Tag: Women’s boxing
AP Sportlight
May 28
1901 — Parader, ridden by Fred Landry, overcomes a...
Canadian boxer Many Bujold fighting for Olympic berth
TORONTO — Mandy Bujold would have preferred fighting this battle in the ring.
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Officials ID body, say it’s lover of Puerto Rican boxer
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A 27-year-old woman whose body was found in a lagoon was the lover of Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo,...
Ex-champ Parker overcomes knockdown to beat Chisora
MANCHESTER, England — Former world champion Joseph Parker took another step to becoming a heavyweight title contender after beating Derek Chisora by split decision...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
April 30
1922 — Charlie Robertson of the Chicago White Sox...
AP Sportlight
April 27
1956 — Rocky Marciano retires as the undefeated heavyweight...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
April 27
1956 — Rocky Marciano retires as the undefeated heavyweight...
Chasing Ledecky: Leah Smith keeps coming after US star
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. — If Katie Ledecky wasn’t setting world records and piling up Olympic medals, Leah Smith would be the top middle-to-long distance...
AP Sportlight
March 8
1954 — The Milwaukee Hawks beat the Baltimore Bullets...
AP Sportlight
Feb. 15
1932 — Eddie Eagen, as a member of the...