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Yahoo! Sports - Boxing News
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Latest news and information about the Boxing.
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Mayfield stops Serrano in 5th to retain title (The Associated Press)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Karim Mayfield floored Raymond Serrano at the fourth-round bell, and then landed a solid right hand less than a minute into the fifth that stopped the challenger in the NABO junior welterweight title fight Friday night.
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Andre Berto fails doping test; Ortiz fight is off (The Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES (AP) Former welterweight champion Andre Berto has failed a doping test, and the promoter of his rematch with Victor Ortiz says next month's fight is off.
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Andre Berto's positive steroid test yet another pitfall for Golden Boy Promotions (Yahoo! Sports)
Positive test clearly hurts boxing, but also signals a bigger issue spanning across all sports.
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Manny Pacquiao denounces anti-gay allegations (The Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES (AP) Manny Pacquiao says he loves and supports gays and lesbians, even though he does not approve of gay marriage.
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Manny Pacquiao defends gay marriage stance but says he didn't condemn homosexuality (Yahoo! Sports)
In an exclusive interview with Yahoo! Sports, Pacquiao said reports he quoted a bible verse advocating death to homosexuals were inaccurately attributed to him
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Freddie Roach's role with U.S. Olympic boxing team a mystery (Yahoo! Sports)
The renowned trainer says he will be involved with the U.S. team, but that doesn't mesh with what USA Boxing says.
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Boxer to explain doping test to Nevada regulators (The Associated Press)
LAS VEGAS (AP) Lamont Peterson will try to explain to Nevada boxing regulators why he failed a doping test, prompting the cancellation of what would have been a rematch this Saturday against Amir Khan with Peterson's WBA and IBF junior welterweight titles at stake.
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Esparza 1st US female boxer to qualify for London (The Associated Press)
NEW YORK (AP) Flyweight Marlen Esparza has become the first American female boxer to qualify for the London Olympics.
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Ireland's Taylor books London boxing berth (Reuters)
QINHUANGDAO, China (Reuters) - Ireland's boxing queen Katie Taylor booked her place at the London Olympics without throwing a punch at the women's world championships on Wednesday. The three-times world and five-times European lightweight champion went through to the last four when her Romanian opponent Mihaela Lacatus withdrew with a neck injury. Due to regional quotas limiting Europeans to three of the eight places to be won in each of the three Olympic classes this week, it was not until Tajikistan's Mavzuna Chorieva won the next bout that Taylor's place in London was secure. ...
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Mailbag: Lamont Peterson's explanation for failed test likely won't change minds that matter (Yahoo! Sports)
The Nevada Athletic Commission is expected to rule that Peterson is responsible for what ends up in his body.
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World boxing champ Katie Taylor makes Olympics (The Associated Press)
QINHUANGDAO, China (AP) Three-time world champion boxer Katie Taylor of Ireland qualified for the London Olympics. She defeated Saida Khassenova of Kazakhstan 20-8 Tuesday in the 132-pound class at the world championships.
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Pacquiao's success foiling Filipino hopes (Reuters)
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The success of Manny Pacquiao is delivering a knockout blow to Filipino dreams of a first Olympic gold medal, with young boxers fast-tracking to the professional ranks in a desperate bid to escape poverty and emulate their hero. Manny Pinol, a former governor of North Cotabato and current manager of boxers through his Braveheart Boxing stable, says the success of the eight-weight world champion is hindering the amateur Olympic program at home. ...
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Boxer Nick Casal recovering after attack (The Associated Press)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The father of light welterweight boxer Nick Casal considers his son lucky to be alive after sustaining several deep cuts to his head in an attack last weekend.
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Pacquiao: I have concerns about Bradley's fighting style (Yahoo! Sports)
In conjunction with HBO Sports, Yahoo! Sports will be featuring special Q&A entries from Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley Jr. as they train for their showdown on June 9.
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Esparza of US moves ahead at women's boxing worlds (The Associated Press)
QINHUANGDAO, China (AP) Marlen Esparza of the United States is a step closer toward a place on the U.S. women's Olympic boxing team.
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USA Boxing will send 9 fighters to London Games (The Associated Press)
Six more American boxers have qualified for the Olympics with winning performances at a qualifying tournament in Brazil, allowing USA Boxing to send an impressive nine fighters to the London Games.
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3 Americans among early winners in women's boxing (The Associated Press)
QINHUANGDAO, China (AP) Two-time world champion Sofya Ochigava of Russia and Olympic test event winner Natasha Jonas of England won their first bouts in the 132-pound class at the world women's boxing championships on Saturday.
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