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February 20th, 2012 
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Dereck Chisora apologized “wholeheartedly” Monday for the brawl with David Haye that followed his loss to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko. Haye blamed Chisora for the clash that followed his fellow Londoner’s defeat in Munich and the beaten challenger has acknowledged that the violence at the post-bout news conference marred the biggest night of his career.
Chisora detained after post-fight brawl (AP)
February 19th, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - Top News box No Comments
British heavyweight Dereck Chisora was detained by police after losing a title bout to Vitali Klitschko and then brawling with former WBA champion David Haye at a post-fight news conference. Chisora and his coach, Don Charles, were held at the Munich airport Sunday and later taken to police headquarters for questioning, police said.
Chisora loses fight, brawls with Haye (AP)
February 18th, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - Top News box No Comments
Vitali Klitschko’s 10th successful defense of his WBC heavyweight title ended in chaos Saturday night when challenger Dereck Chisora brawled with former WBA champion David Haye during the post-match news conference. Chisora taunted Haye about losing the WBA belt to Klitschko’s younger brother, Wladimir, last July, leading to a heated exchange before Chisora knocked a bottle out of…
Ali, Leonard trainer Dundee dies at 90 (AP)
February 2nd, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - Top News box No Comments
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…
Mayweather to fight Cotto on May 5 (AP)
February 1st, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - Top News box No Comments
Floyd Mayweather Jr. got almost everything he wanted Wednesday, receiving a boxing license and naming an opponent and a date for his next fight. The unbeaten champion got everything except a showdown with Manny Pacquiao. Mayweather will fight Miguel Cotto on May 5 at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden after Nevada’s athletic commissioners granted him a conditional license for one fight before he…
Ali celebrates 70th birthday with party (AP)
January 14th, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - Top News box No Comments
Muhammad Ali soaked in familiar cheers and chants along with a rendition of “Happy Birthday” on Saturday night as friends and admirers celebrated the boxing champ’s coming 70th birthday at a party in his Kentucky hometown. As party-goers mingled in a lobby of the Muhammad Ali Center before the party, Ali walked slowly to a second-floor balcony overlooking them.
Pacquiao: No fight with Mayweather May 5 (AP)
January 12th, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - Top News box No Comments
Manny Pacquiao’s camp says there is no economic sense in setting up a bout with Floyd Mayweather on May 5 after the unbeaten American publicly challenged the Filipino champion via Twitter. Pacquiao’s financial adviser Michael Koncz told The Associated Press on Thursday that a 45,000-seat boxing arena being built in Las Vegas won’t be finished before the end of May and staging the…
Mayweather dares Pacquiao to May 5 fight (AP)
January 10th, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - Top News box No Comments
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has taken his quest for a fight with Manny Pacquiao to Twitter. The unbeaten Mayweather publicly challenged and taunted the Filipino superstar on Tuesday, daring Pacquiao to meet him May 5 in Las Vegas. “Manny Pacquiao I’m calling you out let’s fight May 5th and give the world what they want to see,” Mayweather tweeted.
Mayweather avoids jail time until June (AP)
January 6th, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - Top News box No Comments
A judge agreed Friday to postpone a jail sentence against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a Las Vegas domestic violence case, allowing the undefeated boxer to make a Cinco de Mayo fight against an as-yet unnamed opponent. The ruling by Justice of the Peace Melissa Saragosa to allow Mayweather to begin his 90-day stint on June 1 came with the fighter’s manager and supporters, including rap star Lil’…
Mayweather sentenced to 90 days in jail (AP)
December 21st, 2011 Yahoo! Sports - Top News box No Comments
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. was sentenced Wednesday to 90 days in a Las Vegas jail after pleading guilty to a reduced battery domestic violence charge and no contest to two harassment charges. The 34-year-old Mayweather also was ordered to complete 100 hours of community service and pay a $2,500 fine. The plea deal avoids trial on felony allegations that the undefeated prizefighter hit his…
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