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- BERLIN - Wladimir Klitschko was forced rediscover one of boxing's best weapons: his powerful right hand.... Full story»
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Boxer still unconscious after San Antonio bout
SAN ANTONIO - San Antonio welterweight Oscar Diaz spent the night in surgery after collapsing between rounds of a nationally televised bout in his hometown. The 25-year-old fighter was taking a beating from Delvin Rodriguez on Wednesday night at San...
Klitschko stops Thompson in 11th round
BERLIN - Wladimir Klitschko was forced rediscover one of boxing's best weapons: his powerful right hand. With his jab ineffective, Klitschko knocked out former sparring partner Tony Thompson in the 11th round with a big right to successfully defend his...
Pacquiao could be boxing's pound-for-pound king
LAS VEGAS - The WBC lightweight title belt looked perfectly natural hanging off Manny Pacquiao's shoulder after he battered David Diaz. That invisible crown on his head seemed like a perfect fit as well. From the first too-quick combination to the decisive...
Pacquiao KOs Diaz in 9th, wins lightweight crown
LAS VEGAS - Although Manny Pacquiao is the new 135-pound champion, he's no mere lightweight. At any weight, in any ring, the Filipino phenomenon looks like the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world. Packing five new pounds of power in his usual stunning...
Orneles headlines Golden Boy card
HIDALGO - Golden Boy Promotions will once again be bringing a fight card to the Rio Grande Valley next week featuring middleweight title contender Enrique Orneles, it was announced Thursday at a press conference at Dodge Arena. "The bottom-line is there...
Molina wins by TKO in 1st round
McALLEN - Eric Molina made short work of Anthony Greeley, scoring a first-round knockout in the main event Saturday night at the Harley Davidson Center in McAllen. It was Molina's sixth straight win by knockout and may have been his easiest. Greeley...
Harlingen's Molina in main event Saturday
McALLEN - Since he turned pro less than two years ago, Eric Molina steadily has built a solid reputation in the cruiserweight division. "(When I started) I was the opponent that was supposed to go everywhere and lose," said Molina, 26. "Once I...
Austin boxer charged with manslaughter in traffic death
AUSTIN - A former finalist in the national Golden Gloves championship has been charged with manslaughter in a May hit-and-run accident that left an Austin man dead, police said. Curtis Lee Meeks Jr., 24, turned himself in Wednesday after police issued...
Ruiz edges Lopez by split decision
McALLEN -- Juan Ruiz outdueled an aggressive Adrian Lopez in winning their middleweight main event by split decision Friday night in the Fists of Fury boxing series at the McAllen Convention Center. Before a sold-out crowd of 3,200, Ruiz (4-4) kept his...
Ruiz highlights Fists of Fury boxing card
McALLEN - Juan Ruiz took a unique path to professional boxing. When he was 19, he decided to enter a Toughman Contest on a bet to see how he fared. "I had no training at all," Ruiz, now 27, said. "I got into the ring and I took out one of the favorites." He...
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