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Ward looks sharp in cutting up Kessler

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Not only did Andre Ward walk away with Mikkel Kessler's super middleweight belt Saturday, he also emerged as the man to beat in the Super Six Classic.

Story | Conversation | November 22, 2009

Dawson out to repeat while Johnson seeks revenge in rematch

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

AP Photo/Mike Carlson Chad Dawson, right, can put the controversy of the first fight's outcome to rest with a clear-cut win. Dawson, Johnson aim ...

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Cruiserweight Adamek aspires to conquer the heavyweights

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Adamek testing the heavyweight waters Cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek couldn't get Bernard Hopkins into the ring, so he's taking the leap that ...

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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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Lontchi to honor Michael Jackson

Dan Rafael

...boxing card on Saturday night. Junior welterweights Victor Ortiz and Marcos Maidana meet for a vacant junior...traditional 10-bell count. Also, Golden Boy's David Itskowitch said that the company will request that...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 27, 2009

Haye's day still to come

Dan Rafael

Random thoughts for your reading pleasure … • I always figured if David Haye pulled out of his June 20 fight with Wladimir Klitschko it would be because he blew...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 05, 2009

Froch on a mission to establish himself on the world scene

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Tom Casino/Showtime For what Carl Froch lacks in experience, he more than makes up for in confidence. Froch here to make a name for himself Carl...

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Wright's the fight Williams has been looking for

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Gene Blevins -- Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions "It's Winky Wright in the flesh!" It's been a while but Wright is ready to make a reappearance Satur...

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Lightweights jockeying for position in stacked division

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

John Rivera/Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions Edwin Valero's chance to impress on U.S. soil comes on Saturday against Antonio Pitalua, right. Lig...

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Do or die for Barrera and Khan

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images Proceed with caution: Amir Khan will be on guard against the dangerous Marco Antonio Barrera. Barrera, Khan m...

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Cotto, Pavlik comebacks worth watching

Dan Rafael

Your weekly random thoughts … • Last summer, Miguel Cotto and Kelly Pavlik were undefeated stars and world champions quickly climbing...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 17, 2009

False starts fuel the fire in Darchinyan, Arce

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Tom Casino/Showtime Does size matter? The bigger Vic Darchinyan, above, sure hopes so ahead of his clash with Jorge Arce. At last, Darchinyan and...

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Still sweet: Mosley back in spotlight

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

A career-defining win over the heavily favored Antonio Margarito has the boxing world buzzing about Shane Mosley again.

Story | Conversation | January 26, 2009

Promoters hard at work in LA

Dan Rafael

...to Jesus Chavez, but Chavez turned it down. The third bout on the card will feature Victor Ortiz -- the 2008 ESPN.com prospect of the year -- but not against Vivian Harris as originally planned. Harris...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 24, 2009

A wish list for '09

Dan Rafael

...Pacquiao. • For Juan Manuel Lopez, Victor Ortiz, Daniel Jacobs, Alfredo Angulo, Devon Alexander, Danny Garcia...Wednesday Night Fights." • For big talker David Haye to stuff a sock in it. •...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 01, 2009