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Mayweather, Pacquiao settling defamation case

Ken Rutter, Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao have reached a confidential settlement in their federal defamation case in Las Vegas...
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50 Cent, Manny Pacquiao team up to start new boxing venture

Abdul Sada
theGRIO REPORT - Rapper and close friend of Floyd Mayweather, 50 Cent is planning on forming a promotional company with Mayweather’s rival, Manny Pacquiao...
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Former boxing champion Muhammad Ali (C) waves to the crowd after being presented with the 2012 Liberty Medal, along side with his daughter Laila Ali (L), wife Lonnie Ali (2nd L), sister-in-law Marilyn Williams (Center R), and U.S. Olympic Gold Medalists Clarissa Shields (2nd R) and Susan Francia (R) during a ceremony at the National Constitution Center on Independence Mall on September 13, 2012 in Historic Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The National Constitution Center's 2012 Liberty Medal ceremony recognized Muhammad Ali as a champion of freedom and a living embodiment of the Constitution who exemplifies everything the award was established to honor. (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images)

For Muhammad Ali, a Liberty Medal in Philly

Kathy Matheson, Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Retired boxing champ Muhammad Ali was known as 'The Greatest' inside the ring. But some say the moniker has been even more fitting in the years since he hung up his gloves...
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Jeffrey M. Snyder, left, with Xfinity Live which donated $25,000 for a statue of Joe Frazier, poses for photographs with Frazier's daughter Renae Frazier-Martin, son Brandon Frazier, and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, outside of City Hall during a news conference, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, in Philadelphia.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Philly mayor kicks off campaign for Joe Frazier statue

Kathy Matheson, Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Move over, Rocky. Make way for Smokin' Joe...
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Olympian Clarissa Shields (C) presents her coaches Jason Crutchfield (L) and Ed Kendall with the Order of Ikkos medal during their visit to the USA House at the Royal College of Art on August 10, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for USOC)

Gold medalist returns to Flint, Michigan a hero

Jay Scott Smith
theGRIO REPORT - For the last 10 days, whenever Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields enters a room, she’s greeted like a conquering hero all the while insisting on being treated just like everyone else...
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Michael Dokes looks on during his fight with Danny Wofford. Mandatory Credit: Holly Stein /Allsport

Ex-WBA boxing champion dies at 54

Associated Press
AKRON, Ohio (AP) - Michael Dokes, a former World Boxing Association heavyweight champion, has died. He was 54...
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Mike Tyson is used to putting life on stage

John Carucci, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Pounding out the details of his personal life on a Broadway stage doesn't seem to faze Mike Tyson...
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Mayweather released from Vegas jail after 2 months

Ken Ritter, Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Boxer Floyd Mayweather was released from a Las Vegas jail early Friday after serving two months of a three-month sentence in a misdemeanor domestic battery case.
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This combination of 2012 and 2011 file photos shows hip hop stars Chris Brown, left, and Drake. New York City police investigated a report Thursday, June 14, 2012 (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, Chris Pizzello)

Drake and Chris Brown look-alikes scheduled to box

Briana C. Scott
After initially offering Chris Brown and Drake $5 million to duke out their frustrations with each other in a pay-per-view boxing match, celebrity boxing promoter, Damon Feldman, has found the next best thing...
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Laila Ali completes her first triathlon

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Laila Ali, daughter of famed boxer Muhammad Ali, completed her first triathlon Sunday. Ali crossed the finish line of the New York Triathlon with a time of 3:06:22 according to the New York Times...
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