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| The boxer says he wants it to be finalized by next week; whether the opponent will be Manny Pacquiao remains unclear.
Oscar De La Hoya said today he wants to finalize within a week his opponent for his last fight. |
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| Super-heavyweight David Price is guaranteed a boxing medal after his opponent is forced to retire in their quarter-final bout. |
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| The middleweight, who probably will turn professional this year, is knocked from the Olympics by Britain's James DeGale, 11-5. Now the young father faces news about his own ailing dad.
BEIJING -- For most of the last 11 months Shawn Estrada has lived in a cocoon that only boxing has been allowed to penetrate. |
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August 15 |
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| Brock Lesnar has only three MMA fights and two in the UFC, but Sam Caplan's personal UFC heavyweight rankings say this: Lesnar is already pretty high in the pecking order, and he's going to merit a title shot sooner rather than later.
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| Irish bantamweight John Joe Nevin is beaten in the second round of the Olympic boxing tournament by Badar-Uugan Enkhbat of Mongolia. |
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| After talks with Manny Pacquiao break down, Golden Boy Promotions is looking at a list that includes Roy Jones Jr., Vernon Forrest, Sergio Mora and Shane Mosley.
Now that negotiations with Manny Pacquiao for a Dec. 6 welterweight bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas have been swept under the table, a new list of candidates is emerging for Oscar De La Hoya. |
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| His dad, who wasn't able to make the trip to Beijing, sends an inspirational message on video.
BEIJING -- Boxer Shawn Estrada came here with a rather simple goal: get into the ring as fast as possible so his ill father could see him fight in the Olympics before he died. |
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August 14 |
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| Fedor Emelianenko, recently crowned the best pound-for-pound fighter ever by the voters, is planning his next steps, including his next opponent and a possible fight with Randy Couture down the line, Todd Martin says.
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August 14 |
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| The furor over Oscar De La Hoya's farewell fight is just the latest firestorm over his Golden Boy Promotions. But does GBP deserve the heat? Michael Swann checks with some insiders and the answer is, not all of it.
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| Joe Calzaghe hopes for a grand career finale in Madison Square Garden, suggesting Roy Jones Jr will be his last opponent. |
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| Bradley Saunders and Billy Joe Saunders are knocked out of the boxing competition although Tony Jeffries makes the last eight. |
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| The fighters can't agree on the split of the purse from the proposed Dec. 6 fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Negotiations about a possible fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao stalled Wednesday after the fighters failed to reach an agreement on the split of the purse, said Bob Arum, who represents Pacquiao. |
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| Carlos Banteaux of Cuba ends British welterweight Billy Joe Saunders' campaign in the second round, but light-heavyweight Tony Jeffries makes the quarter-finals. |
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August 13 |
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| Why would a high-level fighter, in his prime, be forced to change promoters? It's a business, son. Same reason Ricky Hatton -- nearing the end of the road -- is charging up to $1,000 for his next fight in Vegas, Michael Swann says.
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August 13 |
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| Why would a high-level fighter, in his prime, be forced to change promoters?
It's a business, son. Same reason Ricky Hatton -- nearing the end of the road
-- is charging up to $1,000 a ticket for his next fight in Vegas, Michael Swann says.
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