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MONTREAL — Benoit Gaudet can't say he never got a break in boxing. The Drummondville, Que., native will be on the sport's biggest stage Saturday night, fighting in Las Vegas for the WBC super-featherweight title just before what is being billed as the fight of the year - Manny Pacquiao against Ricky Hatton. "Just being at the MGM Grand - this is the place you want to box - … [Read more...] about Canadian Gaudet to face Mexican champ Soto in Hatton-Paquiao co-feature

LONDON (Reuters) - Joe Calzaghe said on Tuesday he would not come out of retirement to fight Carl Froch after the English super middleweight demanded an all-British world title showdown. Froch, 31, was on the verge of defeat in the United States on Saturday but stormed back to stop Jermain Taylor 14 seconds from the end of the first defence of his WBC super middleweight … [Read more...] about Calzaghe won’t break retirement to fight Froch

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) — Manny Pacquiao avoided Manila's distracting delights to train in Hollywood so he could better focus upon what he needs to do to win Saturday's showdown fight with England's Ricky Hatton. After working out for weeks next door to a Thai restaurant where he would eat dinner, the Filipino boxing star has found his focus and is confident he can become a … [Read more...] about Pacquiao and Hatton ready for Vegas boxing spotlight

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Greg Page, a former heavyweight boxing champion who suffered a severe brain injury in a 2001 fight, has died at his Louisville home. He was 50. His wife, Patricia Page, said she found the one-time World Boxing Association champion in his bed Monday morning. Patricia Page said he died of complications related to injuries he suffered in the fight. Page … [Read more...] about Former boxing champ Greg Page dies at 50

Ex Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich answered Monsters and Critics' questions at the NBC press day at the Langham in Pasadena, including who was the ex Golden Gloves contender picking for the upcoming Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao fight? "Pacquiao is who I am going for," said Blago, who added he was intrigued by the idea of pushing HBO's Jim Lampley to the side for a … [Read more...] about Blago picks Pacquiao, claims innocence and puts money on Dickinson at NBC press day

The new Mike Tyson documentary by James Toback gives fans a detailed personal look into the life of the youngest heavyweight champion of the world and his trials and tribulations. … [Read more...] about ‘Tyson’: Iron Man, By Kurt Loder

MALAGA, Spain — Former WBO featherweight champion Scott Harrison was sentenced to two and a half years in prison Friday. The 31-year-old Scot was accused of attempted auto theft and assaulting two men - including a policeman - nearly three years ago, according to Spanish media reports. Calls by The Associated Press to the court house were not answered. According to … [Read more...] about Former Scottish WBO featherweight champ Scott Harrison jailed

PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — Former world boxing champion Kendall Holt has pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge in New Jersey. Prosecutors say the charge against Holt, of Woodland Park, stemmed from drug deals made by his manager, Henry Cortes. In February, Cortes pleaded guilty to drug charges. In court Friday, the 27-year-old boxer admitted that several times in 2007 … [Read more...] about Boxer Holt pleads guilty to money laundering

Like many before him, Carl Froch has discovered that winning a world title was not a direct route to fame and fortune, but should he make a successful first defence of his WBC super-middleweight title against Jermain Taylor in the United States tonight, he will at least move out of the shadow of the man who held his title before him, Joe Calzaghe. Froch is the only Briton at … [Read more...] about Carl Froch takes dangerous route to top

Carl Froch has insisted he will be bringing back his WBC super-middleweight championship belt to England after he has defeated Jermain Taylor in his first title defence on Saturday night. The unbeaten world champion from Nottingham won the vacant title from France's Jean Pascal with an unanimous points decision last December and the 31-year-old has travelled to the United … [Read more...] about FROCH UNRUFFLED BY CONFIDENT TAYLOR

Willie Mays said hey to him, and a frenzied crowd at AT&T Park couldn't get enough of him. Not a bad night for Manny Pacquiao, even if they did run out of his bobblehead dolls. Not a bad time for boxing, either. The sport everyone loves to bash just lost its biggest cash cow in Oscar De La Hoya, but the reports of its demise are, shall we say, premature at best. Good … [Read more...] about Pacquiao and his bobbleheads good for boxing