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Teen boxer's death in Burbank ruled accidental
The death of a 16-year-old North Hollywood boy who collapsed after a sparring match in a Burbank boxing gym was ruled an accident, coroner’s officials said. Raul Alvarez Jr. died of massive internal bleeding and a ruptured spleen, which tore during...
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Think Again: California incumbents face a new challenge
It’s going to be a fun-filled year ahead as we try to figure out where we are going as a country, as a state and as local communities. If we’ve seen any lesson thus far, even with the early Iowa Republican Caucus, every vote counts. In Iowa,...Tags: Public Officials, Mike Gatto, Parties and Movements, Rick Santorum, Adam Schiff
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Oscar De La Hoya a hit at Boys & Girls Club
A 10-time boxing champion, Oscar De La Hoya had to be mean and unrelenting in the ring. But deep down, the athlete has a soft side.
A product of youth programs while growing up on the mean streets of East Los Angeles, De La Hoya is more than happy to...Tags: Oscar De La Hoya, Olympic Games, Human Interest
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Mike Tyson listens to Chris Brown as hype music before boxing matches
Pop2itMike Tyson reveals a painfully ironic little factoid on the blue carpet at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards.... -
BOXING: Busy summer on tap for Imperial heavyweight
Special to this NewspaperLAS VEGAS — Imperial Valley heavyweight contender Andy Ruiz is training for the busiest seven weeks of his life. Ruiz (18-0 with 12 KOs), who grew up in Imperial, is preparing for two fights, including one in Macau, China, that could catapult him...Tags: Flyweight Boxing, Macau, Manny Pacquiao, China, International Boxing Federation
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Mejia exacts revenge in Battle of the Badges main event
Special to this newspaperIMPERIAL – Frankie Mejia had been waiting two years for a rematch, and when he got his chance he put on a dominating performance, scoring a TKO victory over Logan Layton in the main event of the fourth annual Biggest and Baddest Battle of the Badges... -
The Floyd Mayweather report: Cool, crisp, with continued reign
LAS VEGAS — Another year off, a jail term and Father Time have not diminished Floyd Mayweather Jr. one bit. Boxing's top pound-for-pound fighter dominated his challenger Robert Guerrero on Saturday night, winning nine of 12 rounds on all three...Tags: Flyweight Boxing, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Prisons
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Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez could be next opponent for Floyd Mayweather Jr.
LAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather Jr. hasn't fought twice within a five-month period since 2006. But after overwhelming Robert Guerrero by unanimous decision Saturday night, he's scheduled to return to the MGM Grand Garden Arena ring on Sept. 14....Tags: Bantamweight, Mexico, Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Super Bantamweight Boxing, Welterweight
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State lacrosse: Lake Highland makes state final; Timber Creek girls fall
WINTER GARDEN — While Lake Highland is headed back to the boys lacrosse state final for the fourth consecutive season, the season for Timber Creek's girls team ended in disheartening fashion. Lake Highland (19-5) got two goals each from Devon...
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Birthday shoutout: Randall "Tex" Cobb
Randall "Tex" Cobb turns 63 years old today. He is described as a boxer and an actor, but the truth is, the public knows him for one bout and one acting role. The boxing match was Nov. 26, 1982, against world heavyweight champion Larry Holmes. Cobb...Tags: Heavyweight, Punishment, Lightweight Boxing
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Live discussion: Will Floyd Mayweather Jr. remain undefeated?
Join Times boxing writer Lance Pugmire at 1 p.m. today for a live discussion of the upcoming Floyd Mayweather-Robert Guerrero fight. Guerrero is a heavy underdog in the fight against the undefeated Mayweather, but as Pugmire wrote Thursday, that's...Tags: Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Welterweight, Leukemia, Featherweight Boxing, Super Featherweight Boxing
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Robert Guerrero knows pressure, and it's not fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr.
LAS VEGAS — Robert Guerrero is from Gilroy, California's garlic capital of the world. His greatest fight stages have been in San Jose and Ontario. And his most compelling pre-fight publicity stop was on evangelist Pat Robertson's "700 Club."...Tags: Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Human Interest, Leukemia, Super Featherweight Boxing, Interior Policy
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