Boxing
Froch stops Bute for IBF super-middleweight title
Carl Froch stopped Lucian Bute in the fifth round in his hometown Saturday night to claim the IBF super-middleweight title.
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BOXING
Column: Gay marriage flap may sell Pacquiao fight
The guy he really should be boxing will be in a jail cell when Manny Pacquiao enters the ring next, not that it's the furious little fighter's fault. Neither was the faux uproar that erupted when shoddy journalism and the rush to judgment collided with predictable results.
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BOXING
Mayfield stops Serrano in 5th to retain title
Karim Mayfield floored Raymond Serrano at the fourth-round bell, and then landed a solid right hand less than a minute into the fifth that stopped the challenger in the NABO junior welterweight title fight Friday night.
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BOXING
Andre Berto fails doping test; Ortiz fight is off
Former welterweight champion Andre Berto has failed a doping test, and the promoter of his rematch with Victor Ortiz says next month's fight is off.
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BOXING
Manny Pacquiao denounces anti-gay allegations
Manny Pacquiao says he loves and supports gays and lesbians, even though he does not approve of gay marriage.
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BOXING
Boxer to explain doping test to Nevada regulators
Lamont Peterson will try to explain to Nevada boxing regulators why he failed a doping test, prompting the cancellation of what would have been a rematch this Saturday against Amir Khan with Peterson's WBA and IBF junior welterweight titles at stake.
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BOXING
Esparza 1st US female boxer to qualify for London
Flyweight Marlen Esparza has become the first American female boxer to qualify for the London Olympics.
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BOXING
World boxing champ Katie Taylor makes Olympics
Three-time world champion boxer Katie Taylor of Ireland qualified for the London Olympics. She defeated Saida Khassenova of Kazakhstan 20-8 Tuesday in the 132-pound class at the world championships.
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BOXING
World boxing champ Katie Taylor makes Olympics
Three-time world champion Katie Taylor of Ireland qualified for the London Olympics women's boxing, defeating Saida Khassenova of Kazakhstan 20-8 in the 132-pound class at the world championships on Tuesday.
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BOXING
Boxer Nick Casal recovering after attack
The father of light welterweight boxer Nick Casal considers his son lucky to be alive after sustaining several deep cuts to his head in an attack last weekend.






