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Manny Pacquiao BobbleHead to be given out on April 21 at AT&T park

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Manny Pacquiao will be apart of San Francisco Giants Filipino Heritage Night on Tuesday April 21, 2009. Pacquiao will throw out the first pitch as the San Francisco Giants baseball team face off against the San Diego Padres. Proceeds of ticket sales will go to charity. For more Info go HERE Join the NowBoxing Forum sign up is FREE … [Read more...] about Manny Pacquiao BobbleHead to be given out on April 21 at AT&T park

Williams batters Winky for unanimous decision

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — If Paul Williams thought the world's top boxers were scared of him before, just wait until they see the holes he punched in Winky Wright's once-impenetrable defense. Williams worked Wright like a heavy bag with dozens of relentless blows on the way to an emphatic victory by unanimous decision Saturday night in a meeting of two much-avoided … [Read more...] about Williams batters Winky for unanimous decision

Enter to WIN HBO 24/7 Total Fight Experience Sweepstakes

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Enter the Sweepstakes Looks To Draw Younger Viewers For 'Pacquiao/Hatton' Series, PPV Bout by R. Thomas Umstead -- Multichannel News, March 29, 2009 HBO hopes a multiplatform marketing and promotional campaign for a preview series leading up to its May 2 Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton pay-per-view boxing event will attract younger viewers to the sport. HBO's push for its … [Read more...] about Enter to WIN HBO 24/7 Total Fight Experience Sweepstakes

Hatton: Pacquiao’s De La Hoya win a fluke

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ricky Hatton thinks Manny Pacquiao's big win over Oscar De La Hoya in December was a fluke. Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) is counting on beating the Filipino star on May 2 in Las Vegas. "Any win against Oscar is a magnificent one. Is that the Oscar De La Hoya we have come to love? I don't think so," Hatton said. "And only Oscar can say what happened on the scales. … [Read more...] about Hatton: Pacquiao’s De La Hoya win a fluke

Klitschko defends heavyweight title with Gomez knockout

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STUTTGART, Germany (AFP) — World heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko defended his WBC title with a ninth round knockout win over Cuban exile Juan Carlos Gomez here on Saturday. It was Klitschko's 36th knockout, and his 37th victory, to maintain his impressive record as challenger Gomez struggled to impose himself on the champion and was out-classed on the way to the second … [Read more...] about Klitschko defends heavyweight title with Gomez knockout

Roy Jones Jr. defeats Sheika in hometown bout

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PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Roy Jones Jr. knocked out lightly regarded Omar Sheika in front of a roaring hometown crowd Saturday night to capture the North American Boxing Association's vacant light heavyweight championship. The referee stopped the fight at 1:45 of the fifth round after Jones had blooded Sheika's face with a flurry of punches. Sheika, who kept Jones backed up in … [Read more...] about Roy Jones Jr. defeats Sheika in hometown bout