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BOXING: Busy summer on tap for Imperial heavyweight
Special to this NewspaperLAS VEGAS — Imperial Valley heavyweight contender Andy Ruiz is training for the busiest seven weeks of his life. Ruiz (18-0 with 12 KOs), who grew up in Imperial, is preparing for two fights, including one in Macau, China, that could catapult him...Tags: Flyweight Boxing, Manny Pacquiao, China, Macau, Boxing
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Olympics-International boxing boss CK Wu to run for IOC post
ReutersBERLIN, May 17 (Reuters) - International Boxing Federation (AIBA) President C.K. Wu has decided to run for the post of the president of the International Olympic Committee, a source said. "Dr Wu handed over a letter this morning to Dr (Jacques) Rogge,...Tags: International Olympic Committee, Sports Organizations, Politics, Elections, Sports
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Boxing boss CK Wu to run for IOC president
Reuters(Reuters) - International Boxing Federation (AIBA) President C.K. Wu has decided to run for the post of the president of the International Olympic Committee as the race for one of the world's top sports jobs heats up, a source said. "Dr Wu handed over...Tags: International Olympic Committee, 2012 Summer Olympics, Sports Organizations, Politics, Elections
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INTERVIEW-Olympics-Singapore's Ser Miang Ng bids for IOC top job
ReutersBy Karolos Grohmann May 16 (Reuters) - Singapore's Ser Miang Ng officially launched his bid for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, saying he wanted youth to play a central role in the movement and to see IOC members more...Tags: International Olympic Committee, Sports Organizations, Politics, Elections, Sports
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Singapore's Ng Ser Miang to make IOC presidency bid
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - Singapore's Ng Ser Miang is expected to announce a bid for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency on Thursday, a source close to the Olympic movement told Reuters on Tuesday. The IOC Vice President is set to become the...Tags: International Olympic Committee, Sports Organizations, Politics, Elections, Political Fundraising
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Boxing-Klitschko stops Pianeta in six rounds to retain titles
ReutersMay 4 (Reuters) - Vladimir Klitschko stopped former sparring partner Francesco Pianeta inside six rounds in Mannheim on Saturday to retain his four world heavyweight title belts. The Italian-born challenger briefly ruffled the champion by landing a... -
SteelStacks adds boxing to menu
Boxing is coming to the SteelStacks complex in Bethlehem for the first time, and promoter Jay Newman has tapped into Larry Holmes' bloodline to help with its debut. Fight Night at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks will begin at 7 p.m. June 6 and...Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Allentown, Larry Holmes
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Raymond L. Klingmeyer
Raymond Leroy Klingmeyer, a former boxer and referee who is a member of the state's boxing Hall of Fame, died Friday of renal failure at the Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was 88. "When he came into the ring, he looked like a referee. He...
Tags: Lightweight Boxing, Pigtown, Justice System, Welterweight, Judges
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Review: 'Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth' is a knockout
If there was one ring in the world that I, a weakling theater critic, knew I could knock Mike Tyson out in, it was the Pantages Theatre, where "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth" played this past weekend. Tyson might have 100 pounds more muscle on him than I...Tags: Spike Lee, Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Robin Givens, Mike Tyson
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Did elbow blow help Bernard Hopkins become oldest boxing champion?
Bernard Hopkins eclipsed his own record as the oldest boxing champion on Saturday night with his unanimous-decision victory over Tavoris Cloud at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. But did an elbow by "The Executioner" to Cloud's left eye help the 48-...
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Mike Tyson says the 'Undisputed Truth' is he's changed
LAS VEGAS — Spend a sunny afternoon at home with Mike Tyson and if the erstwhile Baddest Man on the Planet is in an expansive mood, he may indulge his cherished pastime: letting loose the performing pigeons he raises in his backyard to flap and...
Tags: Morphine (drug), Joe Namath, The Hollywood Reporter, Prisons, Brad Pitt
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Mendez stuns Salgado with KO
COSTA MESA — Moments after scoring a thrilling fourth-round knockout, Argenis Mendez climbed the turnbuckle in a corner and shouted in jubilation at the crowd. He banged at his chest after winning the IBF junior lightweight championship from Juan...Tags: Brandon Bennett
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