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Bailey Looking to Carve Out an Upset in Oakland

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OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA -- Light heavyweight Billy Bailey has been in this role before. In fact, he has made it a habit to find himself...

Ward-Green: One Last Stare Down Before the Showdown

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OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA -- The build-up for the final Group Stage 2 bout of the Super Six World Boxing Classic, extended by two months due...

All Eyes on Ward

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Thus far, the Super Six World Boxing Classic has lived up to both its hype and intentions. Every match-up has produced a solid, if...

Mayfield Stops De La Torre in San Francisco

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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA -- Boxing returned to the City by the Bay for the first time in several years, as local welterweight prospect Karim...

Mayfield Brings the Fight Home Tonight

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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA -- For the first time in over four years, professional boxing returns to San Francisco tonight as local welterweight prospect Karim...

Nave Scores First Knockout in Thirteen Years

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SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA -- In the ring for the fourth time since ending a nine-year sabbatical from boxing last year, Paul Nave scored a...

Nave Will Rematch Schlienz in San Rafael

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SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA -- Competing for the fourth time since ending a nine-year absence from the sport, Paul Nave will take on Daniel Schlienz...

Northern California Notebook

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Ward, Green Talk up Title FightOn June 19th at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, Andre Ward will defend his WBA Super Middleweight title...

Lee, Benavidez Steal Show from Soto Karass

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World ranked welterweight contender Jesus Soto Karass was the headliner, but two fighters with just seven combined pro fights stole the spotlight Saturday night...

Williams Gets Bizarre Technical Decision

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CARSON, CALIFORNIA -- After the most unusual of endings, Paul Williams was declared the technical decision victor over Kermit Cintron due to an injury...

Williams, Cintron Ready for Battle

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA -- Top ten pound-for-pounder Paul Williams takes on perennial contender Kermit Cintron in a non-title twelve-round light middleweight fight tonight at...

Livingston, Elam Score KOs in Hollywood

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HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA -- Former amateur star DonYil Livingston and former Contender series star Deon Elam each scored knockout wins to highlight a night of...

Paul Williams: Still Auditioning for a Superfight

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Last Saturday, two fighters presumed to be among the top three welterweights in the world squared off before millions of viewers on pay-per-view. Of...

Kermit Cintron: Fighting With His Back to the Wall

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Kermit Cintron has been on this stage before. Since 2004, Cintron has been at the doorstep of breaking through to the upper level of...

Introducing DonYil Livingston

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Boxing, unlike most other athletic endeavors, is a sport that one can leave for a long period of time and pick up again down...

Quezada Ready for Quick Rematch

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Upset in a closely contested fight by hard-nosed journeyman Jason Gavern this past April, heavyweight contender Manuel Quezada expressed his desire to get his...

2010 USA Boxing Senior National Championships Northern California Regional This Weekend...

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Top amateurs from the Northern California, both male and female, will compete at the 2010 USA Boxing Senior National Championships Northern California Regional today...

Gavern Edges Quezada in Lemoore

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LEMOORE, CALIFORNIA -- In an entertaining ten-round affair, longtime journeyman Jason Gavern scored the biggest win of his career and upset the future plans...

Introducing Michael Ruiz Jr.

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LEMOORE, CALIFORNIA -- In the years following a Summer Olympics, the top amateur boxers must make the decision to either stay in the unpaid...

Quezada Risks Ranking Against Gavern

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LEMOORE, CALIFORNIA -- Overlooked heavyweight contender Manuel Quezada will again be featured in the main event at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino tonight,...

Brock Grapples His Way to Win

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OROVILLE, CALIFORNIA -- In the mixed martial arts main event of a three sport card, Jesse Brock outwrestled local favorite Chris David before a...

Crossroads Bout Caps Mixed Bag at “Playboy Fight Night” Tonight

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OROVILLE, CALIFORNIA -- Three combat sports will be on display tonight at the Feather Falls Casino & Lodge. In the mixed martial arts headliner,...

Julaton Eyes Third World Title Saturday

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This past December, rising Fil-Am star Ana Julaton claimed her second world title in just her eighth professional bout with a comprehensive ten-round decision...

Gonzales, Mayfield Move Past Veteran Foes in Reno

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RENO, NEVADA -- Northern California-based prospects Brandon Gonzales and Karim Mayfield passed perhaps the toughest tests of their professional careers thus far, notching decision...

Gonzales Headlines Reno Xtreme Fights III Tonight

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RENO, NEVADA -- Two of Northern California’s most promising young fighters, Brandon Gonzales and Karim Mayfield, top the bill against experienced opponents at the...

Brinkley Rises to the Occasion, Beats Stevens in Reno

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RENO, NEVADA -- In the performance of his career, Jesse Brinkley weathered an early onslaught to outbox Curtis Stevens going away and claim the...

Brinkley, Stevens Set for Crossroads Clash

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RENO, NEVADA -- The super middleweight division has been thrust into the boxing media spotlight of late, and yet another intriguing clash of 168-pounders...

Video: Jesse Brinkley-Curtis Stevens Weigh-in

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IBF #7 ranked super middleweight Jesse Brinkley (34-5, 22 KOs) of Yerington, Nevada takes on IBF #8 ranked Curtis Stevens in a twelve-round elimination...

Promising Prospect: Raymond Serrano

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The elements are all there for rising welterweight prospect Raymond Serrano to become a boxing star. The former amateur standout has the look, he’s...

Perez-Rodela Back On

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When the unfortunate tragedy of the earthquake which struck Haiti earlier this month forced Andre Berto to withdraw from his scheduled unification bout against...