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JTA - Sun Dec 6, 8:21 am ET
(JTA) -- American Jewish boxer Dmitriy Salita was knocked out in just over a minute during his quest for World Boxing Association's light-welterweight title.
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Fightnews.com - Sun Dec 6, 8:20 am ET
The first spectacular boxing event in the post-Gatti era took place at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on Saturday, as Goossen-Tutor Promotions and DiBella Entertainment collaborated to put on a quality fight card from top to bottom.
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Park Hills Daily Journal - Sun Dec 6, 7:07 am ET
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Devon Alexander was 7 when his mom gave in and let him join the new boxing program in his downtrodden neighborhood. He came home the first day crying, his nose bloodied from a sparring session with his friend Terrance Barker.
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Las Vegas Review-Journal - Sun Dec 6, 6:08 am ET
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Las Vegas Review-Journal - Sun Dec 6, 6:07 am ET
When Rich Rose worked at Caesars Palace, he participated in some of boxing's biggest fights on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Galveston County Daily News - Sun Dec 6, 4:56 am ET
GALVESTON The island's public safety groups are teaming up for the first Galveston Island Battle of the Badges charity boxing event.
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Ramsey County Sun-Focus - Sun Dec 6, 3:10 am ET
A boxing card set for Friday, Dec. 4, at the Target Center in Minneapolis will feature two brothers from the north metro in separate matches. Dave Peterson, of Blaine, is 11-0 in his professional career heading into Friday while his younger brother Ronnie Peterson, of Mounds View, is 3-0.
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Ramsey County Sun-Focus - Sun Dec 6, 3:09 am ET
Brothers and boxers Dave and Ronnie Peterson (both originally from Mounds View, with Dave now living in Blaine) are scheduled to compete in separate matches during a card to be held Friday, Dec. 4, at the Target Center, Minneapolis.
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The Record and Herald News - Sun Dec 6, 2:03 am ET
ATLANTIC CITY — The most avoided man in boxing barely avoided an upset loss Saturday night.
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Muskogee Phoenix - Sun Dec 6, 1:10 am ET
FORT GIBSON — The Morrales brothers of the Eufaula Boxing Club swept to victory at the Oklahoma Silver Gloves competition at Hooligan’s Boxing Club on Saturday night.
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Press of Atlantic City - Sun Dec 6, 12:40 am ET
ATLANTIC CITY - Paul Williams is billed as the most avoided fighter in boxing. After Saturday night, not many people will be too anxious to fight Sergio Martinez either.
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The Brownsville Herald - Sat Dec 5, 10:17 pm ET
NEWCASTLE, England — Amir Khan retained his WBA light-welterweight title in stunning fashion Saturday, knocking down unbeaten challenger Dmitriy Salita three times before the fight was stopped after only 76 seconds.
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Forward - Sat Dec 5, 9:41 pm ET
In recent weeks we’ve had the prospect of watching not one but two undefeated, observant Jewish boxers in title fights. On November 14th in Las Vegas, Yuri Foreman won the WBA super welterweight championship by unanimous decision.
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KRGV Rio Grande Valley - Sat Dec 5, 8:14 pm ET
WESLACO - A local fighter was on Showtime's main event last night. "Kid" Carson Jones is originally from Oklahoma, but for the last two years he's been training right here in the Valley at the Marines Boxing Academy. Last night, Jones earned a 3rd-round TKO victory over Tyrone Brunson. With the win, "Kid" Carson is now 24-7-1 with 15 knockouts.
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Northland's News Center - Sat Dec 5, 7:57 pm ET
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