False Lottery Claim Leads to Boxing Career
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CLEVELAND - Elecia Battle's reputation is on the ropes. A year after she gained instant fame by claiming that she lost a winning Mega Millions ticket worth $162 million - until the real winner turned up - Battle says it's hard for her to find a job.
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Wladimir Klitschko has admitted his fight against DaVarryl Williamson could decide whether he has a boxing future. Klitschko is hoping to get back to winning ways on Saturday after his second-round loss to
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French police are holding a man for questioning on suspicion of cheating a lottery winner out of a 35.5 million euro (23.9 million pounds) win last month, a police source said on Tuesday.
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As with most things in boxing, the quest for a showdown between World Boxing Council super lightweight champion Arturo Gatti and No. 1 contender Floyd Mayweather Jr. turns out to be not what it appeared to be.
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Winky Wright toiled for years in boxing's minor leagues, patiently waiting for his big chance. Even when he won a piece of the 154-pound title, not many in the sport paid much attention. Then Wright beat Shane Mosley, and everything changed. Suddenly, his name was in the mix among the Trinidads, De La Hoyas and Hopkins who bring big money to the table.
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Boxing promoter Don King filed a &#36;2.5 billion defamation suit Wednesday, claiming he was portrayed in a false light on an ESPN "SportsCentury" segment aired last May.
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BUCHAREST, Romania  - A man who went to prison three years ago for claiming that he was robbed of Romania's biggest ever lottery prize has won a new lottery jackpot - this time for real.
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Competition usually means better odds for the gambler. Here's a case where the game got worse.
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OSCAR de la Hoyaâs dreams of becoming the world middleweight champion were ended in Las Vegas on Saturday night by two bodyshots from Bernard Hopkins, as his step up in weight proved too much.
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A man who went to prison three years ago for claiming that he was robbed of Romania's biggest ever lottery prize has won a new lottery jackpot &#151; this time for real.
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Boxers relish the idea of fighting in front of their hometown crowd. It's an opportunity for them to soak up the adoration of a throng of loving fans, while showing all those past doubters why they were wrong.
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LOS ANGELES  - As Fox's "The Next Great  Champ" prepared to debut Tuesday, the boxing reality show and  rival NBC series "The Contender" faced the prospect of having  their entire premise compromised through a public records  request to disclose the winners before the bouts are televised.
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Fake phone contest scandal resurfaces with another alleged case of viewer deception.
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They call Bernard Hopkins paranoid, but you can&#39;t be paranoid when you&#39;re right. Bernard Hopkins has always been right about what&#39;s wrong with boxing, and his career has suffered for it.
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Scientist claims he was duped into film appearance.
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Player who said he was duped into accepting a fake scholarship admits making up the story.
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Brave Danny Williamsâ world heavyweight title dream ended in savage fashion in Las Vegas as the Brixton man was sent crashing to a bloody eighth-round defeat in a one-sided match with WBC champion Vitali Klitschko.