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Chris John-Daud Yordan on April 17 Could Lead to Yuriorkis Gamboa

Indonesian WBA featherweight (126 pounds) Super Champion in recess, Chris John (pictured at right, on the left), will try to remain the sport's longest-reigning belt-holder when he takes on countryman, Daud Yordan on Sunday, April 17, at the Jakarta Trade Expo, in Jakarta, Indonesia, according to a report on...

Jason Litzau Eyes Yuriorkis Gamboa, Daniel Ponce De Leon

In November, celebrated WBA super bantamweight (122 pounds) king Celestino Caballero (pictured above, at left) of Panama rose to super featherweight (130 pounds), where he suffered an upset loss to Jason Litzau (pictured above, at right), the NABF titlist from St. Paul, Minn. Litzau earned his fifth consecutive triumph,...

Juan Manuel Lopez-Teon Kennedy Likely For April 16

Southpaw WBO featherweight (126 pounds) champion Juan Manuel Lopez of Puerto Rico will return to the ring on April 16 in a Showtime televised clash likely against Philadelphia's Teon Kennedy, in Puerto Rico, Top Rank Promotions CEO, Bob Arum, told FanHouse on Thursday. The 27-year-old Lopez rose to 30-0 with his 27th...

Chris John-Yuriorkis Gamboa, Sergio Martinez-Miguel Cotto Mulled

Adviser Sampson Lewkowicz and Top Rank Promotions CEO Bob Arum, told FanHouse on Wednesday that a mutual conversation in Arum's Las Vegas office went favorable regarding a potential fall, 2011 clash between unbeaten WBA featherweight (126 pounds) champions Chris John (pictured at right), of Indonesia, and, Cuban-born,...

Business as Usual for Birthday Boys Amir Khan, Bob Arum

Top Rank CEO, Bob Arum, and WBA junior welterweight (140 pounds) champion, Amir Khan, will share something in common on Wednesday, Dec. 8 -- a couple of very busy days for each of them in Las Vegas, as well as, the day on which each of them was born. Arum will turn 79 years young, and Khan, 24, as each prepares for what...

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05/31/12 Hurricane season opens Friday Source: The Daily Advertiser - Lafayette LA Just as coastal residents prepare for the 2012 hurricane season which opens Friday, Louisiana's oil and natural gas industry is making preparations to protect workers and equipment and to provide the fuel residents need to flee an approaching storm.
05/05/12 What you might have missed Source: The Courier-Mail MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner won his 35th career pole position at the Portugal Grand Prix on a day marred by Colin Edwards breaking his collarbone.
05/05/12 John retains featherweight title with win over Kimura Source: Seven News Ltd Indonesia's Chris John recorded a unanimous points decision victory over Japan's Shoji Kimura to retain his WBA featherweight title for the 16th time in a heavily one-sided fight on Saturday.
05/05/12 Boxing: Daud Yordan wins IBO World Featherweight title Source: Channel NewsAsia The Dragon Fire Championship Boxing event is underway at Marina Bay Sands, with two championship titles on the line.
05/04/12 /cache/images_pic2012_05/news4_6-600x450.jpg Source: Business Recorder - Pakistan Japanese boxer Shoji Kimura (L) and Indonesian boxer Chris John (R) strike a pose at the weigh-in ceremony for the world featherweight division fight at Singapore's Marina Bay Sands casino complex on May 4, 2012, ahead of the Dragon Fire Championship Boxing Event on May 5, 2012.