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Lewis urges Hatton to hang up his gloves

December 10, 2007

Former heavyweight world champion Lennox Lewis believes Ricky Hatton should consider retiring following his defeat against Floyd Mayweather. Hatton was stopped in the tenth round, suffer the first loss of his career in a gritty encounter. Lewis said: “I don’t think Ricky has anything else to prove. It’s really all up to him whether he […]

Homeboy Roger Huerta KO’s Plumber in Thriller

December 8, 2007

After two fast-paced rounds in the main event of the UFC’s “Ultimate Fighter” season finale Saturday night at the Palms in Las Vegas, Rogers Huerta was all but defeated by Clay Guida. Two rounds into the fight Guida was on his way to a points victory. Fighting like his career and livelihood were on the line, […]

The Chinese Are Coming! The Chinese Are Coming!

November 26, 2007

The sleeping Eastern Dragon is now awakening, with one breakthrough in boxing after another. In the 2004 Athens Olympics, there were five Chinese boxers qualified for the Games. Shiming Zou was the only boxer to win a medal, and he broke China’s Olympic boxing medal drought by capturing one bronze. Apart from Zou another boxer […]