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# Fight night

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# Determined
'I will train and fight like I'm 25 again' - Pacquaio
The Filipino fighter says there is no room for complacency ahead of his bout with Juan Manuel Marquez.
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Martinez survives knockdown to dethrone Chavez
The 37-year-old reclaimed the WBC middleweight title by a unanimous points decision.
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Pride or Prejudice: Martinez and Chavez Jr go head-to-head
As Matthew Macklin looks to get back to winning ways in Las Vegas tonight, Sergio Martinez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr meet in a mouth-watering main event. Shane Curtis previews the world title showdown.
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Klitschko defends WBC heavyweight title
Vitali Klitschko stopped Manuel Charr in the fourth round of their world title fight in Moscow on Saturday night.
# Seconds out
Dudey Army, assemble! McCloskey set for Belfast bout against Perez
Dungiven’s Paul McCloskey fights Manuel Perez in the Odyssey Arena on 22 September.
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Wladimir Klitschko to defend title against Poland's Mariusz Wach
The Ukrainian heavyweight champion is scheduled to fight in Hamburg on November 10.
# Cringe
VIDEO: Brazilian legend Ronaldo takes on Anderson Silva in mock fight
In fairness, the ex-Real Madrid striker does look more like a wrestler than a footballer these days.
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Show time: Irish boxers ready for historic night against Holland
Katie Taylor is in action tonight in the first women’s boxing international to be staged in Ireland.
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Un-caged: Lucky number seven for Japan
Our Octagon man Brian Kirk takes us through tonight’s big fight card as UFC 144 heads to Saitama, Japan.
AS IT HAPPENED
National Elite Boxing Championship Finals
Joe Ward brilliantly defended his light-heavyweight title against Kenneth Egan at the National Stadium this evening. Get details of all of the action in our round-by-round report.
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National Boxing Championships: Ward fit and ready to defend his title
“I’m not going to hand back the title that easy,” defending light-heavyweight champion Joe Ward says.
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Andre Ward came of age in 2011, though he wasn't the only one to have a good year...
It was another busy and often dramatic year for boxing in 2011. Gavin Grace takes a look back over the finest action and reveals his top picks.
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Pac-man pushed all the way in controversial bout
Manny Pacquiao has retained his welterweight title yet again, but it was a far from an easy night for him in Las Vegas.
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Un-caged: It’s time for the fists to do the talking for Rampage
UFC 135 is set to take place, with an intriguing light heavyweight championship bout in store.
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Un-caged: Tito versus Rashad part II
Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans come to blows four years after the events of UFC 73. Also, can ‘The Phenom’ bounce back?
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Un-caged: Time for the first super-fight of the year
The clash of Henderson and Emelianenko is just the first in a series of excellent upcoming bouts.
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Un-caged: Can UFC 132 live up to last week’s event?
A look ahead to the best of the weekend’s UFC action
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Un-caged: There’s always something happening in MMA
A preview of the best UFC action scheduled this weekend.
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Un-caged: Is Strikeforce finally stepping out of the UFC’s shadow?
This week’s column looks at the highly-anticipated event in Texas.