Russia in the Boxing Ring
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With enough glitz, kitch and corporate sponsorships to make Las Vegas blush, welcome to the new and weird (yet weirdly underwhelming) epicenter of world boxing
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World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs of the U.S. will defend his title against number one contender Sultan Ibragimov of Russia on June 2 in Moscow, promoters said on Monday.
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12.12.04 - By Wray Edwards: As Danny Williams hurriedly trundled his record-breaking 270 pounds across the ring at Vitali Klitschko to start the FIRST ROUND, he looked like a really big troll attacking a Viking warrior.
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Marat Safin beats Jose Acasuso, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), in the fifth and deciding match, giving Russia a 3-2 decision over Argentina for its second Davis Cup crown.
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Heavyweight champion Vladimir   Klitschko will make the first defense of his International   Boxing Federation title against American Calvin Brock on   November 11 at Madison Square Garden.
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A battle is under way in Russia for the stately homes of the country's former aristocracy.
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David vs. Goliath scenarios have always attracted an audience, particularly when the showdown is inside a boxing ring. When Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins square off Saturday
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Much like Muhammad Ali before him, heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko isn&#39;t afraid to take a political stance. By Joe Cavaretta, AP.
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What amuses me is the fact that Williams beat the best America has to offer in the heavyweight division, namely Mike Tyson, I think Klitscho is gonna rule for a long time.
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Russia, Davis Cup winners three years   ago, will meet Argentina in their fourth final after beating   the U.S. in their semi-final in Moscow on Sunday.
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He was showered again with boos as he approached the ring for his semifinal light-heavyweight bout. Once inside the ropes, he was tossed around by Utkirbek Haydarov of Uzbekistan.
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En route to Las Vegas for the world heavyweight title fight between Vitali Klitschko and Britain&#39;s Danny Williams, there is, inevitably, an old stirring of that anticipation which is familiar to almost anyone who has attended a big fight.
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Vitali Klitschko proved too strong for Danny Williams as he retained his world championship crown in Las Vegas last night. Williams vowed to continue boxing despite being outclassed by Klitschko.
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World heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will make the first defence of his WBC title against Danny Williams in New York on December 11, it was announced.
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U.S. boxing, once the dominating force  of the Olympics, was dealt another blow to its pride at the  Athens Games but Andre Ward gave a glimpse of what could be.
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BESLAN, Russia -- Astan Belikoyev knows what people are saying. They don't say it to his face. If anyone did, he noted bitterly, he would probably punch them in the face.
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Marat Safin overpowered substitute Jose Acasuso 6-3 3-6 6-3 7-6 in a nerve-racking fifth and decisive rubber to clinch the Davis Cup title for Russia on Sunday.