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Boxing: Unbeaten Dawson beats Tarver for IBF light heavyweight title

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct 11, 2008 (AFP) - Chad Dawson remained unbeaten and captured the International Boxing Federation light heavyweight title Saturday with a unanimous 12-round decision over Antonio Tarver.

Boxing: Dawson dethrones Tarver for IBF light heavyweight crown

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct 11, 2008 (AFP) - Unbeaten Chad Dawson did his talking in the ring Saturday, seizing Antonio Tarver's International Boxing Federation light heavyweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision.

Dawson, 26, improved to 27-0 with 17 knockouts, knocking down the 39-year-old champion in the 12th round en route to a dominant victory.

Boxing: Klitschko wins third world heavyweight crown

BERLIN, Oct 11, 2008 (AFP) - Exactly 1400 days after his last fight Vitali Klitschko beat champion Samuel Peter on Saturday to regain the WBC heavyweight belt and seal the Klitschko brothers' world domination of the division.

Boxing: Klitschko weighs in three kgs less than Peter

BERLIN, Oct 10, 2008 (AFP) - Vitali Klitschko, who will step into the ring on Saturday after nearly four years absence, weighed in three kilograms less than WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter on Friday.

Boxing: Klitschko 'fighting fit' ahead of bid to rob Peter

Former world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko said Monday he is fighting fit and ready for his bid to dispossess Nigeria's Samuel Peter of his WBC champions belt.

Boxing: Hatton reaps rewards of new training regime

LONDON, Oct 6, 2008 (AFP) - Ricky Hatton believes his decision to axe trainer Billy Graham and hire Floyd Mayweather Snr has given him a new lease of life.

Boxing: Klitschko wants Povetkin fight moved from Kiev

BERLIN, Oct 5, 2008 (AFP) - The world heavyweight title fight on December 13 between IBF, WBO and IBO champion Vladimir Klitschko and Russian challenger Alexander Povetkin is set to be moved from Kiev, according to Klitschko's brother Vitali.

'We don't want to provoke the extreme right,' said Vitali Klitschko in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper on Sunday.

Boxing: Flu knocks out King Arthur

STUTTGART, Germany, Oct 4, 2008 (AFP) - Undefeated IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham has been forced to postpone Saturday night's mandatory title defence against United States fighter Raul Marquez because of 'flu.

Boxing: Mosley delivers last-second knockout of Mayorga

LOS ANGELES, Sept 28, 2008 (AFP) - American Shane Mosley knocked Nicaraguan Ricardo Mayorga out with one second left in the 12th round, unleashing a left hook to the head in their non-title super welterweight fight on Saturday.

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Boxing: Berto makes first WBC welterweight defence against Forbes

LOS ANGELES, Sept 25, 2008 (AFP) - Andre Berto, flying under the radar in the welterweight division despite his World Boxing Council belt, hopes to raise his profile with his first title defence against Steve Forbes on Saturday.

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