Escobedo Keeps U.S. Unbeaten in Boxing
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They washed cars, put up posters and sold T-shirts to raise the money to be here. When it was finally time for Vicente Escobedo to fight, his family and friends welcomed him into the arena by waving his picture and chanting "Chente, Chente."
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Brockton's offensive line isn't big, it's break-the-bleachers large. Arthur Dias (300 pounds), Manny Garcia (240), Peter Towle (215), and Khari Louis-Jeune (295) held their own and then some as the Boxers piled up 368 yards rushing on 16 total carries in a 28-0 win over host Barnstable last night.
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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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Bernard Hopkins invoked the spirit of Frank Sinatra before, during and after Saturday night&#39;s knockout of Oscar De La Hoya in a bout that did a decent job of living up to its billing as fight of the year.
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LAS VEGAS, United States  - The oddsmakers have labelled Vitali Klitschko a strong favourite to defend his WCB heavyweight title but the scars over his left eye may be the biggest equalizer for challenger Danny Williams.
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NEW YORK - After preliminaries stuffed with enough lawsuits and trash-talk to make Don King proud, the first of TV's battling boxing series threw some real punches on Tuesday.    Fox's "The Next Great Champ" takes 12 amateur boxers and has them compete for a contract with Oscar De La Hoya's promotional company and a title fight within the World Boxing Organization...
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Marco Antonio Barrera has claimed the WBC super-featherweight title with a majority points win over old adversary Erik Morales at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
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Unbeaten since 1993 with 19 title defenses under his now-three belts, Bernard Hopkins is now being mentioned in the same breath as the sport's finest fighters.
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Miguel Cotto retained his World Boxing Association welterweight title in Puerto Rico when challenger Oktay Urkal's corner threw in the towel during the 11th round of their scheduled 12-round fight on Saturday.
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The U.S. soccer team keep on winning, even though the Americans are not impressing. Despite a depleted defense and a tepid offense, the United States advanced to the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 2-0 victory Saturday over Trinidad and Tobago.
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In a fight that was as interesting for what went on outside the ring as for what happened in it, WBA heavyweight champion John Ruiz won a unanimous decision over challenger
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Marco Antonio Barrera wins the WBC super featherweight title from Erik Morales in an epic battle in Las Vegas.
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SEVILLE, Spain  - US tennis twins Bob and Mike Bryan kept alive their country&#39;s Davis Cup hopes with a rip-roaring straight sets win over Spanish tandem Juan Carlos Ferrero and Tommy Robredo at Seville&#39;s Olympic Stadium.
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Bernard Hopkins defeated Winky Wright by a unanimous points decision on Saturday to remain the universally recognised light-heavyweight world champion.
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The Americans could have used him on Sunday when Spain won the best-of-five final 3-2. It was Spain&#39;s second title, which kept the United States from adding to its record total of 31.
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The Australian boxing champion has retained his IBF junior welterweight title after smashing American Sharmba Mitchell yesterday in a devastating combination of killer punches and ring smarts.
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One of the greatest fights in recent boxing history was eclipsed on Saturday when Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales put on yet another memorable brawl.