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Unbeaten WBC 'King' Arthur ready to slay Taylor

AFP Global Edition 116 days ago

'King' Arthur Abraham is relishing putting his unbeaten record on the line when he takes on Jermain Taylor as the Super Six tournament begins in Berlin on Saturday. Abraham, 29, returned his IBF middleweight belt after ten defences to step up to ...

Boxing champ Klitschko scuffles with political opponents

AFP Global Edition 119 days ago

Boxing champion Vitali Klitschko on Tuesday threatened to throw some of his world famous punches in the political arena during a tussle at a local parliament in his native Ukraine. "If anyone resorts to force, then I'll resort to force too," the ...

Klitschko Arreola Boxing

AP News 135 days ago

World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, left, throws a left at Chris Arreola, of Riverside, Calif., in the third round of their WBC heavyweight title boxing match Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, in Los Angeles. Klitschko won the fight by TKO. (AP ...

Klitschko retains WBC title with Arreola win

Reuters US Online Report Sports News 135 days ago

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Vitali Klitschko retained his WBC heavyweight title with a 10th round TKO over previously undefeated challenger Cristobal Arreola on Saturday. Arreola, who was outclassed by the taller and more mobile Ukrainian, did not answer the bell at the ...

Klitschko retains WBC heavyweight title

AFP Global Edition 136 days ago

Vitali Klitschko successfully defended his World Boxing Council heavyweight title on Saturday stopping previously unbeaten Cristobal Arreola after 10 rounds of a scheduled 12. The one-sided fight ended with a victory for Ukraine's Klitschko when Arreola's trainer Henry Ramirez threw in the ...

Pascal retains WBC light heavyweight title

AP News 137 days ago

Pascal retains WBC light heavyweight belt with victory win over Branco Local star Jean Pascal stopped Italy's Silvio Branco in the 10th round to retain the WBC light heavyweight title Friday night. Pascal (24-1), from Laval, knocked down the 43-year-old Branco (59-10-2) ...

Pongsaklek retains WBC interim flyweight title

AP News 166 days ago

Thailand's Pongsaklek stops Japan's Masuda to retain WBC's interim flyweight title Thailand's Pongsaklek Wonjongkam retained the WBC's interim flyweight title with a sixth-round TKO of Japan's Takahisa Masuda on Friday. Referee Brad Vocale stopped the bout 1 minute and six seconds into ...

Vitali Klitschko to fight Arreola in September

Reuters US Online Report Sports News 183 days ago

BERLIN (Reuters) - WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will defend his title against American Chris Arreola in Los Angeles on September 26, the Ukrainian said on Tuesday. "Arreola is one of the toughest opponents," Klitschko said ahead of the fight at Los ...

Alexander beats Witter for WBC 140-pound title

AP News 192 days ago

Devon Alexander beats England's Junior Witter for WBC 140-pound title Devon Alexander won the WBC 140-pound title Saturday night when Junior Witter quit before the ninth round of their bout for the vacant belt, citing a hand injury. Alexander, a 22-year-old rising ...

Witter looks for title as Khan's potential future foes face off

AFP Global Edition 194 days ago

Britain's Junior Witter fights for the vacant World Boxing Council super lightweight crown on Saturday in a card that countryman and rival champion Amir Khan will watch closely. Witter, 37-2-2 with 22 knockouts, will face unbeaten US southpaw Devon Alexander, 18-0 with ...

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