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Keyshawn Davis is taking a break from boxing: ‘What happened is going to change me’

In terms of Norfolk, I apologize for putting us on that pedestal and making us look so (expletive) bad,” Davis said during an ...
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Second boxer dies from same card as World Boxing Organization issues statement

Hiromasa Urakawa has become the second Japanese fighter to die from a brain injury after Shigetoshi Kotari sadly succumbed to injuries sustained during his August 2 bout ...
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Two fighters die from brain injuries in boxing bouts in Japan

Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa pass away within a day of each other after separate bouts on the same card.
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Japan boxing to hold emergency meeting following deaths of two fighters

Super featherweight Shigetoshi Kotari and lightweight Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, fought on the same card at Tokyo's Korakuen ...
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Boxing star dead at 28 just one week after title fight

Japanese fighter Shigetoshi Kotari has sadly succumbed to injuries sustained during his August 2 OPBF Super Featherweight ...
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World Boxing breakaway group aims to save sport’s Olympic status

American and British boxing officials are among the leaders of a breakaway group launched Thursday with the aim of saving boxing’s place at the Olympics. The new federation, to be called World ...
The Hill2y

Pro boxing organization announces transgender category

(KRON) — The World Boxing Council (WBC) announced it will introduce a new category for transgender fighters, the organization’s president told The Telegraph in an article released Thursday ...
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World Boxing Organization strips Floyd Mayweather of welterweight belt

After missing a deadline to pay a $200,000 sanctioning fee, the World Boxing Organization stripped Floyd Mayweather of the welterweight world title he won after defeating Manny Pacquiao in May.
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Energy to Headline Road to the World Title Bout

Jesse Kauraisa The MTC Nestor Sunshine Tobias Boxing and Fitness Academy is ready to host the “Road to the World Title” bout, scheduled for 9 August at the Windhoek Country Club Resort and ...