Near ring - News
19 Aug 2006 05:33
With the heavyweight class as wide-open as it's ever been, Golden Boy Promotions has finally decided to step into the ring in boxing's glamour division by signing a deal to co-promote the hottest contender in the sport – unbeaten Sultan Ibragimov.
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2 Aug 2006 02:01
Former undisputed heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis was spotted at the tables of the $10,000 buyin World Series of Poker. Reports are that the former champ had fun but he failed to make it past day one of the WSOP mainevent.
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20 Dec 2005 18:32
Former WBC light heavyweight champion Graciano Rocchigiani was sentenced to six months in prison Monday for a drunken-driving probation violation.
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20 Dec 2005 17:14
Heavyweight Joe Mesi, sidelined since suffering bleeding on the brain after a 2004 bout, won a chance Monday to return to the ring when a state judge ruled his medical suspension expired when his Nevada boxing license expired.
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