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UNPACKED: The Boxer who Fought for his Life at Auschwitz

UNPACKED: The Boxer who Fought for his Life at Auschwitz Salamo Arouch, a young Jewish boxer from Greece, was sent to Auschwitz in 1943. Suddenly finding himself in brutal matches staged to “entertain” the Nazi SS officers, the undefeated Balkan light

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Boxer Patrick Day dies four days after being knocked out

Boxer Patrick Day died Wednesday, four days after he was knocked out during his bout with Charles Conwell on Saturday night in Chicago.

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Floyd Mayweather beats Conor McGregor: how the fight unfolded – in pictures

Floyd Mayweather ended his career with a 50-0 record after beating Conor McGregor with a 10th round TKO

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Driven by doubters, Conor McGregor convinced he will beat Floyd Mayweather Jr.

To Conor McGregor, daring to step into the foreign land of a boxing ring to meet the legendary Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the latest example of his pursuit to do what few believe him capable of.

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Anthony Joshua defeats Wladimir Klitschko in epic Wembley battle

Anthony Joshua retained his IBF world title and added the WBC ‘super’ belt by stopping Wladimir Klitschko in the 11th round of their heavyweight contest at Wembley

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Scottish boxer Mike Towell dies from injuries sustained in first loss

Mike Towell, a 25-year-old boxer from Dundee, Scotland, died Friday in a Glasgow hospital after sustaining injuries in a loss to Dale Evans of Wales on Thursday night. Towell was 11-0-1 when fighting Evans at the Radisson Blu hotel in a bout promoted

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Remembering Muhammad Ali: A tribute to a boxing legend

View the Remembering Muhammad Ali: A tribute to a boxing legend photo gallery on Yahoo Sports. Find more news related pictures in our photo galleries.

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Muhammad Ali in 'Grave Condition' in Phoenix Hospital - NBC News

The boxing legend dubbed as "The Greatest" continues to battle a respiratory condition.

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Canelo vs. Khan results: Alvarez lands devastating knockout punch - CBSSports.com

Canelo Alvarez looked shaky early on with Amir Khan controlling the action at the start of the fight, but Alvarez landed one of the best right hooks of the year to score the knockout.

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Tyson Fury shocks Wladimir Klitschko to take world heavyweight title | Sport | The Guardian

Tyson Fury has become the world heavyweight champion, beating Wladimir Klitschko by a unanimous decision to win the three principal titles

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Inside the World of Hipster Boxing

The counterculture’s influence on Overthrow -- a new boxing gym in Manhattan -- is obvious, albeit painstakingly curated. Sid Vicious shots have prestige status on the walls.…

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Floyd Mayweather beats Andre Berto, says 'I am done'

Five-division world champion defends two welterweight title belts, walks away from 19-year career with historic 19-0 record

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Floyd Mayweather says Muhammad Ali is the 5th best boxer of all time - CBSSports.com

Floyd Mayweather doesn't think Muhammad Ali is the greatest boxer ever.

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. stripped of WBO title after failing to pay sanction fee | Boxing - Yahoo Sports

From Yahoo Sports: The world's top pound-for-pound boxer has been stripped of the WBO title he won from Manny Pacquiao.

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Floyd Mayweather beats Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision

Mayweather fought at his pace and kept his distance as the pound-for-pound champ stayed undefeated at 48-0.

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Done deal: Floyd Mayweather will fight Manny Pacquiao on May 2

The Las Vegas bout is expected to set numerous records, including purse size, live paid gate and pay-per-view sales.

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Manny Pacquiao knocks down Chris Algieri six times in lopsided decision win - Yahoo Sports

From Yahoo Sports: Pacquiao took care of business on Saturday, and now all eyes again turn to a dream fight with Floyd Mayweather.

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Sergey Kovalev runs the table, routs 49-year-old Bernard Hopkins | Boxing - Yahoo Sports

From Yahoo Sports: The Russian claims the WBA and the IBF belt in addition to retaining the WBO title in a flawless, one-sided victory.

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Mayweather still unbeaten despite bite incident - Yahoo Sports

From Yahoo Sports: Floyd Mayweather worked far too hard against Marcos Maidana their last time out to have to do it again in the rematch Saturday night. Mayweather dominated Maidana from the opening bell, using his boxing skills to keep the Argentine off

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Mike Tyson to present Evander Holyfield at Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame

The next time you are mad at someone and have a hard time getting over it, consider the case of Evander Holyfield, who once had part of his right ear bitten off by Mike Tyson during a boxing match in 1997. Not only has Holyfield forgiven Tyson, he is plea

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Bernard Hopkins, 49, earns split decision win over Beibut Shumenov

CBSSports.com has round-by-round updates from Hopkins' win over Shumenov.