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Mark Tucker Rises to 15-0 With Decision Over Ray Smith

Southpaw light heavyweight (175 pounds) prospect, Mark "TNT" Tucker, of Eldersburg, Md., earned his 15th victory without a loss against seven knockouts on Wednesday night by earning a hard-fought, six-round, unanimous decision over Ray Smith, of Little Rock, Ark., at BB King's Blues Club and Grill in New York. The...

Chad Dawson: Manny Steward Replaces Eddie Mustafa Muhammad

Former WBC interim light heavyweight (175 pounds) titlist "Bad" Chad Dawson, who is coming off of August's HBO televised, 11th-round, technical decision loss to Canada's WBC champ Jean Pascal, at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, has replaced trainer Eddie Mustafa Muhammad with Manny Steward, the fighter's promoter, Gary...

Comeback Performer of the Year: Glen Johnson

Known as "The Road Warrior" for his reputation of fighting anyone, anywhere and at any time, as well as for his rugged in-your-face style, the Jamaican-born Glen Johnson ended the year 2009 on a losing note. The Miami resident had suffered a November, unanimous decision loss to then-unbeaten, WBC interim light...

Showtime: Andre Ward, Bernard Hopkins, Juan Lopez, Rafael Marquez

Unbeaten southpaw WBO featherweight (126 pounds) king Juan Manuel Lopez, undefeated WBA super middleweight (168 pounds) champion Andre Ward, 45-year-old, former undisputed middleweight (160 pounds) titlist Bernard Hopkins and the trilogy between Rafael Marquez and Israel Vazquez are among the features on Wednesday's 8:30...

Victor Conte: Nonito Donaire's a 'Drug Free Athlete'

Former BALCO founder, Victor Conte, has informed FanHouse that WBA interim super flyweight (115 pounds) titlist Nonito Donaire's recent comprehensive blood tests contained "No abnormalities," an indication that he is an athlete who is free of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) heading into Saturday night's bout against...

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05/31/12 Boxing: Paul Smith: Champion Carl Froch is a real... Source: Liverpool Echo.co.uk - Liverpool - Merseyside - UK There's not many occasions in the British fight game that will stick with you and make you remember exactly where you were at that time.
05/21/12 Froch rules out Ward return Source: Evening Post - Nottingham - Nottinghamshire - UK NOTTINGHAM'S Carl Froch has ruled out any chance of a return with top American Andre Ward. Unbeaten Ward beat Froch on points for the WBC and WBA super-middleweight titles in their SuperSix Championship showdown in December last year.
05/20/12 SUNDAY GRAVY: New Haven's Chad Dawson close to getting... Source: Middletown Press - Middletown CT So I marched into my editor's office and told him I wasn't writing the Sunday Gravy this week.
05/16/12 Edwin Rodriguez thinking WBC super middleweight title Source: Telegram & Gazette - Worcester MA What looked like a giant opening for Edwin Rodriguez on the world championship front a few days ago is now threatening to close in his face, but it still could result in Worcester's undefeated USBA/USNBC champ inching closer to the WBC super middleweight title.
05/15/12 Andre Ward-Chad Dawson WBC Title Bout Approved Source: Bleacher Report According to Ring Magazine a WBC super middleweight title bout between the current champion, Andre Ward and challenger, Chad Dawson has been set for a September 8 date.