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CULTURE / Film
Feb 23, 2023
‘Red Shoes’: Boxing tearjerker makes for a lightweight entry
Toshiro Saiga’s drama geared toward a mainstream audience tugs at the heartstrings but doesn’t deliver an emotional punch in the way of Sho Miyake’s “Small, Slow but Steady.”
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Feb 21, 2023
IBA says boycotted world championships will count as Paris qualifiers
The statement from boxing's Russian-led global governing body drew immediate criticism from U.S. officials, who described the organization as 'incompetent.'
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Feb 15, 2023
Great Britain, Czechs join growing boxing world championships boycott
The International Boxing Association has urged boxers to ignore the boycott and said it will fund those wanting to compete in the championships.
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Jan 31, 2023
Ukraine's Usyk motivated by boxing and memory of friend lost to war
Usyk said a unification title fight with British fighter Fury could possibly take place 'at the end of April.'
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Dec 25, 2022
IOC raises prospect of boxing being pulled from Paris Games
Qualifying for the Paris 2024 boxing tournament is being organized by the IOC, but it said that concerns regarding global boxing's governing body mean it will take further decisions.
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Dec 18, 2022
Cuban women, finally, in boxing ring
Women's boxing is now practiced in 187 of the 202 member countries of the International Boxing Association.
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Dec 6, 2022
Cuba to allow female boxers to compete for first time in six decades
The news quickly made waves in gyms in Havana, where for years women have trained, only to be forced to leave the island if they wished to compete.
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Nov 30, 2022
Ex-referee admits cheating to help Manny Pacquiao win fight in 2000
Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Carlos Padilla says that he extended Pacquiao's 10-count during a WBC title bout with Nedal Hussein.
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Nov 9, 2022
Australian boxer awarded world title decades after controversial draw
A panel of WBC judges reassessed the June 1991 super-featherweight fight between Jeff Fenech and Azumah Nelson.
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Oct 16, 2022
Claressa Shields claims GWOAT status on big night for women’s boxing
The two fighters spent the past few weeks trading shots on social media, and had to be separated by security after almost coming to blows at the weigh-in ceremony.
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Jun 29, 2022
Cuban federation says Olympic champion tried to leave illegally
The federation said in a statement that the three-time World champion had not been picked for a professional team set to compete in Mexico due to 'apparent demotivation.'
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Dec 10, 2021
Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing included in initial program for Los Angeles Olympics
The inclusion of the three sports was a major success among young viewers during the Tokyo Olympics.
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Jun 15, 2021
Richard McLaren to lead investigation into international boxing
'It is time for boxing to turn the page, but it cannot do so without a full accounting of any alleged misconduct,' said McLaren, who also led a famous investigation into Russian doping.
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CULTURE / Film
Apr 14, 2021
‘Blue’: Not your typical underdog story
Kenichi Matsuyama plays a fighter on a losing streak in Keisuke Yoshida's “Blue,” a boxing drama that finds nobility in failure.

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