bantamweight

• “Nonito Donaire of the Philippines lacks the two world title bantamweight belts belonging to his Feb. 19 opponent, Fernando Montiel of Mexico, but he does have the awareness to recognize what the 118-pound bout at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas means.”

  latimes.com - News

• “WBO super flyweight champion Jorge Arce (53-6-1, 40 KOs) stopped Cecilio Santos (24-13-3, 14 KOs) in the seventh round of a non-title bantamweight fight in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico.”

  BoxingScene.com

• “Barry McGuigan's "Cyclone: My Story" is published by Ebury £18.99 v Tumat Sugolik 1978 McGuigan was only 17 when he fought at the Commonwealth Games but still won the bantamweight gold medalv Valerio Nati 1983 The win established McGuigan as No1 contender for the world title.”

  The Guardian: Barry McGuigan's past compels him to make Carl Frampton the future

• “Playing the twitchy bantamweight to Sean P. 's hulking heavyweight, Buckshot bounced onto the stage almost three hours in and powered through Black Moon standards "Buck 'Em Down" and "I Got Cha Opin," then set off the night's second mosh pit with the whole Boot Camp performing the Jamaican dance hall-influenced smash "Sound Bwoy Bureill.”

  The Washington Post: Music review: Boot Camp Clik at Liv

• “A bruise blossoms like a flower on his left eyebrow, and he raises his face to the camera, proud of losing a tooth and having won the novice bantamweight YMCA title ofConey Island.”

  Fictionaut: I Never Was

• “Elsewhere on the home nations front Northern Ireland's Tyrone McCullagh and Wales 'Sean McGoldrick have just touched gloves in the third bantamweight quarter-final, England's Liz Cann has reached the third round of the women's singles with a 21-13 21-12 win over Thilini Jayasinghe of Sri Lanka and Rajiv Ouseph has defeated Nigeria's Joseph Abah.”

  The Guardian: Commonwealth Games day seven - as it happened

• “Playing the twitchy bantamweight to Sean P. 's hulking heavyweight, Buckshot bounced onto the stage almost three hours in and powered through Black Moon standards like "Buck 'Em Down" and "I Got Cha Opin" then set off the night's second mosh pit with the whole Boot Camp performing the Jamaican dancehall influenced smash "Sound Bwoy Bureill".”

  The Washington Post: In concert: Duck Down anniversary show at Liv

• “•At Osaka, Japan — Nobuo Nashiro (13-1-1) vs. Hugo Cazares (30-6), for WBA junior bantamweight title.”

  Upcoming boxing schedule

• “But if you wander through Bruce Silverglade's gym, making sure to avoid the bantamweight on the speed bag and the two men shadow boxing in front of the mirrors, and head straight toward the offices in the back you'll surely notice the big yellow sign.”

  The Huffington Post: Nick Barnicle: A New York Story: Gleason's Gym

• “The fighter was the first Aboriginal Australian to win a world title, beating Japan's Masahiko "Fighting" Harada in Tokyo for the bantamweight belt in 1968.”

  The Guardian: LeBron James apologises for calling journalist 'retarded'

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