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Latest Boxing News from Yahoo

• Boxing champ Chavez Jr hopes to keep record intact February 4, 2012
  Unbeaten boxing champ Julio Cesar Chavez Jr hopes to go one step further than his legendary fighting father by winning a world title fight at the San Antonio Alamodome.
• Chavez retains boxing title with unanimous decision February 5, 2012
  Unbeaten Julio Cesar Chavez Jr retained his World Boxing Council middleweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Marco Antonio Rubio in San Antonio, Texas.
• Boxing gets a right hook February 5, 2012
  Boxing is dead in a decade without Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr . and Manny "Pac-man" Pacquiao . The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has more momentum than boxing has potential.
• Brandon Jacobs prepping for second career in boxing February 3, 2012
  The New York Giants running back moonlights as a boxing manager and plans on getting into promotion when his football career is done.
• Boxing will get bigger after London Olympics: Vijender February 5, 2012
  Star Indian pugilist Vijender Singh expects boxing to get bigger in the country after the London Olympics as he feels men in the ring will deliver more than one medal in the quadrennial extravaganza this July.
• Boxing card has controversial ending February 5, 2012
  Boxing card has controversial ending Times Union Copyright 2012 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 08:24 a.m., Sunday, February 5, 2012 Hanks holds onto crown with second-round TKO ALBANY — At 11:30 Saturday night, cast and crew from the movie "The Challenger" took over the ring at Times Union Center. If IBA ...
• Boxing: Ringside views of SBW snapped up February 5, 2012
  Top-dollar ringside tickets have almost sold out for the big fight between Sonny Bill Williams and Clarence Tillman III but plenty of the cheaper seats appear to be left.As Hamilton's new $68.4 million Claudelands Event Centre gears...
• Boxing legend Dundee, Ali's famed trainer, dies February 2, 2012
  Angelo Dundee and Muhammad Ali, shown in this 1962 photo, were a potent combination. There was no way Angelo Dundee was going to miss Muhammad Ali's 70th birthday party.
• Boxing: Welliver tries to hook Tua February 4, 2012
  American-born, Kiwi-domiciled heavyweight Chauncy Welliver could be the next fight for David Tua - and there are 500,000 good reasons for it to happen.With the prospect of a Tua-Monte Barrett re-match seemingly fading, Welliver...
• Hooper not our only boxing hope: coach February 5, 2012
  Olympic boxing coach Don Abnett says Australia will head to the London Olympics with more than just young gun Damien Hooper as a medal chance.

