Time to end Vazquez-Marquez epic is now (Yahoo! Sports)

While some will pine for a fifth fight, it is clear Israel Vazquez should no longer fight Rafael Marquez – or anyone else.

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Manny Pacquiao in hospital with mild ulcer (AP)

World welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines has been admitted to hospital to treat a mild stomach ulcer and allow him to rest after campaigning for the May 10 congressional elections. Pacquiao's chief of staff, Jayke Joson, said Monday that doctors discovered the 31-year-old boxer and politician had an ulcer during a routine checkup Sunday and his family convinced him to stay...

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Boxer Manny Pacquiao in hospital with mild ulcer (AP)

World welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao was admitted to hospital to treat a mild stomach ulcer and allow him to rest after campaigning for the May 10 congressional elections. Pacquiao's chief of staff, Jayke Joson, said Monday that doctors discovered the 31-year-old boxer had an ulcer during a routine checkup Sunday and his family convinced him to stay in a suburban Manila hospital for a...

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Kotelnik to fight Alexander in St. Louis on Aug. 7 (AP)

Former WBC and IBF light-welterweight champion Andreas Kotelnik of Ukraine will fight current champion Devon Alexander of the United States on Aug. 7 in St. Louis. Boxing promoter Don King was in Lviv, Kotelnik's hometown, for the contract signing Tuesday. "He has a great camaraderie (with) the people here," King said.

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Does Hall call Vazquez, Marquez? (Yahoo! Sports)

Israel Vazquez's series with Rafael Marquez was legendary, but are the fighters Hall of Famers?

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Mailbag: Doping decisions (Yahoo! Sports)

News about Mayweather-Mosley drug testing has readers speculating about future fights.

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Don't blame champ for lack of contenders (Yahoo! Sports)

It isn't Vitali Klitschko's fault he's fighting Albert Sosnowski in this era.

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Cotto gets Hall of Fame help before Yankee Stadium (AP)

Miguel Cotto has sold more tickets to boxing events in New York City over the past decade than anyone. The Puerto Rican star has won titles in two weight divisions, and long ago stamped himself as one of the most exciting fighters of his generation. Yet all that success didn't mean much when he hooked up with Manny Steward a couple of months ago.

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Tomasz Adamek to fight Michael Grant in Newark (AP)

Former cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek will fight Michael Grant on Aug. 21 at the Prudential Center in his fourth fight at heavyweight. Main Events and Ziggy Promotions, along with X-Cel Worldwide, announced the fight Friday. After beating Chris Arreola in a slugfest in his last outing, Adamek had hoped to get a title shot against David Haye or either of the Klitschko brothers, Wladimir or...

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Mbaye takes vacant WBA interim welterweight belt (AP)

Souleymane Mbaye of France has earned a unanimous decision over Antonin Decarie of Canada to win a vacant interim welterweight title. Mbaye knocked down Decarie in the fourth round and won all three judges' scorecards. Jose Ignacio Martinez and John Coyle scored the bout 116-113, and Pierluigi Poppi had it 116-112.

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Andrade stops Lucas in super middleweight fight (AP)

Super middleweight Librado Andrade earned a win Friday night when Eric Lucas was unable to continue in the eighth round because of a cut over his left eye. Andrade (29-3, 22 KOs) was leading on all three scorecards when referee Michael Griffin stopped the fight on the advice of the ringside physician.

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Klitschko beats Sosnowski in 10th-round TKO (Reuters)

Vitali Klitschko beat challenger Albert Sosnowski by technical knock-out Saturday.

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Vitali Klitschko KOs Sosnowski, keeps title (AP)

Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine defended his WBC heavyweight championship belt Saturday night with a 10th-round knockout of Albert Sosnowski of Poland. Klitschko improved his record to 42-2 (38 KOs) after the ring referee called the 12-round bout following a left-right combination to Sosnowski's head at the 2 minute, 30 second mark of the 10th round.

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