wants to see and I'd take it in Cardiff, in London - anywhere”
Wales' Maccarinelli holds the WBO cruiserweight title Enzo Maccarinelli has welcomed David Haye's suggestion that he is still keen to meet him in a unification bout. via BBC Sports
Dec 17, 2007 | 411mania.com
[Boxing] Valero and Linares Remain Unbeaten
Valero dropped Zavaleta at the end of round one, but the bell rang before he was able to follow up. via 411mania.com
Dec 16, 2007 | CBS SportsLine.com
Brazilian Gracie found dead in prison cell
“He had no pulse and a reddish liquid was coming out of his mouth. It seems to me he died of a heart attack.”
Ryan Gracie, a troubled member of the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu dynasty, was found dead in a Sao Paulo prison cell Saturday, hours after he was arrested on suspicion of theft, officials said. via CBS SportsLine.com
Dec 16, 2007 | Home News Tribune
Continuing a December tradition in this space, we offer a few gift suggestions for the fight fan on your holiday shopping list. via Home News Tribune
Dec 16, 2007 | International Herald Tribune
Green wins WBA light heavyweight title over Drews
“I promised a long time ago ... to bring the world title to Perth, I promised I would be world champion and I promised I would win it in my own backyard”
PERTH, Australia : Australian Danny Green scored a unanimous points decision over Stipe Drews for the Croatian's World Boxing Association light heavyweight title Sunday. via International Herald Tribune
Dec 16, 2007 | TheSweetScience
"Til This Day Me and Vinny Paz Are Best of Friends"
“I was always concerned about Vinny getting badly hurt. We weren't together at the time that Vinny fought Roy Jones, Jr. And let me tell that I was glad that we weren't because I would have been sick beyond belief”
Boxing and the adult film business have a lot in common. Both genres appeal to our primal psyche. via TheSweetScience
Dec 15, 2007 | Sporting Life
Facebook Alex Arthur retained his WBO interim super-featherweight title after a brutal and often ugly battle against Steve Foster Jnr at Meadowbank Arena. via Sporting Life
Dec 15, 2007 | This Is London
New Yorker Malignaggi offers Hatton a shot at his old belt with a showdown in the Big Apple
“I'm ready for it whenever Ricky wants to step up to the plate.”
Paul Malignaggi has offered Ricky Hatton the chance to win back his old IBF world light-welterweight title at Madison Square Garden in New York next year. via This Is London
Dec 15, 2007 | The Age
Wait almost over for challenger Green
“I think it has worked out good because it has taken my mind off the birth and Greeny's mind off the fight”
For Danny Green, and his wife Nina, the wait is nearly over. The 34-year-old Green's challenge for the WBA light-heavyweight world title in front of his fervent Perth fans on Sunday has been 16 years in the ... via The Age
Dec 14, 2007 | The Tennessean
The wrath of a woman can equal good basketball
“Even if their methods are so dominant.”
"A man would prefer to come home to an unmade bed and a happy woman than to a neatly made bed and an angry woman." - Marlene Dietrich Like most of you, I'm all for peace and harmony during the holidays. via The Tennessean
Dec 14, 2007 | SecondsOut.com
Calzaghe Dismisses Interest In Woods Fight
Enzo Calzaghe, the father and trainer of undisputed world super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe has dismissed any thoughts of his son facing IBF light-heavyweight king Clinton Woods any time soon. via SecondsOut.com
Dec 14, 2007 | SI.com
Lacy upends Manfredo in undercard
Jeff Lacy fought through a cut and a difficult matchup to win a narrow unanimous decision over Peter Manfredo Jr. via SI.com
Dec 14, 2007 | Sporting Life
Arthur Adds Weight to Argument
Facebook Click here to bet on boxing with Sky Bet! Click here for more boxing news Alex Arthur has revealed his burning ambition to become a three-weight world champion - starting next year with a leap up to ... via Sporting Life
Dec 13, 2007 | The Sligo Champion
Pavlik and Taylor to fight in Las Vegas in February
Undisputed middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik and previous belts-holder Jermain Taylor are to meet in a rematch in Las Vegas on February 16th. via The Sligo Champion
Dec 13, 2007 | Las Vegas Sun
Mayweather's 'brand name' fight
“I beat the best fighters of my era. I was involved in two of the biggest fights in boxing history this year and I won them. There's nothing left to prove.”
When he reflects on 2007, Floyd Mayweather Jr. insists he did more than soundly beat his opponent in the two biggest fights of the year. via Las Vegas Sun
Dec 13, 2007 | Sport-Express Daily
“I tried to do it, however the WBO offered to settle al l the issues with Maskaev and Peter so that they decided who will be my opponent.”