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Latest MMA News from Yahoo

• MMA Fighting: Condit decisions Diaz at UFC 143 February 5, 2012
  Feb 5, 2012 - After 25 minutes of action inside the Octagon, Carlos Condit defeated Nick Diaz in a hard-fought unanimous decision at UFC 143 . The victory earns Condit the UFC interim welterweight champion and the right to face No. 1 welterweight Georges St. Pierre , who is recuperating from a knee injury and expected to return late this year.
• MMA Fighting: Blow-by-blow from UFC 143 February 5, 2012
  Feb 4, 2012 - MMA Fighting has UFC 143 results for all of the Feb. 4 UFC 143 fights, plus live coverage from Las Vegas, live blogs of all the fights and live UFC 141 twitter updates.
• MMA Fighting: Werdum beats Nelson in UFC 143 February 5, 2012
  Feb 5, 2012 - Fabricio Werdum dominated Roy "Big Country" Nelson for 15 minutes in a heavyweight battle at UFC 143 on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Although Nelson was game, Werdum was simply too much for him.
• MMA Publishes Winter Issue of the International Journal of Mobile Marketing February 2, 2012
  NEW YORK, LONDON, SINGAPORE & SAO PAULO, Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA ) today publishes the latest issue (Vol. 6, No. 2) of its award-winning International Journal ...
• Let group hold re-election, MMA urged February 4, 2012
  SEREMBAN: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) council should step aside and allow a caretaker committee to conduct fresh elections for the grouping of some 10,000 doctors, former president Datuk Dr Abdul Hamid Abdul Kadir said.
• MMA Crossfire - UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit predictions February 4, 2012
  MMA Crossfire predicts UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit. Also includes video of NFL stars Eli Manning of the New York Giants and other NFL personalities sharing their picks.
• Fan's Take: Did Nick Diaz Get Robbed at UFC 143? February 5, 2012
  MMA veterans Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit put on an entertaining performance at UFC 143, with the promotion's interim welterweight title up for grabs. Condit proved to be the better MMA fighter, using his footwork and counterstrikes to edge out the unanimous decision.
• Condit beats MMA bad boy Diaz with unanimous decision win at UFC 143 February 5, 2012
  LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Carlos Condit ruined the welterweight fight the world wanted to see, and might have just retired MMA bad boy Nick Diaz in the process.
• Diaz quits MMA after loss to Condit February 5, 2012
  After losing a close decision to Carlos Condit in a classic main event at UFC 143 in Las Vegas Saturday, a frustrated Nick Diaz claimed he's hanging them up.
• MMA Stomping Grounds: Condit wins title over Diaz at UFC 143 February 5, 2012
  Stephen Thompson won by KO (head kick) over Daniel Stittgen at 4:13 of the first round. Rafael Natal won by unanimous decision over Michael Kuiper. Matt Riddle won by decision (split) over Henry Martinez.

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Latest Martial Arts News from Yahoo

• Martial arts passion February 5, 2012
  Growing up in a gang-infested area of Fort Worth, Texas, Ernest Lazo was bullied and harassed -- until he decided to take matters into his own hands. "Living in that culture, you have to learn to defend yourself, so I decided to train to have a self-defense mentality," he said.
• Martial arts gyms grow in Chandler February 3, 2012
  Martial arts gyms are becoming more popular in Chandler
• Music Enhances Martial Arts February 4, 2012
  Can listening to music enhance your Martial Arts? According to the Mozart Effect, it can. Read more to understand this interesting phenomenon.
• Local Martial Arts studio reaches 'Pinnacle' February 2, 2012
  Eight years ago, Pinnacle Martial Arts was a small school that didn't compete in international competitions. This year 23 team members from Pinnacle won 29 world titles at the National Blackbelt League Super Grands Karate World Championships in San Francisco and was named by Sport Karate International as the number one sport karate school based on their 2010 competition results throughout the ...
• Martial arts used to teach respect for self, others February 1, 2012
  Taking down a classmate on the playground might qualify as bullying. But done in a martial arts dojo, that same move might indicate that the "thrower" has worked hard and mastered a new skill.
• Boonville hosts Martial Arts Grand Master January 26, 2012
  On Saturday, January 21, the Boonville high school wrestling gym was filled with a different kind of athlete, martial artists, providing an impressive display of discipline, respect, and technique.
• Martial arts expert used skills to try to avoid arrest January 28, 2012
  A martial arts instructor used his handlock skills to try to evade arrest after abandoning his crashed car, a court heard. Daniel Downey grabbed Pc William Vye by his hands and twisted his wrists as the officer tried to handcuff and arrest him for drink-driving.
• Martial arts club gets funding after paper appeal February 2, 2012
  GENEROUS members of the public have come forward to help a struggling Sunbury martial arts club, thanks to an appeal in the Herald & News.
• Martial Arts Business Page Offers Mixed Martial Arts Programs, Marketing and Business Solutions January 24, 2012
  Martial arts studios and dojos, mixed martial arts schools, fans and conditioning instructors can now turn to http://www.martial-arts-business.info/ for the latest information, training, classes and certifications in the mixed martial arts world. The website also offers information on training to become a mixed martial arts coach.Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (PRWEB) January 24, 2012 As the world ...
• Martial arts demo Saturday in V'land February 3, 2012
  VINELAND – Airborne Gymnastics, 950 N. Main Road, will host a martial arts demonstration and full participation clinic with Sensei Brian Moragne for ages 4 and older at 1 p.m. Saturday.

