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24/01/2010 17:27
Juan Manuel Lopez Showdown with Yuriorkis Gamboa Looms
The new WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez is headed for a showdown with undefeated WBA featherweight title holder Yuriorkis Gamboa of Cuba within this year after both boxers defeated their respective opponents at Madison Square Garden Saturday
With Juan Manuel Lopez' victory over...
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24/01/2010 17:24
Pacquiao-Clottey Fight to Draw More than 40,000 Fans to Texas
More than 20,000 tickets have been sold since Saturday for the March 13 Pacquiao-Clottey boxing match. Around 40,000 tickets have been printed to fill up the huge Dallas Cowboys Stadium for the event
The upcoming boxing match between Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao and former IBF welterweight...
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24/01/2010 17:21
Seven-Year Old Boy Raised 50,000 pounds in a day for Haiti
Charlie Simpson, a seven-year old British boy, raised 50,000 pounds in one day for the Haiti earthquake victims by cycling around a local park in London with his Dad. His efforts inspired people to donate to his 'JustGiving' Website for Haiti children.
A seven year old British boy raised more...
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24/01/2010 17:18
Mayweather May Have Chosen Money Over Boxing Welfare
Negotiations between the Mayweather and Mosley camps have suffered unnecessary delays due to the reported insufficiency of prize money that Mayweather will get by fighting Mosley on May 1.
Floyd (Money) Mayweather, Jr. seems to have chosen money more than anything else in his boxing career....
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23/01/2010 17:42
Brian Viloria Loses IBF Crown to Carlos Tamara of Colombia
Carlos Tamara of Colombia won a 12-round KO over Junior Flyweight champion Brian Viloria to snatch the IBF Junior flyweight crown at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City. Philippines Saturday.
Filipino-American Junior Flyweight Champion Brian Viloria lost his IBF light flyweight crown to...
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23/01/2010 17:37
Afghanistan's Karzai to Offer Taliban Money for Jobs and Arms
Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai is trying to entice members of Taliban to surrender their arms to the government in exchange for cash and jobs. Taliban immediately rejected the proposal saying they cannot be bought.
President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan is offering the Taliban money and...
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23/01/2010 17:34
McDonald's Doing Well in UK, Hires 5,000 More Workers
The UK operations of giant food chain McDonald's announced it is hiring 5,000 workers this year as the food chain continues to register positive sales growth driven by the shift in consumer buying habits after it introduced its super value meal concept
Fast food giant McDonald's is doing good...
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23/01/2010 17:31
Chavez's Plan to Divert Power Could Push Oil Price to Over $100
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez may be tempted to divert electricity from the power plant of the biggest refinery in Venezuela to alleviate the lingering power shortage in the country. Critics say such move could push oil prices to over $100 per barrel
The current power shortage in Venezuela...
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22/01/2010 17:55
Fat-Busting Drug 'Reductil' Banned Over Heart Attack Fears
Users of anti-obesity drug 'Reductil' have been advised to stop using the fat-burning drug in Britain for fear of stroke or heart attack as doctors and pharmacists were told last night to stop handing out the fat-burning drug.
Popular obesity drug Reductil will no longer be sold in Britain...
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22/01/2010 17:49
Next Attraction: Pacquiao vs. Margarito at Cowboys Stadium?
Suspended boxer Antonio Margarito may see action in the under card of Pacquiao-Clottey match on March 13 if the State of Texas grants him a new license. He may have a crack at Pacquiao late this year if he wins over Carson Jones in the under car.
Depending on the outcome of the boxing...