The Ukrainian star boxer Vitaly Klitschko states sport is integral part of his life. via Sport-Express Daily
Dec 12, 2007 | Reuters
Pavlik eyeing June title defense against Duddy
“We're looking at defending against Duddy in June”
World middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik hopes to defend his titles against Briton John Duddy in June, promoter Bob Arum said on Tuesday. via Reuters
Dec 12, 2007 | Houston Chronicle
NEWSMAKERS: Holmes takes spot in Hall of Fame
“He thought his dad was a hero and said 'Wait until Mrs. Pitcher hears why I am late.' ”
Holmes takes spot in Hall of Fame He had a boxing resume that could stand beside the greatest in his sport. via Houston Chronicle
Dec 12, 2007 | Sky Sports
“They need to resurrect Ricky's career through the normal procedure and he needs to prove he deserves a world title shot first”
Ricky Hatton has been told WBA Gavin Rees will NOT be his next opponent. The message comes from the Welshman's trainer Enzo Calzaghe, who says the Hitman must prove himself again following his loss to Floyd ... via Sky Sports
Dec 12, 2007 | TheSweetScience.com
Big Fight Aftermath: Avila Journal
We drove into Las Vegas around 3 p.m. on Thursday and headed straight for the MGM Grand to get whiff of the atmosphere. via TheSweetScience.com
Dec 12, 2007 | Falkirk Herald
Hopkins fight 'close' for Calzaghe
“I've been chasing the fight with Hopkins for years but he's always backed down. "He promised to make the fight this time and I'm happy to come to America to make it happen.”
Joe Calzaghe is "very close" to tying up a deal to fight Bernard Hopkins, according to his promoter Frank Warren. via Falkirk Herald
Dec 11, 2007 | The Plain Dealer
Pavlik and Taylor upstaged by an infant for news conference
“I'm not making any excuses, but I'll make up for it the next time.”
Two of the best boxers in the world were upstaged Tuesday by an infant. Laila Jayden Taylor was born Monday in Little Rock, Ark., the third child of former middleweight champion Jermain Taylor and his wife ... via The Plain Dealer
Dec 11, 2007 | The Canadian Press | Posted by The Canadian Press
Sidney Crosby wins 2007 Lou Marsh Award as Canada's top athlete
- Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby won the 2007 Lou Marsh Award on Tuesday, the first hockey player to capture the honour since 1993.
The award, decided by a panel of sports editors and broadcasters, is given annually to Canada's outstanding athlete by the Toronto Star.
Other finalists were Phoenix Suns star Steve Nash of Victoria, alpine skier Erik Guay of Mont-Tremblant, Que., kayaker Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, Ont., and boxer Steve Molitor of Sarnia, Ont.
Crosby, who won in a close vote, is the first hockey player to win the award since Mario Lemieux in '93. Read more
Dec 11, 2007 | The Globe and Mail
Molitor to make third title defence
Steve Molitor will defend his International Boxing Federation super-bantamweight title for a third time when he faces Ricardo Castillo of Mexico on Jan. via The Globe and Mail
Dec 11, 2007 | Newsday
“I intend to go to the Olympic Committee, the International Boxing Federation and any other organisation to get some sort of redress by Wednesday”
By WALTER ALIBEY ONE OF this country's oldest boxing gym the Revival Boxing Gym will have to make way for the construction of an Housing Development Corporation apartment project. via Newsday
Dec 11, 2007 | The Belfast Telegraph
'Hitman' to map out route back to the elite
“There are still a lot of big fights out there for Ricky Hatton”
Ricky Hatton against Oscar De La Hoya at Wembley Stadium next summer was just one fight that was over before the contract was drawn here on Saturday night and it was probably dropped in the opening few rounds. via The Belfast Telegraph
Dec 10, 2007 | The Age
'The Man' Mundine returns to ring
“A black Aboriginal man making money. It's a hot day, sometimes I need two of these. "I'm not really about the money, I'm not about the flash. "We can make money. I'm talking about my people. My Aboriginal people.”
Anthony Mundine was in vintage form ahead of Monday's world title defence in Sydney, arriving at Sunday's weigh-in in his jet black Hummer and brandishing a fistful of dollars before declaring he's "not about ... via The Age
Dec 10, 2007 | The Age
Calzaghe wins UK's sportsman of the year
“I'm shocked - it's a massive honour and it caps off a great year for me”
World super-middleweight champion boxer Joe Calzaghe was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Sunday. via The Age
Dec 10, 2007 | The Sydney Morning Herald
Haumono, Hopoate win on undercard
Solomon Haumono continued his knockout rampage on Monday night while fellow former rugby league star and heavyweight boxer John Hopoate avenged his first loss. via The Sydney Morning Herald