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Gary Shaw: Now Bernard Hopkins Knows How Chad Dawson Feels

Promoter Gary Shaw expects WBC light heavyweight (175 pounds) king Jean Pascal of Canada to honor his contractual obligation to rematch Shaw's client, southpaw former WBC interim titlist Chad Dawson of New Haven, Conn., "in March or April," before considering a return bout against Bernard Hopkins of...

Jean Pascal Will Rematch Chad Dawson, Bernard Hopkins

WBC President Jose Sulaiman will honor light heavyweight (175 pounds) king Jean Pascal of Canada's contractual obligation to rematch southpaw former WBC interim titlist Chad Dawson of New Haven, Conn., before taking perhaps a return bout against Bernard Hopkins of Philadelphia, according to Pacal's promoter, Yvon...

Golden Boy Protests Jean Pascal-Bernard Hopkins Draw

Golden Boy Promotions' CEO Richard Schaefer has informed FanHouse that WBC President Jose Sulaiman will order an immediate rematch in response to Schaefer's pending protest of Saturday night's Showtime televised majority draw between WBC light heavyweight (175 pounds) king Jean Pascal (pictured above, at left) of Canada,...

Ali Funeka Fined, Suspended for Nine Months for Banned Diuretic

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has ordered South African former lightweight (135 pounds) champion Ali Funeka to be suspended for nine months, to pay a $35,000 fine, and to return the amount of $15,625 that he received for making weight after having tested positive for a banned diuretic following a March, 12-round,...

Joan Guzman Earns Split-Decision Over Ali Funeka

Dominican Republican-born Joan Guzman maintained a creative distance against South Africa's Ali Funeka (pictured above, at left, against Guzman) on Saturday night, his heavy punching causing a sixth-round knockdown from a looping right hand behind the ear, his effective movement causing Funeka to miss at times, and,...

Background on Ali Funeka

Ali Funeka (born 1978-03-28 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa) is a South African boxer. Known as "Rush Hour", he is currently trained by former champion Vuyani Bungu.

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