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Former IBF and WBA world light welterweight titleholder Amir “King” Khan told FightHype.com on Sunday that he will never consider throwing fists with WBO light welterweight champion “Desert Storm” Timothy Bradley because his initial offer to scrap was rebuffed. Bradley (28-0-0-1, 12 KOs), 28, who is presently rated by Ring Magazine as the eighth pound-for-pound ...

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The adviser for Ring Magazine, IBF, IBO and WBO king Wladimir Klitschko told ESPN.com last week that “Dr. Steelhammer” will defend his titles against mandatory challenger Tony “The Tiger” Thompson in a rematch on July 7 at a soccer stadium in Berne, Switzerland. The 36-year-old Klitschko (57-3, 50 KOs), who has triumphed in 14 consecutive bouts ...

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Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer told the Telegraph Wednesday that WBO world welterweight king Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao and WBC world welterweight champion “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather will finally throw fists in 2013. "It will happen but not this year," said Schaefer. "Probably when Pacquiao is ready to retire and has run out of other ...

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ESPN.com reported Tuesday that unbeaten British welterweight prizefighter “Kid” Kell Brook will battle an opponent to be determined on July 7 at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, England. Nearly 10,000 fans watched in Sheffield as Brook (27-0, 18 KOs), the former British welterweight and WBO Intercontinental titlist, bloodied and battered Matthew Hatton en route to ...

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WBO light welterweight titleholder “Desert Storm” Timothy Bradley on Wednesday told boxingscene.com that he will not be worried when he challenges WBO world welterweight king Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao on June 9 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. "Manny Pacquiao is the biggest name in boxing, next to Floyd Mayweather," said Bradley, 28, ...

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Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer told the Daily Telegraph on Thursday that Amir "King" Khan is being groomed to scrap WBC world welterweight champion “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather at some point in 2013. Mayweather (42-0, 26 KOs), an obnoxious blowhard who rightfully earned the BWAA “Fighter of the Year” award in 2007, will clash ...

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Two-time WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch told boxingscene.com that his "engine will be on full speed" when he challenges IBF super middleweight titlist Lucian “Mister KO” Bute for his belt on May 26 at the Capital FM Arena in Nottingham, England. Froch (28-2, 20 KOs) recalled when he relinquished his belt to Mikkel Kessler ...

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ESPN.com reported last week that WBO world welterweight king Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao claimed a criminal complaint filed against him on March 1 by Philippine tax officials for "discrepancies" regarding his 2010 earnings is "plain and simple harassment" and he has never swindled the government. Rozil Lozares is the regional director of the Bureau of Internal ...

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The promoter for unbeaten British welterweight prizefighter “Kid” Kell Brook told Sky Sports he wants his prizefighter to soon scrap either WBA light welterweight titlist Marcos Maidana or shopworn former three-division champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley. Brook (27-0, 18 KOs), the former British welterweight and WBO Intercontinental titlist, bloodied and battered Matthew Hatton en route to ...

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Former WBC world light heavyweight champion “Granite Chin” Tomasz Adamek defeated an overmatched, but courageous, “Dominican Dynamite” Navy Aguilera by unanimous decision Saturday night at the Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn, New York. Adamek (45-2, 28 KOs), a Polish superstar who was badly battered in his previous bout by WBC heavyweight titlist Vitali Klitschko en ...

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