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			<title><![CDATA[Mares signs promotional deal with Golden Boy]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[If Abner Mares gets a shot at a bantamweight world title in 2010, which is expected, he will do it with Golden Boy as his promoter.]]></description>
			<pubDate>November 25, 2009 18:35:16 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Thanksgiving offers no rest for busy boxing folks]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Although many folks are taking it easy this week because of Thanksgiving, that's not the case in boxing as several fights are in the works. While Top ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>November 24, 2009 12:08:48 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fallen boxer's gift: Organs will help eight people]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The death of junior featherweight Francisco "Paco" Rodriguez on Sunday night will not be in vain.]]></description>
			<pubDate>November 24, 2009 05:09:30 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fallen fighter gives gift of life]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...when he was 17, a National Golden Gloves Champion. In 2004, Rodriguez advanced to the U.S. Olympic trials by outpointing Kennedy. The family announced that an account had been set up to help with...]]></description>
			<pubDate>November 24, 2009 04:23:10 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ward emerges as man to beat in Super Six]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
			<pubDate>November 22, 2009 13:22:51 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ward writes off Kessler's advantages ahead of Super Six fight]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...been groomed for this moment since turning pro after winning a gold medal in the 2004 Athens Olympics. He is America's most recent boxing gold medalist. "I don't look at it like pressure...]]></description>
			<pubDate>November 19, 2009 14:05:10 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Froch pulling for Kessler in Super Six showdown with Ward]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...to win. "Obviously, Andre Ward has that terrific amateur pedigree, winning the gold medal at the Athens Olympics [in 2004]," Froch said. "He's had some good wins in the pros but we will only...]]></description>
			<pubDate>November 19, 2009 14:48:09 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Talk turns to Mayweather immediately after Pacquiao win]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Manny Pacquiao had little time to savor his win over Miguel Cotto before talk turned to Floyd Mayweather.]]></description>
			<pubDate>November 16, 2009 03:19:20 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dawson wins clear-cut decision in rematch with Johnson]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[It's never easy for a fighter to walk away, but after a one-sided loss at the fists of Chad Dawson, it just might be time for Glen Johnson to call it quits.]]></description>
			<pubDate>November 08, 2009 16:49:01 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Adamek stops Golota in Polish blockbuster fight]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 25, 2009 08:13:00 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cruiserweight Adamek aspires to conquer the heavyweights]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Adamek testing the heavyweight waters


Cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek couldn't get Bernard Hopkins into the ring, so he's taking the leap that ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 22, 2009 12:09:19 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pavlik-Williams destined never to happen]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Your weekly random thoughts &#133;

&#8226;&nbsp;The Kelly Pavlik-Paul Williams middleweight championship fight was a giant tease. Unfortunately, it's...]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 22, 2009 04:19:24 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Abraham, Froch earn victories in Super Six Classic]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In losing to Carl Froch, Andre Dirrell did what he does best: Fight ugly, hold tight and complain often.]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 18, 2009 12:29:32 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Notebook: Froch brimming with confidence ahead of Dirrell bout]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Froch filled with confidence


If Carl Froch could win fights based simply on confidence, he might wear his super middleweight world title for many ye...]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 15, 2009 15:51:29 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Super Six: Who do you like?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...an excellent chin and pure confidence? Do you think either of the young American rising stars, 2004 Olympic medalists Andre Ward and Andre Dirrell, both blessed with great speed, can make up for their lack...]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 15, 2009 08:06:09 PDT EST</pubDate>
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