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Pacquiao eyes boxing return with Saudi exhibition fight
MANILA: Manny Pacquiao, who retired from boxing last year for a tilt at the Philippines presidency, told AFP on Tuesday…
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Ukrainian Usyk beats British Jousha in Jeddah’s heavyweight boxing bout
JEDDAH: Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk won his rematch against Anthony Joshua by split decision in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to set…
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Tyson Fury announces intention to retire from boxing
LONDON: WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said he is retiring from boxing on his 34th birthday on Friday, having…
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Retired boxing champ works to inspire Niger street kids
NIAMEY: From the ringside, Niger’s ex-heavyweight boxing champion Abdoul Aziz Ousseini, aka “Aziz”, gives guidance to his young trainees at…
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Joshua wants Usyk rematch ‘110 percent’
LONDON: Anthony Joshua said he was “110 percent” likely to activate a rematch clause with Oleksandr Usyk after losing his…
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Paalam one win away from Philippines’ first boxing gold
TOKYO: Flyweight Carlo Paalam is one victory away from winning a first Olympic gold medal for the Philippines in boxing…
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Cuba win boxing gold again as Briton refuses to wear silver
TOKYO: Cuba’s Arlen Lopez won his second Olympic gold medal yesterday as he taught Ben Whittaker a boxing lesson in…
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Pacquiao says he’ll fight Errol Spence in August
LOS ANGELES: Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao said Friday he’ll fight unbeaten unified welterweight world champion Errol Spence in Las…
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Middleweight great Marvelous Marvin Hagler dies at 66
WASHINGTON: Boxing legend Marvin Hagler, the undisputed middleweight champion from 1980 to 1987, died on Saturday at age 66, his…
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Alvarez crushes Yildirim to retain boxing super middleweight crown
MIAMI: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez demolished Turkey’s Avni Yildirim in three rounds to retain his WBC and WBA super middleweight titles…
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Joshua-Fury deal could be done in 2 days: Promoter
WEMBLEY: Britain’s Anthony Joshua lands a punch on Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev (left) during their heavyweight world title boxing match at…
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Kuwait to host first Arab juniors boxing championship
Salem Al-Azmi KUWAIT: Kuwait Boxing Federation Secretary General Salem Al-Azmi said Kuwait will host the first Arab Juniors Boxing Championship…
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