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Kaovichit Claims WBA Flyweight Champ
Denkaosan Kaovichit knocked out Takefumi Sakata in the second round to claim the WBA flyweight boxing world title at the Sun Plaza Hall in Hiroshima, Japan on Wednesday (Dec 31).
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Naito Stops Yamaguchi In Tokyo
Daisuke Naito retained his WBC flyweight title via an 11th round technical knockout against Shingo Yamaguchi in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday (Dec 23) Afternoon.
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Bonsu Outpoints Baldomir in WBC 147 Eliminator
At the Lotto Arena in Antwerpen, Belgium, Jackson Bonsu won a close majority decision over former WBC welterweight champion Carlos Baldomir, in a WBC 147 lbs. eliminator. Scores were 114-112, 114-113 and 113-113.
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Karmazin Wins Battle Of Former Champs
By Raj Sharma at ringside: Roman Karmazin used a consistent body attack to capture the NABF middleweight title by unanimous decision over Bronco Mckart Saturday night at the Hollywood Park Casino in Inglewood, California, USA.
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Ishii Upsets WBC #6 Lightweight Suico in Tokyo
At Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, WBC # 6 / WBA # 11 rated lightweight Randy Suico lost his OPBF 135 pound belt via split decision to Japanese titlist Ichitaro Ishii on scores of 117-110, 115-113 and 113-114. Reportedly, Ishii utilized good movement and boxing skills to build up an early lead before Suico came on strong in the second half of the fight.
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Maintaining the Rage - Darchinyan Promises To Punish Arce
By Paul Upham
Don't think just yet that Vic 'Raging Bull' Darchinyan's vicious knockout win over Cristian Mijares in November will be the highpoint of his career. The WBC/WBA/IBF junior bantamweight boxing world title holder is promising to maintain the rage in 2009. First up is Mexican Jorge Arce on February 7 on Showtime Championship Boxing.
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Cruising For Recognition: The Plight of the Cruiserweights
By Derek Bonnett: Boxing aficionados can all agree on which fighter deserves the distinction of being called the greatest cruiserweight of all time: Evander Holyfield. After that, there's no clear number two for this division even though some pretty good talent has settled there.
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Hayemaker Out To Put Liverpool Back On The Boxing Map
By Andrew Wake: Britain's hottest new promoters, Hayemaker, today announced that Sheffield's Ryan Rhodes will defend his British 11 stone title against Depford's brash Anthony Small at Liverpool's newly built Echo Arena this coming March.
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Q and A Lenroy Thomas
Anthony Ivey recently conducted a question and answer interview with St. Petersburg Florida's heavyweight prospect Lenroy 'TNT' Thomas and trainer Dan Birmingham to learn about the progress of his professional boxing career.
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Gomez Turned Down Arthur Rematch
Manchester lightweight Michael Gomez has announced that he turned down a £20,000 payday to face former WBO super-featherweight champ Alex Arthur in a rematch.
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2008, The Year That Was - Part One: January to June
By Andrew Wake: 2007 was the year that boxing fought back against MMA and fans were treated to a series of great fighters featuring the world's best competitors. Thankfully 2008 followed on from its predecessor in brilliant fashion as again superfights featuring the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto, Manny Pacquaio, Roy Jones, Antonio Margarito and Joe Calzaghe were made.
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DeGale And Edwards Awarded MBE's
Olympic middleweight champion James DeGale and Great Britain boxing coach Terry Edwards have been awarded MBE's in the Queen's New Year honour's list.
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Heavyweights Kauffman-Murphy Underneath Miranda-Soto, Jan. 16
Heavyweight prospect Travis Kauffman will face his most experienced opponent to date when he takes on Ken Murphy, January 16, at the Million Dollar Elm Casino in Tulsa, OK. WBA # 4 rated Leonilo Miranda boxes fellow undefeated featherweight Orlando Soto in the ten round main event.
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Vanes Martirosyan: 2009 and Beyond
By Derek Bonnett: In July 2008, Vanes 'The Nightmare' Martirosyan, 22, was counted among the top four Armenian-born fighters in the world of boxing in my Each Nation's Best article focusing on Armenia.
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Cincinnati Homecoming for Williams, Jan. 31
2000 US Olympian Ricardo Williams will make his first local appearance in five years on Saturday, January 31st in the main event at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio, presented by TMAX Events and TKO Boxing Promotions.
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2008, The Year That Was - Part One: January to June
By Andrew Wake: 2007 was the year that boxing fought back against MMA and fans were treated to a series of great fighters featuring the world's best competitors. Thankfully 2008 followed on from its predecessor in brilliant fashion as again superfights featuring the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto, Manny Pacquaio, Roy Jones, Antonio Margarito and Joe Calzaghe were made.
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SecondsOut Fighter Of The Year: Manny Pacquiao
By Clive Bernath: One could argue that any one of three boxers could lay claim to be named SecondsOut Fighter of the Year. After all, who could argue with Joe Calzaghe's points wins over Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr or indeed Hopkins's impressive boxing victory over the previously undefeated Kelly Pavlik'
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Female Boxing Star Dies In Car Crash
Female WBC/WBA and WIBA junior-middleweight champion Jisselle Salandy has died following injuries sustained in a car crash in Trinidad on Sunday-she was just 21 years old.
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Maintaining the Rage - Darchinyan Promises To Punish Arce
By Paul Upham
Don't think just yet that Vic 'Raging Bull' Darchinyan's vicious knockout win over Cristian Mijares in November will be the highpoint of his career. The WBC/WBA/IBF junior bantamweight boxing world title holder is promising to maintain the rage in 2009. First up is Mexican Jorge Arce on February 7 on Showtime Championship Boxing.
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Solis-Meza Clay IBF 126 Eliminator, Jan. 31
World-rated featherweights Jorge Solis and Monty Meza-Clay will reportedly square off January 31 in Guadalajara, Mexico, in an IBF eliminator. The winner will become the mandatory challenger for reigning IBF 126 lbs. world champion Christobal Cruz.
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SecondsOut Yearly Awards History 2000-2008
For nine consecutive years from 2000 to 2008 SecondsOut.com has issued its yearly awards to the very best and most significant in boxing. The many superstars of the sport have been rightfully recognised each year by the readers and staff writers of SecondsOut.
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SecondsOut Fighter Of The Year: Manny Pacquiao
By Clive Bernath: One could argue that any one of three boxers could lay claim to be named SecondsOut Fighter of the Year. After all, who could argue with Joe Calzaghe's points wins over Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr or indeed Hopkins's impressive boxing victory over the previously undefeated Kelly Pavlik'
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