Pulev outworks Thompson to unanimous decision
American heavyweight hope Tony Thompson, THE RING’s No. 9 contedner, was denied a chance at a third shot at champion Wladimir Klitschko on Saturday when he was soundly outpointed by unbeaten fellow contender Kubrat Pulev in an IBF eliminator in Germany.
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Donaire contemplated retirement, talks comeback, Rigondeaux, HBO
Nonito Donaire told RingTV.com that he contemplated retirement during his Fighter-of-the-Year run in 2012. The former three-division champ also spoke about his future training plans with Robert Garcia, his loss to Guillermo Rigondeaux and HBO’s decision not to televise the crafty Cuban southpaw.
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Bits & Pieces: A Top Rank boxing weekend
Mark E. Ortega compiled notes on Jessie Vargas, Matt Korobov, Karim Mayfield, Alfonso Gomez and others while covering the ESPN2 Friday Night Fights show in Las Vegas and the UniMas Solo Boxeo card in Inglewood, Calif., on Saturday.
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Remembering Lenny LaPaglia
RingTV.com’s Mark E. Ortega remembers Lenny LaPaglia and the middleweight slugger’s epic brawl with Art Jimmerson. LaPaglia, a popular 1980s TV fighter who fought out of Chicago and New York, passed away Saturday in his home in Illinois at age 53 from a heart attack.
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Final chapter, final Page likely written for former champ
James Page’s second chance at a decent life ended along with his ill-fated recent comeback following an 11-year prison stint when the former WBA welterweight titleholder was arrested in connection to six bank robberies that took place around the Bay Area over the past six months.
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