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Benavidez-Plant should go the distance
David Benavidez and Caleb Plant are evenly matched for Saturday's interim WBC super middleweight title fight, and they both have a lot to prove.Kevin Iole's best bets »
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Libya's boxers recover from Kadhafi-era knockout
Omar Zlitni holds a decades-old, black-and-white photo of himself as a boxer in his prime, posing in shorts and a training vest before Libya's then-dictator, Moamer Kadhafi, banned his beloved sport.Following Libya's 2011 revolution, in which Kadhafi was ousted and killed, Zlitni reunited with former fighters and worked to revive boxing, re-establishing the national federation through their "own efforts".
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Boycott and Russian flags fire up world boxing championship
The Women's World Boxing Championships began in India on Thursday with several nations boycotting because of the presence of Russians and Belarusians competing under their flags.GB Boxing said last month that the IBA's move to allow boxers from Russia and Belarus to compete in India under their national flags defied IOC resolutions.
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Alvarez to face Ryder in Mexico 'homecoming'
Undisputed super-middleweight king Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will defend his title against Britain's John Ryder in Guadalajara in May, the first time the Mexican superstar has fought in his homeland since 2011.It is the first time Alvarez has fought in Mexico since defeating Kermit Cintron in Mexico City in 2011.

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