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Jamie McDonnell continued his ring education with another hard-fought points victory over the durable Nick Otieno in Sheffield. The 25-year-old, making the first defence of his Commonwealth bantamweight title against the Kenyan, made it nine wins in succession as he overcame the early threat of the veteran African.McDonnell, who would have lost his European strap should things have gone against

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Carl Froch watched in shock and awe as 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins won the world light heavyweight title last weekend.Next Saturday Froch meets another ­legendary veteran when he ­defends his WBC super-middleweight title against Glen Johnson in Atlantic City.World champ Froch said: “Hopkins and ­Johnson are part of ­boxing’s forgotten breed of old-school heroes.“They get better with age and are

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Nathan Cleverly says he would've beaten anyone on Saturday night - even former champion Juergen Braehmer. The new WBO light-heavyweight champion breezed through his first defence with a fourth-round stoppage of late stand-in Aleksy Kuziemski at the O2 Arena.Cleverly was far too good for the Pole, who had been drafted in on Thursday night, following Braehmer's no-show on Wednesday and Tony

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Tony Bellew believes his bitter war of words with Nathan Cleverly has paved the way for another British grudge match. The pair almost came to blows at a recent press conference after Bellew was drafted in as a late replacement to face the WBO champion on the undercard of the James DeGale-George Groves bill."When I see his face I want to punch it. I don't like it. I was close at the press

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It's ironic after James DeGale's trash talking of George Groves as the "ugly kid" that his bitter rival is the one sitting pretty. Groves upset the odds to bring golden boy DeGale's world crashing down at London's O2 and add the British super-middleweight title to his Commonwealth crown. Suddenly after being viewed as the outsider, now Groves is the man being fast-tracked towards a world title

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WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward overwhelmed Germany's Arthur Abraham on his way to a unanimous decision and a place in the Super Six final. Ward, the 2004 Olympic gold medalist, is one fight away from the title in a tournament that was designed to unite the WBA and WBC belts.England's Carl Froch will meet Glen Johnson in the other Super Six semi-final bout in Atlantic City on June 4,

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Wladimir Klitschko believes David Haye will be made to pay for showing him a lack of respect when the pair clash in Hamburg on July 2. Build-up to the mega-money fight at the Imtech Arena is well under way, with four belts up for grabs on the night itself.Haye previously stated that the Klitschko brothers "have spoilt the reputation of heavyweight boxing for too long and it's time for somebody

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Evander Holyfield kept alive his slim hopes of another world title shot by beating fellow veteran Brian Nielsen in Copenhagen The American heavyweight recorded the 44th victory of his long career when he stopped his Danish opponent in the 10th round of the contest.Holyfield worked Nielsen into a corner before landing several combinations that forced the referee to step in and call a halt to

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Manny Pacquiao admitted a leg injury had hampered him against Shane Mosley - but he is still set to fight again before 2012. The Filipino retained his WBO welterweight title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas with a landslide points triumph over the challenger.But, having dazzled against Antonio Margarito last time out, the 32-year-old southpaw was way below his best against the defensive Mosley.He

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By Graham Shaw.   Last Updated: May 8, 2011 3:44pm Manny Pacquiao failed to hit top gear but still easily outpointed 'Sugar' Shane Mosley to retain his WBO welterweight title in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Pacquiao didn't scale the heights of recent dazzling displays in a cautious affair in the MGM Grand Garden Arena.But he still had more than enough to handle the 39-year-old Mosley, who fought

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Ricky Burns will defend his WBO super-featherweight title at Liverpool's Echo Arena on July 16. It will be the Scot's third defence of the belt he took off Rocky Martinez in September and the first outside his native country.An opponent will be revealed next week and promoter Frank Warren is delighted to be able to name Burns on a domestic bill."Burns is one of only four world champions that

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Shane Mosley's biggest problem against Manny Pacquiao will be trying to contain his energy and flurries of punches during the second half of the fight, according to his trainer. Sugar Shane's trainer Naazim Richardson sees no problem in his man being able to catch Pacquiao, who is always ready to stand and fight, but feels the problem will come with the Filipino's seemingly endless energy

