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Lucian Bute Earns Ninth-Round TKO Over Jesse Brinkley

IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute remained unbeaten Friday, earning a ninth-round TKO over Jesse Brinkley at the Bell Center in Bute's home town of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Bute (pictured in photo above right) improved to 27-0 with 22 KOs, while the overmatched Brinkley (left side of photo) fell to 35-6, also...

Bernard Hopkins to Go 'Old School' on Roy Jones

Philadelphia native, Bernard Hopkins, is boxing's ageless wonder. Not only does the 45-year-old, Hall of Famer own the middlweight (160 pounds) record for title defenses at 20, but Hopkins (50-5, 32 KOs) has a goal of earning a heavyweight title -- this, if he can avenge a loss from May of 1993 against 41-year-old Roy...

Roy Jones Jr. Defeats Omar Sheika at March Badness

Appearing in the main event of the March Badness show he promoted, Roy Jones Jr. defeated Omar Sheika Saturday night in his hometown of Pensacola, Florida.Jones was clearly faster and more skilled than Sheika, and after the first round it was obvious that Sheika didn't belong in the same ring with Jones. The hand speed...

Roy Jones, Omar Sheika Make Weight for March Badness Boxing Main Event

Both Roy Jones Jr. and Omar Sheika made weight for Saturday night's March Badness card, with Sheika coming in right at the light heavyweight limit of 175 pounds and Jones coming in 1.75 pounds under.The fight, which is promoted by Jones' Square Ring Promotions, is the main event of a hybrid boxing/MMA pay-per-view card...

Video: Bobby Lashley vs. Jason Guida, With Roy Jones as Promoter

Roy Jones Jr. has two jobs on Saturday night: He'll step into the ring to box Omar Sheika, and he'll promote the entire March Badness card, which features both MMA and boxing on the undercard, and Bobby Lashley fighting Jason Guida in the MMA main event. And in the above video, you can see that Jones has figured out a few...

Background on Omar Sheika

Omar Sheika (born February 20, 1977, in Paterson, NJ) is an American boxer of Palestinian descent. As of March 2012 he holds a professional record of 32 wins (21 by knockout) and 11 losses.

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