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Adamek invades heavies, KOs Golota

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

At least when you're up against Andrew Golota, it doesn't. Tomasz Adamek overcame a 42-pound weight disadvantage to clobber Golota on Saturday.

Story | Conversation | October 25, 2009

Backing out is (sometimes) hard to do

Dan Rafael

...Roger Mayweather" and "thinking" in the same thought. • Shannon Briggs announced his comeback last week, David Tua scored a crushing second-round knockout the other day, and Oliver McCall and Lance Whitaker are...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 07, 2009

Diaz, Malignaggi not on the same page in terms of rematch

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

...But what caused the massive uproar were the other two scorecards, a 116-112 verdict rendered by David Sutherland and the one that really set folks on fire, an outrageous 118-110 card from Gale...

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Arreola had no answers for Klitschko

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Maybe it was the late-night snacks. Or it could have been a lack of experience. Whatever the reason, Cris Arreola was never going to upend heavyweight king Vitali Klitschko.

Story | Conversation | September 26, 2009

L.A. home away from home for Klitschko

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Aspiring actors know they've made it big when they find work in Hollywood. Boxers are no different. Just ask Vitali Klitschko, who returns to L.A., his home away from home, on Saturday.

Story | Conversation | September 24, 2009

Two-year layoff refreshes returning Mayweather

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Layoff doesn't worry Mayweather From the time Floyd Mayweather Jr. turned pro in 1996 until his last fight in 2007, he was never out of the ring for...

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Cloud rolls while Urango rallies

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Juan Urango got his career back on track by stopping Randall Bailey on Friday.

Story | Conversation | August 30, 2009

Malignaggi picking fights ahead of Diaz bout

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

...there would be a Texas referee (Laurence Cole) and a judging panel of Gale Van Hoye (Texas), David Sutherland (Oklahoma) and Raul Caiz Sr. (California), he hit the roof. Malignaggi was upset with the appointment...

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Klitschko, Arreola agree to title fight

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Handlers for heavyweight titlist Vitali Klitschko and Cristobal Arreola of Riverside, Calif., have reached an agreement to fight Sept. 26 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the camps told ESPN.com on Wednesday.

Story | Conversation | August 05, 2009

Bradley, Campbell exude confidence ahead of 140-pound tilt

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Bradley and Campbell both confident Before Timothy Bradley Jr. won his junior welterweight title, he was scheduled to fight an elimination bout again...

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Gatti's guts, devotion will be missed

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Arturo Gatti was nothing if not passionate -- in the ring and in life. And those who knew him, writes Dan Rafael, are feeling the deep loss of the former champion's toughness, humor and loyalty.

Story | Conversation | July 14, 2009

Klitschko free to fight foe of his choice

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Vitali Klitschko is free to make an optional defense of the WBC heavyweight title rather than be forced into a mandatory defense against former titlist Oleg Maskaev the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport said Friday.

Story | Conversation | June 19, 2009

'Club' gets back to Golden Boy's roots

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions paid its dues promoting club shows in the early days, so it should have no problem turning its new "Fight Night Club" in downtown L.A. into a hit.

Story | Conversation | June 10, 2009

Cotto's fights at MSG add to a country's weekend festivities

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Chris Cozzone/Fightwireimages.com New York-based Puerto Ricans will have something to cheer about when Miguel Cotto fights at MSG for the sixth time i...

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Ward makes major leap forward in fighting Miranda

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Alexis Cuarezma/FightWireImages.com Time to shine: All eyes will be on hometown hero Andre Ward on Saturday. Ward finally steps up Five years ...

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