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Khan arrived here in Nevada on Thursday and will attend the Boxing Writers Association of America annual awards dinner where he will presented with the ‘Fight of the Year’ award for his thrilling contest against Maidana. Ariza, Freddie Roach’s head conditioning trainer, also oversees Manny Pacquiao’s fitness regime. “We are having a meeting [Friday] with Amir, myself and Alex. The Khans

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The Filipino congressman, 32, the only boxer in history to hold world titles in eight weight divisions, had weighty issues on his mind as he prepared to face American legend Shane Mosley in Sin City on Saturday night in the biggest fight of the year to date. But his thoughts were not what he would do with his fists but how he could help end the poverty of his people in the Philippines. “I have a

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HENRY COOPER was a gentle man who wore an easy smile and never belittled anyone.But in his fighting pomp, he punched his way into British sporting legend by felling the great Muhammad Ali.Our ’Enery, as Cooper was known throughout his career, died yesterday two days short of his 77th birthday.At one time, Cooper held the British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight titles.But he was best known

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Boxing legend Sir Henry Cooper – one of Britain’s most popular sports stars – has died aged 76.Sir Henry, who was knighted in 2000, is best known for two titanic heavyweight clashes with Muhammad Ali in the 1960s.He floored his rival in the fourth round in 1963 at Wembley with his trademark left hook – known as Enry’s Ammer – but Ali got to his feet and won the non-title bout in controversial

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David Haye arrived back in the UK on Wednesday proudly proclaiming 'Wladimir despises me'. "I can see it in his eyes, he genuinely despises me and that always makes for a tremendous fight. "  Haye and Klitschko have been meeting the media in the United States this week as they start to crank up the hype surrounding their heavyweight unification fight on July 2.The Briton has been preparing for

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Former British super-middleweight champion Paul Smith is eagerly anticipating his return to the ring in May. The Liverpool-born fighter, 28, will want to respond from his defeat to James DeGale last year and has dropped down to middleweight to form part of the undercard to Frank Warren's "This is It" show at the O2 Arena.Nathan Cleverly takes on Jurgen Braehmer for the WBO light-heavyweight title

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Promoter Eddie Hearn is pushing for an answer as to why Paul McCloskey's fight with Amir Khan was brought to a premature conclusion. "It's our job to make sure he gets another chance, because I think his fans deserve it. " Eddie Hearn The Northern Irelander had lost all six rounds on the judges' scorecards before a clash of heads opened up a nasty cut on his forehead in the WBA title fight

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Perched just above Liverpool city centre in one of its less salubrious districts, the Liverpool Olympia could hardly be more removed from the bright lights of Las Vegas.But David Price aims to bridge the divide between these two worlds on Wednesday when he takes the next step down a path he hopes will lead to the world heavyweight title.The Olympic bronze medallist knows the stranglehold of the

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Last Updated: April 22, 2011 3:21pm James DeGale remains on course for his clash with arch-rival George Groves on May 21 - despite being offered a world title shot. "It's good to see that Frank is doing the business at his end but I have to take care of business at my end and there is no way that George Groves will be an undefeated fighter on May 22." James DeGale Quotes of the week The British

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"I've got no doubt Wladimir will freeze like an iceberg when I hit him on the chin in Hamburg," said Haye on Wednesday. "He won't know how to react, will panic, attempt to run for cover and then realise big brother Vitali is in the corner mopping up tears with a white towel.” Haye is expecting a huge contingent of British fight fans to travel to Hamburg when he meets Klitschko for the biggest

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By Barry McGuiganBoxing is undergoing a quiet revolution, changing the game beyond recognition.It has had to be dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century and accept the old methods were not actually benefiting fighters in the way thought.Forget the image of the hooded hero out pounding the streets to get in shape. Rocky is so yesterday. We admire his courage and his hunger, but not his

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Manny Pacquiao insists he is not underestimating Shane Mosley ahead of their welterweight showdown on May 7. The eight-division champion is an overwhelming favourite to successfully defend his WBO crown when he meets the 39-year-old veteran at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.Mosley has looked unconvincing in his last two bouts, losing a wide unanimous decision to Floyd Mayweather before only managing

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