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I'll bring home the title, insists Britain's Haye

AFP European Edition 23 hours ago

British challenger David Haye weighed in seven stones (44kgs) lighter than WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev on Friday, but insisted he will bring the world title back to England. Haye, looking relaxed and lean, tipped the scales at the weigh-in, held at ...

Haye aims to be first to floor giant Valuev

AP News yesterday

Despite huge height, weight disadvantage, David Haye says he'll knock out Nikolai Valuev David Haye doesn't care that he's nearly a foot shorter and 100 pounds lighter than Nikolai Valuev. He's convinced he will become the first fighter to floor the giant ...

manny pacquiao

WENN yesterday

Atmosphere Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood Los Angeles, California - 04.11.09 Copyright 2009 WENN

Pacquiao eyes history against Cotto

AFP Global Edition 2 days ago

To pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao, size really doesn't matter. The Filipino boxing hero, gearing up for a world title clash with Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto that could give Pacquiao a slice of boxing history, said he doesn't put much stock in those ...

Tyson shows talent ringside, on the mike

Las Vegas Sun 3 days ago

The former champion turns in a surprising performance as a commentator for TI bouts The most surprising and delightful performance of Saturday nightÕs fight card at Treasure Island was not Yonnhy PerezÕs upset victory against Joseph Agbeko in an outstanding bantamweight title ...

Of King and King Kong Renowned promoterÕs return to Las Vegas features 118-pound title fight

Las Vegas Sun 3 days ago

Renowned promoterÕs return to Las Vegas features 118-pound title fight FIGHT FACTS Main event: Joseph King Kong Agbeko (27-1, 22 KOs) vs. Yonnhy Perez (19-0, 14 KOs), 12 scheduled rounds for the IBF bantamweight championship Co-feature: Antonio DeMarco (22-1-1, 16 KOs) vs. ...

Cotto 'won't leave anything to chance' against Pacquiao

AFP Global Edition 3 days ago

Miguel Cotto's handlers say they will carefully scrutinize the gloves and hand wraps of Manny Pacquiao before their World Boxing Organization welterweight title fight in Las Vegas. Miguel Cotto Sr said Tuesday they blundered by not inspecting Antonio Margarito's gloves prior to ...

Valuev unfazed by Haye antics ahead of title fight

Reuters US Online Report Sports News 4 days ago

BERLIN (Reuters) - WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev said he was unfazed by David Haye's pre-fight antics after the challenger switched hotels on Tuesday calling the choice of the organizers a "rancid lair." Haye, who takes a 21-1 record into the bout ...

halloween thrilla fight

WENN 6 days ago

Don King Halloween Thriller Fight Night held at at Treasure Island Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada - 31.10.09 Copyright 2009 WENN

Perez captures IBF bantamweight title

AFP Global Edition 6 days ago

Colombia's Yonnhy Perez seized the International Boxing Federation bantamweight title, dethroning Ghana's Joseph Agbeko with a unanimous 12-round decision. Perez emerged from the action-packed bout still unbeaten, improving to 20-0 with 14 wins inside the distance. He was credited with a knockdown ...

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