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Latest Karate Arts News from Yahoo

• Karate provides fighting chance for one Chowchilla man January 30, 2012
  Robert Hogle and three other black belts line up in front of a karate class of about a dozen people. Meanwhile, ranking sensei Sid Rayford observes his students from the flanks, greeting parents and friends as they settle into the chairs lined up against a wall of the intimate dojo.
• Karate instructor gets additional sex assault charges January 24, 2012
  A karate instructor awaiting trial in DuPage County on child sex assault charges has been indicted for similar crimes in Kane County, authorities said today.
• Karate Club celebrates 40 years February 1, 2012
  Sensei Dane Sutton, an instructor for the Penn State Karate Club, said that for students in the club, the phrase “Success with Honor” is much more than a university slogan.
• VIDEO: Vintage 80s “The Karate Rap” is awesome in it’s craptacularity February 4, 2012
  Here’s the entire 1980s encapsulated into one craptacular karate rap training video, starring the husband/wife team of David Seeger and Holly Whitstock Seeger.
• Karate coach returns to court February 3, 2012
  Johannesburg - A 68-year-old karate coach will appear in court on Friday on charges of sexually assaulting his students during training.
• Ex-karate instructor charged with sexual assault in South Elgin, Roselle January 25, 2012
  A 43-year-old karate instructor is accused of sexually assaulting four students at karate schools in South Elgin and Roselle. Dean Fuerstenberg of Eden Prairie, Minn., was arrested last August by DuPage County authorities, police said. He was indicted on more charges by a Kane County grand jury Tuesday, according to court records.
• UNH’s Meditative Karate classes offer students unique blend of karate, yoga January 29, 2012
  This week, a new type of martial arts, a combination of karate and yoga, will be offered in the Wildcat Den. Meditative Karate is a new class for UNH students and faculty. The class will be a beginner's course, offering a basic int...
• Karate classes at the YMCA expanding January 19, 2012
  The Greater Marco Family YMCA is the home for the Karate Dojo of Sensei Nick Lemke. Sensei Lemke approached the Y about a year ago and offered to teach Seibukan Karate at the Y and see if any interest could be generated to sustain such a program.
• KARATE: ARIVALAGAN HAS NO PLAN TO COACH OVERSEAS January 20, 2012
  KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 (Bernama) -- Former national karate coach P. Arivalaganhas no plan to coach overseas or leave his charges although his contract as thenational kumite coach was not renewed. Instead, he said, he would remain committed to continue helping the nationalyoung karate athletes to realise their dream of becoming world respectedexponents. He added that any hasty decision to leave ...
• Karate Black Belt, Life Scout and TV producer among accomplishments achieved by student with Asperger syndrome February 3, 2012
  Winston School junior Tim Higgins is a Karate Black Belt Level 8, a Life Scout (one step before Eagle), and he produces television shows for Del Mar TV.

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Latest Kung Fu News from Yahoo

