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    • Dawson1Chad Dawson's changed a lot in his life, but he never lost the basic boxing skills that put him on the boxing pound-for-pound list for much of 2008, 2009 and 2010. The young light heavyweight, a bit forgotten by some boxing fans, cruised to a win over Adrian Diaconu via unanimous decision 118-110, 117-111 and 116-112, tonight at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

      The victory for Dawson (30-1, 17 KOs) should get him a shot at his old WBC 175-pound title. Bernard Hopkins challenges the champ Jean Pascal in tonight's main event in Canada. In the prefight, Hopkins said that if won the title, Dawson would be next. The same goes for Pascal.

      Under the tutelage of new trainer Emmanuel Stewart, Dawson threw his punches with more conviction, but still seemed to be unwilling to really pour it on against Diaconu, who was a bit outclassed.

      Dawson, 28, outlanded Diaconu 240 to 105. He pummeled the Romanian with 157 power shots, landing at a 59 percent clip. By the end of the fight, Diaconu (27-3, 15 KOs)

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    • At age 42, Roy Jones Jr. continues to chip away at his legacy by taking fights around the world and now he appears to be putting his health in serious jeopardy.

      Today at the Sport Complex Krylatskoe in Moscow, Russia, Jones faced a top-rated cruiserweight named Denis Lebedev, got knocked out in the final round of the fight and appeared to be unconscious for close to 45 seconds.

      Jones (54-8, 40 KOs) laid facedown for roughly 15 seconds until he was turned over. Using smelling salts, ringside officials finally revived Jones after another 30 seconds.

      "It was a great shot, I can't take nothing away from him," Jones said. "He was a tough competitor. I really don't know what I'm going to do now. I'm going to think about it."

      The 31-year-old Lebedev stunned Jones with a straight left, then an overhand right and uppercut appeared to turn the lights off at the 2:50 mark of the final round.{ysp:more}

      Jones, the light heavyweight champion from 1997-2003, has now lost three straight fights.

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    • HopkinsPascalThe mouth that roars got a little of his own medicine in the lead up to tonight's WBC light heavyweight championship on HBO (10 p.m./7 p.m. PT). Bernard Hopkins can talk trash with the best of the them, but flipped out when he thought the champ Jean Pascal went over the line. Pascal said he suspected Hopkins of using performance enhancing drugs.

      "I mean, when you're younger, you say things," Hopkins said. "Your parents will smack you on your hand or give you a punishment or something like that. But we are accountable for what we say and what we do. Come (tonight), I will take care of the physical part of it and then, I'll let my people take care of the other part of it."

      Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KOs) challenges Pascal at the Bell Centre in Montreal. He's trying to become the oldest champion in boxing history snapping the mark set back in 1994 by a then 45-year-old George Foreman. Hopkins just turned 46 in January.

      Hopkins said the PED slam was a sign of fear or immaturity.{ysp:more}

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    • RayEdwards

      Ravens safety Tom Zbikowski is off to a solid start in the squared circle, so Ray Edwards thought he'd give it go. The Vikings defensive end made his boxing debut last night a successful one by rolling to a unanimous decision victory, 40-34, 39-35 and 40-34, over T.J. Gibson at Grand Casino in Hinckley, Minn.

      Edwards knocked Gibson down twice in the fight. Once in the first and again in the fourth.

      The 6-foot-5, 255-pound Edwards found out boxing is no easy craft even against a 5-9, 210-pound opponent.

      "I definitely stayed behind my jab and just keep working. He got a couple of good shots off and [it was] a little rougher than I expected but I rush 300-pound guys all day so I'm used to it. Guys trying to be rough," Edwards told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

      Earlier in the week, the 26-year-old Edwards was challenged by promoter Jared Shaw, who represents former street fighter and MMA practitioner Kimbo Slice.

      Slice, 37, last fought for the UFC in May of 2010 and wants to try his

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    • Manny Pacquiao is looking for another big knockout on televisions around the country tonight. Pacman taped a prefight spot with Comedy Central's Daniel Tosh. The champ took a shot at Tosh.

      We're guessing it's hilarious. Boxing writer Steve Carp was there and thought it fell flat.

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      Judge for yourself tonight on Tosh.O at 10 p.m. ET.

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