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02/05/2012 06:05 AM

Chavez Jr. retain belt against Rubio (AP)

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. retained the WBC middleweight title Saturday night, earning a unanimous decision over fellow Mexican Marco Antonio Rubio. The judges scored the bout 118-110, 116-112 115-113 for Chavez, which drew a mixed reaction from the 14,120 in attendance Saturday at the Alamodome. Neither fighter went down despite taking continuous heavy blows to the head and body throughout the 12-round...

02/05/2012 04:48 AM

Donaire outpoints Vazquez for split decision (AP)

Nonito Donaire took a spit decision against Wilfredo Vazquez of Puerto Rico to win the WBO junior featherweight title Saturday at the Alamodome. Philippines-born Donaire (28-1), making his debut in the weight class, won 117-110 on two scorecards and lost 115-112. He controlled the bout despite breaking his left hand somewhere between the second and fourth rounds before a crowd of 14,120.

02/04/2012 11:47 PM

Hernandez beats Cunningham in IBF cruiser rematch (AP)

Yoan Pablo Hernandez of Cuba successfully defended his IBF cruiserweight title with a unanimous decision against Steve Cunningham in their rematch on Saturday. The southpaw twice had Cunningham on the canvas in the fourth round after catching the American with lefts. Cunningham remained unsteady after receiving a count but somehow recovered to see out the round.

02/04/2012 12:02 AM

Veteran boxing official Wayne Kelly dies at 63 (AP)

Wayne Kelly, a boxing referee who officiated several notable bouts, has died. He was 63. The International Boxing Federation said Kelly died Wednesday from a heart attack. Kelly's career spanned more than two decades. He was remembered best for officiating the first fight between Riddick Bowe and Andrew Golota.

02/03/2012 09:29 PM

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. showing grit, ditching the silver spoon (Yahoo! Sports)

Once just a spoiled rich kid, the son of a boxing legend is now earning his stripes with hard work.

02/02/2012 09:35 PM

Dundee was an ambassador for boxing (AP)

He saved a young Cassius Clay when he was in trouble in England, convinced Sugar Ray Leonard that he could somehow overcome the fearsome Tommy Hearns. Angelo Dundee worked thousands of corners, and had just as many stories about fighters and the games they played in the ring. The best work of his life, though, may have been selling a sport that was often tough to sell.

02/02/2012 07:17 PM

Nonito Donaire could join the ranks of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. (Yahoo! Sports)

Following the same path as Manny Pacquiao, Nonito Donaire is on his way to becoming an elite boxer.

02/02/2012 01:31 PM

Angelo Dundee: the man in Muhammad Ali's corner

BBC Sport's Mike Costello reveals how Angelo Dundee helped Muhammad Ali on the path to greatness.

02/02/2012 01:23 PM

Ali's trainer Dundee dies aged 90

Angelo Dundee, who worked with Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard, dies aged 90.

02/02/2012 08:34 AM

Angelo Dundee dead at 90 (AP)

Angelo Dundee, the brilliant motivator who worked the corner for Muhammad Ali in his greatest fights and willed Sugar Ray Leonard to victory in his biggest bout, died Wednesday in Tampa, Fla. He was 90. The genial Dundee was best known for being in Ali's corner for almost his entire career, but those in boxing also knew him as an ambassador for boxing and a figure of integrity in a sport that...

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