Yesterday, the sports world was shocked by yet another death, as Arturo Gatti, former world boxing champ, was found dead while on a second honeymoon in Brazil. It now appears, much like Steve McNair, this isn't just any death, it may be a murder, and possibly at the hands of his wife, Amanda Rodrigues Gatti.
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Boxing is possibly less dangerous for the brain than previously feared – at least for amateurs. However, conclusive statements on the level of danger are not yet possible.
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A former world boxing champion is luring young people off the streets of Washington and into the boxing ring. The program is in a center city neighborhood and provides at-risk youth with a rigorous boxing regimen. It also gives them help with their school work, as we learn in today's Searching for Solutions report. Brad Zerivitz has the story.
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Brave Ricky Hatton lost his bid for the WBC welterwight title after being stopped in the 10th round by champion Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas.
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Fitness and sports related injuries are in the spotlight as newspapers show greater interest to Ricky Hatton, and Floyd Mayweather fight in Las Vegas. As you know yesterday Floyd Mayweather knocked out Ricky Hatton.
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For Fernando Vargas, Friday night’s super middleweight bout against Ricardo Mayorga will be his 31st and final fight. For Mayorga, it will be a chance to get even with the man who called him a “stupid street fighter.”
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Armenian boxer Vakhtang (Vic) Darchinyan won a technical knockout against Federico Katubey of Philippines, achieving the IBO (International Boxing Organization) Flyweight Champion’s title, as well as the title of the IBF Asian Pacific Champion.
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Samuel Peter became the World Boxing Council's interim heavyweight champion Monday after Oleg Maskaev dropped out of their Oct. 6 title fight with a back injury.
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Ukraine's IBF Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko (48-3, 43 KO's), who defeated Saturday Lamon Brewster from the United States in a 6 round TKO said he plans to fight another champion.
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Russian heavyweight Sultan Ibragimov remained undefeated on Sunday as he posted a 12-round unanimous decision over American Shannon Briggs in New Jersey.
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Shannon Briggs is the heavyweight champion of the world. Well, the WBO's version of the champ, and one of four titleholders in what usually is considered boxing's prestige division.
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Former heavyweight WBC Champion of the World Vitali Klitschko has voiced his intention to run for the post of mayor of the Ukrainian capital for the second time, a local newspaper reported Saturday.
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