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Tony Thompson Stops Paul Marinaccio in Fourth Round

ATLANTIC CITY -- Southpaw heavyweight Tony Thompson, a 6-foot-5, 250-pounder from Washington, D.C., won for the fourth straight time with as many knockouts during that run with Saturday night's fourth-round stoppage of Paul Marinaccio of Buffalo, N.Y. The victory, at 2 minutes and two seconds of the fourth, raised...

Timur Ibragimov Scores 10th Round KO of Gurchuran Singh

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) -- Timur Ibragimov scored a 10th-round technical knockout over India's Gurchuran Singh in a bout between 1996 Olympians on Tuesday night. The heavyweight bout was fought at a dull pace until the ninth round, when Ibragimov hurt Singh with a right to head and followed with two more that sent Singh to...

K2 Promotions Bids $8.3 Million; Wins Klitschko-Povetkin

K2 Promotions of Ukrainian-born WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (pictured above, at left), of Kiev, out-bid Sauerland Promotions, of Russian challenger Alexander Povetkin, by nearly 2-to-1 to win Tuesday's IBF organization purse bid for a September bout between the two fighters that will be held...

Miguel Cotto-Emanuel Steward Union to Continue

Hall of Fame trainer Manny Steward said that he plans to be with Miguel Cotto "for at least his next four fights" -- this, after having worked for the first time with the Puerto Rican star for his June 5, ninth-round knockout that dethroned WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman at the new Yankee Stadium. "Miguel...

Tony Thompson KOs Owen Beck in Fourth Round

Southpaw heavyweight contender Tony Thompson scored a fourth-round knockout of Owen Beck on Friday night at the Omni New Daisy Theater in Memphis. In victory, the 38-year-old Thompson scored his third straight knockout, improving his record to 34-2 with 22 stoppages, and dropped Beck to 29-5, with 20 knockouts. Thompson...

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06/01/12 Dare's century not enough as Chorleywood draw Source: Watford Observer - Watford - Hertfordshire - UK Simon Dare's fine 111 not out was ultimately not enough for victory as Chorleywood Thirds had to settle for a draw at Hertford Fourths.
05/24/12 Sheriff investigates marathon golf outing for Scouting Source: The Courier - Waterloo-Cedar Falls IA Tony Thompson and James Leffler are the first to admit their golf games could be better.
05/22/12 Wilder announces fights in Mexico, Tuscaloosa Source: Tuscaloosa News - Tuscaloosa AL
TUSCALOOSA | Deontay Wilder believes he is ready: bigger fights, longer fights, tougher opponents.
The Tuscaloosa native boxer announced Tuesday he will fight twice over the next month, including a bout with Jessie Oltmanns in Cancun, Mexico, this weekend and another fight at the Killer Buzz Arena at Tuscaloosa's McFarland Mall on June 23 against Jamaican heavyweight champion Owen Beck.
But when asked about his career path, Wilder was clear.
"I want to fight anybody in the top 100. We're not scared of anyone. We want to fight anyone that wants to fight me," Wilder said.
05/22/12 Mechanical failure Monday results in power outage Source: Murray Ledger & Times - Murray KY Close to 2,000 households were without power for an hour early Monday morning, as Murray Electric System worked to address a mechanical failure at the substation at the corner of Third and Olive streets.
05/14/12 Danville Community College Sees Record Number Of... Source: ABC - WSET 13 - Lynchburg VA Friday was a record breaking day for Danville Community College.