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Briton DeGale wins boxing medal

Boxing - BBC News - 3 hours 23 min ago
British middleweight James DeGale secures at least a bronze after beating Kazakhstan's Bakhtiyar Artayev 8-3.
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Olympic biting boxer won't face more punishment

Boxing - ESPN News - 5 hours 7 min ago
Dzhakhon Kurbanov, the light heavyweight from Tajikistan who bit his opponent on the shoulder in a quarterfinal bout, won't face additional sanctions or suspension by the International Boxing Association.
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Fight to clean up boxing needs few more rounds

Boxing - ESPN News - 8 hours 33 sec ago
Boxing chief Wu Ching-Kuo's fight to make his sport a respectable member of the Olympic family is not won yet, according to critics of the scoring at the Beijing competition.
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Once forbidden in China, boxing a big hit

Boxing - USA Today - 10 hours 19 min ago
Zou Shiming danced into the Olympic boxing arena wearing a golden robe, matching gold shoes and a reigning world champion's confident ...

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Chinese guaranteed three Olympic boxing medals

Boxing - ESPN News - Tue, 08/19/2008 - 19:45
Light-flyweight Zou Shiming and light-heavyweight Zhang Xiaoping won semifinal places on a wild night Tuesday to give China a tally of three Olympic boxing medals since they picked up their first in 2004.
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Andrade loses; Americans down to one fighter

Boxing - ESPN News - Tue, 08/19/2008 - 19:42
World welterweight champion Demetrius Andrade sealed the U.S. team's worst-ever Olympic boxing performance when he lost 11-9 to South Korea's Kim Jungjoo in his quarterfinal bout on Sunday.
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Barry: Flores and fortunes of prizefighting

Boxing - SportsLine News - Tue, 08/19/2008 - 15:32
The dog days of the boxing calendar were supposed to be brightened by a B.J. Flores appearance. Only it didn't happen. And the circumstances surrounding the non-fight do well to illustrate the uncertainty of the game, Bart Barry says.

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Jeffries powers to boxing medal

Boxing - BBC News - Tue, 08/19/2008 - 13:31
British boxing light-heavyweight Tony Jeffries secures at least a bronze medal after beating Hungary's Imre Szello in their quarter-final.
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Victory secures medal for Barnes

Boxing - BBC News - Tue, 08/19/2008 - 11:24
Belfast boxer Paddy Barnes claims the Irish team's first medal at the Olympics after a quarter-final win over Poland's Lukasz Maszczyk.
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Calzaghe files court counterclaim

Boxing - BBC News - Tue, 08/19/2008 - 10:42
World champion boxer Joe Calzaghe denies he had an agreement for Frank Warren's company to promote further fights.
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Judges' counting leaves U.S. team dazed, confused

Boxing - USA Today - Mon, 08/18/2008 - 23:11
Unsure of the final tally as his bout ended Sunday night, reigning world welterweight champion Demetrius Andrade said he paused ...

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Mathews signs up to Haye's camp

Boxing - BBC News - Mon, 08/18/2008 - 17:34
Liverpool featherweight Derry Mathews has signed an exclusive contract with David Haye's Hayemaker Promotions.
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Price seals British boxing medal

Boxing - BBC News - Mon, 08/18/2008 - 14:30
Super-heavyweight David Price is guaranteed an Olympic medal after his opponent quit their quarter-final bout.
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Women's boxing eyes London 2012

Boxing - BBC News - Mon, 08/18/2008 - 10:06
Boxing chiefs will press for the introduction of female fighters at the London 2012 Olympics.
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US fighters suffer more defeats

Boxing - BBC News - Sun, 08/17/2008 - 15:21
World welterweight champion Demetrius Andrade's defeat seals the US team's worst Olympic boxing performance.
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U.S. boxers win one, lose one in quarterfinals

Boxing - USA Today - Sun, 08/17/2008 - 14:19
Seeking to salvage a bit of pride for the U.S. Boxing team, welterweight Demetrius Andrade, the reigning world champion, failed ...

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Promising boxer gunned down in New York

Boxing - SportsLine News - Sun, 08/17/2008 - 01:27
Police say a promising New York City boxer is dead after being shot during a fight in the Bronx.

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Promising New York boxer gunned down in Bronx

Boxing - ESPN News - Sun, 08/17/2008 - 00:34
Police say a promising New York City boxer is dead after being shot during a fight in the Bronx.
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Promising New York boxer gunned down in Bronx

Boxing - USA Today - Sun, 08/17/2008 - 00:29
Police say a promising New York City boxer is dead after being shot during a fight in the Bronx.

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Gary Lockett's column

Boxing - BBC News - Sat, 08/16/2008 - 15:12
"Indiscipline is not Frankie Gavin's Olympic problem"
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