• Daredevils to the stars January 16, 2012
  Stunt performers practice kungfu in their spare time on the bank of Haihe River in Tianjin. Li Tao is struck by a taxi traveling at 30 km per hour, bounces over the roof and tumbles to the ground.
• Stephen Chow's playboy charm January 25, 2012
  49-year-old "Kungfu Hustle" star, Stephen Chow, scores a young bikini model of 21 years of age
• China's Shaolin Temple risks losing rating January 31, 2012
  Beijing, Jan 31 (IANS) Shaolin Temple, the cradle of Chinese martial art kungfu, faces losing its top rating after it was found littered with garbage and the scene of traffic congestion.
• Comment on At World Economic Forum, Fear of Global Contagion Dominates by k1980 January 30, 2012
  //the “pow chou por” (literraly, “chief tenant”) in kungfu hustler. // And just why the heck was Ah Jib Soh screaming like dat? Lost her RM25million diamond ring?
• Jaycee Chan wrote a song for his mother on her birthday February 4, 2012
  Jaycee knew his father would not understand the song and had prepared the lyrics for him. -The Star/ANN
• As I said, it’s about history February 4, 2012
  Today, Hang Li Po, Hang Tuah, etc., are debunked. Tomorrow, it could be others whom are said to have also existed will be debunked. And, for thousands of years, millions of people have been killed for not believing in events that never happened and in people who never existed.
• Enter the dragon January 21, 2012
  Beijing (China Daily/ANN) - China's standing in the world is not shaped by the dragon, which in itself can evolve into any artistic manifestations artists see fit.
• Bedridden woman starves to death after hubby dies February 4, 2012
  A 74-YEAR-OLD bedridden woman starved to death after her husband, who had been taking care of her, collapsed and died at their home in Hong Kong, China Press reported.
• Celebrating Chinese culture February 2, 2012
  THREATENING dark clouds and a light drizzle failed to discourage visitors from going to Cannon Square, Lebuh Armenian and Lebuh Acheh for the Chinese New Year Cultural and Heritage celebration in the Unesco World Heritage Site recently.
• 2. Bedridden woman starves to death after hubby dies February 4, 2012
  A 74-YEAR-OLD bedridden woman starved to death after her husband, who had been taking care of her, collapsed and died at their home in Hong Kong, China Press reported.

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Latest Self Defense News from Yahoo

• Khloe Kardashian Claims Self Defense In Transgender Fight February 5, 2012
  Khloe Kardashian just launched her first counter-attack after a transgender person sued her for assault
• Open House, Play & Self Defense At MLS February 2, 2012
  Martin Luther School (MLS) in Maspeth will open its doors at 60-02 Maspeth Ave. next month for an open house, a performance of classic fables and self-defense classes for women. read more
• D.A.: Oakland woman killed ex in self-defense February 2, 2012
  A judge has dismissed a murder charge against an Oakland woman who stabbed her ex-boyfriend to death because an investigation confirmed that she did so in self-defense, authorities said Wednesday. Geneva Dixon, who...
• FREE self defense class for women February 3, 2012
  United Kung Fu will host a free women's self-defense seminar Friday night in the Valley.
• Female students enroll in self-defense training February 2, 2012
  While teaching sexual education to high school students last year, College of Communication junior Jeanie Downey learned one in four college women are sexually assaulted in college. “That number is simply not acceptable,” she said. “I wanted to know how to defend myself if someone tried to mug me or sexually assault me.” Downey’s response [...]
• Class teaches women self defense February 1, 2012
  Many women don’t know what to do if they are ever attacked. But thanks to a class offered by the Monument Police Department they can learn techniques to protect themselves.
• Kardashian Claims Self Defense Against Trans Woman February 3, 2012
  Khloe Kardashian says that fighting with Chantal Spears in 2009 was merely self-defense.
• Khloé Kardashian Odom Fires Back, Acted in "Self-Defense" in Transgender Altercation February 3, 2012
  Khloé Kardashian Odom is a lover, not a fighter. Right up until the time she's absolutely forced to protect herself. The reality star is defending herself against a lawsuit...
• 3 Tibetan Herders Self-Immolate in Anti-Chinese Protest February 5, 2012
  The latest cases bring the total self-immolations by ethnic Tibetans over the past year to 19.
• Khloe Kardashian Fires Back at Transgender -- It Was Self-Defense!!! February 3, 2012
  Khloe Kardashian just launched her first counter-attack after a transgender woman sued her for assault -- insisting she didn't do anything wrong during the 2009 street scuffle ... she merely acted in self-defense.Khloe filed the response in L.A.…

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