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Polish power: Andrzej Fonfara adds sock with move to 175 pounds
How about this for history repeating itself: The Polish kid who worshipped the ‘‘Foul Pole,’’ Andrew Golota, and was inspired by him to take up boxing finds himself living in and fighting out of Chicago and being trained by the same guy who helped develop …
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. tops Miguel Cotto on all cards
LAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather Jr. used his speed and accuracy to win a unanimous decision Saturday night over a game Miguel Cotto in one of his toughest fights ever. Mayweather dominated late, rocking Cotto in the 12th round to pull out a win and …Read More
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Former friends Evans, Jones finally going at it
For a brief time, Rashad Evans and Jon Jones shared the best life had to offer. The two were training partners at Greg Jackson’s Submission Fighting facility in Albuquerque, N.M., working to become two of mixed martial arts’ most promising light heavyweights. The fighters shared …Read More
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Iron miked
On cue, Mike Tyson unnaturally projects his voice, instantly distinguishable by that soft, incongruous lisp. “Life is great. I can’t complain,” Tyson says during rehearsal for the April 13-18 Las Vegas show, “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth, Live on Stage.” “I have come full circle. As …Read More
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Chicago super-middleweight Donovan George loses by unanimous decision
Undefeated super-middleweight Edwin Rodriguez kept Chicago contender Donovan George at the end of a stiff left jab and ground out a 10-round unanimous decision Saturday night at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Rodriguez (21-0, 14 knockouts) used superior hand speed and …
Bombs away! Q&A with boxer Donovan George
The city’s most promising fighter, knockout artist Donovan “Da Bomb” George , (22-1-1, 19 KO’s) will hit boxing’s biggest stage Saturday night. George, 27, will meet consensus world-ranked contender Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez (20-0, 14 KO’s) in a 10-round super-middleweight (168 pounds) bout on HBO …Read More
Fans, favorite: Curran has it all going for him
Bellator’s tournament king returns Friday night, seeking the featherweight title in front of his hometown fans. Crystal Lake’s Pat Curran has done better than any other mixed martial artist in Bellator’s tournament format by winning the 2010 lightweight tournament and last summer’s featherweight tourney. By …Read More
Happy 70th birthday Muhammad Ali: His journey to greatness
It started with a stolen bicycle. Whoever took young Cassius Clay’s shiny new Schwinn certainly had no idea that petty crime would transform a young kid from Louisville, Ky. into a champion known and loved the world over. As Muhammad Ali celebrates his 70th birthday …Read More
Ultimate Fighting Championship fans will find a familiar face in the March issue of Playboy. UFC Octagon Girl Brittney Palmer, 24, graces the cover and gets an eight-page spread inside. The UCLA art student says the Playboy gig is all about the art. …
Condit beats angry Diaz
LAS VEGAS — Carlos Condit won the UFC interim welterweight title and earned a shot at injured champion Georges St-Pierre with a unanimous decision over Nick Diaz in the main event at UFC 143. Two judges scored the five-round fight 49-46, and the third had …
Angelo Dundee, trainer of Ali and Leonard, dies
Angelo Dundee — the boxing trainer who became well-known for his work with Muhammad Ali — died Wednesday night at his apartment in Tampa, Fla., at age 90, and with him a part of boxing died, too.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. to make $100K donation to breast cancer foundation
LAS VEGAS — Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is due to make good on a promise to a Nevada judge to donate $100,000 to a breast cancer support organization. The undefeated prizefighter is scheduled to present a check Wednesday at his gym in Las Vegas to …Read More
Muhammad Ali to mark his 70th in Louisville
Legendary heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali is going home to Louisville, Ky., to mark his 70th birthday. He turns 70 on Jan. 17.
UFC 141: Brock Lesnar retires after loss to Alistair Overeem
LAS VEGAS — Brock Lesnar retired from mixed martial arts after Alistair Overeem stopped him with one vicious kick to the body at 2:26 of the first round in their heavyweight bout at UFC 141 on Friday night. Lesnar is the UFC’s biggest pay-per-view star …Read More
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. gets 90 jail days
LAS VEGAS — Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. was sentenced Wednesday to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to reduced battery domestic violence and harassment charges before a Las Vegas judge. Judge Melissa Saragosa also ordered the 34-year-old Mayweather to complete 100 hours of community …Read More
Floyd Mayweather Jr. to plead guilty to felony charges
LAS VEGAS — Officials say boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. will plead guilty in Las Vegas to reduced charges in a plea deal settling felony allegations that he battered his ex-girlfriend and a misdemeanor charge that he poked a security guard. An aide to Clark County …
