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Two boxers train under the illumination of the Haslingden Halo Panopticon in Rawtenstall, England. The installation designed by John Kennedy of LandLab sits on a hill called Top o' Slate, a reclaimed landfill site in East Lancashire and has become a major landmark since opening in 2011.
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Juan Manuel Marquez, from Mexico, right, connects against Manny Pacquiao, from the Philippines, with referee Kenny Bayless at left, during their fight, Dec. 8, in Las Vegas.
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Juan Manuel Marquez, left, takes a punch from Manny Pacquiao during their welterweight fight on Dec. 8 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico bleeds from a cut on his face during his welterweight fight against Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Dec. 8.
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Referee Kenny Bayless, left, calls the fight as Juan Manuel Marquez celebrates after he knocked out Manny Pacquiao, left, in the sixth round of their WBO world welterweight fight Dec. 8, in Las Vegas.
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Juan Manuel Marquez celebrates after he knocked out Manny Pacquiao in the 6th round of their welterweight fight on Dec. 8, at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada.
AP reports: No need for Juan Manuel Marquez to impress the judges. No need for the referee to count to 10.
Marquez took care of all of his business Saturday night with a thunderous right hand that left Manny Pacquiao face first on the canvas with his remarkable career in question.
Unable to win a decision in their first three fights, Marquez won the old-fashioned way with a huge right hand that put Pacquiao down for the second time in the fight at 2:59 of the sixth round. Full story.
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A young boy practices his punches with Coach Alex Theran.
Coach Alex Theran gives instructions to a group of young boys at the Promises From My Neighborhood boxing school in the San Roque neighborhood in Barranquilla, Colombia, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. Theran, an amateur boxer born in Barranquilla, sponsors the gym where boys wanting to become boxers are trained free of charge.
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Boys exercise in front of a wall-sized mirror at the Promises From My Neighborhood boxing schoo.
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Junior female boxers compare their manicure design before their bouts during the All-Russian Women's Junior Boxing Tournament, Aug. 22.
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Junior female boxers check their weight before a bout during the All-Russian Women's Junior Boxing Tournament. Aug. 21.
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A junior female boxer combs the hair of her fellow boxer before a bout during the All-Russian Women's Junior Boxing Tournament, Aug. 22.
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Russian junior female boxers spar as they train indoor during the All-Russian Women's Junior Boxing Tournament Aug. 22.
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A junior female boxer puts on her boxing shoes before a bout at the All-Russian Women's Junior Boxing Tournament, Aug. 22.
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Russian junior female boxers clash during their bout at the All-Russian Women's Junior Boxing Tournament 'Olimpiyskiye Nadezhdy (Olympic Hopefuls)' at a countryside sport campus in Tula region, on Aug. 22.
About 100 junior female boxers from all regions of Russia gathered for the annual tournament to test their skills. All of them hope to represent Russia in the next summer Olympics being held in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
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Technicians pose for a souvenir photo at the conclusion of the boxing competition at the 2012 London Olympic Games, Sunday, Aug. 12.
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Japan's Satoshi Shimizu, in red, reacts as Azerbaijan's Magomed Abdulhamidov, in blue, goes down to his knees in their Men's Bantam (56kg) Round of 16 boxing match during the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 1, 2012.
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Abdulhamidov, left, reacts after being awarded victory over Shimizu.
Reuters reports — Japan's bantamweight Satoshi Shimizu, trailing by seven points going into the last round against Magomed Abdulhamidov, knocked the Azerbaijani down six times, the first of which he struggled to get up from. The judges scored the round 10-10, handing Shimizu two extra points for a warning against Abdulhamidov, who propped himself up against the top rope as the referee raised his hand in victory.
The Japanese boxer's team leader Masamori Yamane accused the referee of trying to support Abdulhamidov by attempting to fix his headgear. After deliberating for over an hour, AIBA said that under its rules, the referee should have given the Azerbaijani fighter "at least" three standing counts which would have resulted in the contest being stopped. They, therefore, overturned the result, handing victory to Shimizu, who was staggered by the original decision hours earlier. Continue reading the full story.
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Shimizu reacts after losing.
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Shimizu reacts as he walks from the ring after losing the bout. He was later awarded victory.
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An Indian boxer practices punching at the Bhiwani Boxing Club in Bhiwani, 76 miles west from New Delhi, India, on July 11.
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An Indian amateur boxer prepares for a training session at the Bhiwani Boxing Club in Bhiwani, 76 miles west from New Delhi, India, on July 11.
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An Indian amateur boxer gets ready for a training session in his room at the Sports Authority of India complex, in Bhiwani, 76 miles west from New Delhi, India, on July 12.
The sleepy northern Indian town of Bhiwani is considered a mini Cuba, with dozens of boxers fighting it out hard in top national and international competitions. Vijender Singh, a bronze medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics is the most famous name from here, having inspired a whole generation to take to the sport. India has sent its biggest ever boxing squad for the London Olympics, which consists of seven men and one woman.
For more, see the NBC London 2012 Olympic boxing page.
Israeli Arab boys warm up prior to a fight during Israel's National Youth Boxing Championship in the Arab village of Kfar Yasif, northern Israel on June 28, 2012. Boxing provides a unique chance for young Arab and Jewish competitors to meet in the ring as equals, equipped with helmets and gloves, and play under the same set of rules.
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Jews and Arabs have been fighting each other for decades, so boxing may seem like a strange way to build peace between the two — but that's what the Israel Boxing Association aims for.
An Israeli boy warms up prior to a fight during Israel's National Youth Boxing Championship in the Arab village of Arabe, northern Israel on June 29, 2012.
A young Israeli Arab boxer wraps his hands as he prepare to fight in the Arab village of Arabe, northern Israel on June 29, 2012.
Israeli Arab boys warm up prior to Israel's National Youth Boxing Championship in the Arab village of Arabe, in northern Israel on June 29, 2012.
An Israeli coach talks to a young boxer prior to his fight during Israel's National Youth Boxing Championship in the Arab village of Kfar Yasif, in northern Israel on June 27, 2012.
Israeli Arab boys fight during Israel's National Youth Boxing Championship in the Arab village of Kfar Yasif, northern Israel on June 29, 2012.
A young Israeli Arab boxer cries after he lost a fight during Israel's National Youth Boxing Championship in Arabe, northern Israel on June 29, 2012.
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Issa Mahmoud, 14, practises with a punching bag during a boxing training session in Libya on June 27, 2012. Boxing, which was banned in 1979 by former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has made a comeback with five boxing clubs to train at in Tripoli.
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Manny Pacquiao, right, connects with a right to the head of Timothy Bradley in their WBO world welterweight title fight, June 9, 2012, in Las Vegas.
The Associated Press reports:
Pacquiao never put Bradley down, but hurt him in the early rounds and landed the harder and cleaner punches throughout the fight. Bradley fought well in spurts and tried desperately to take the fight to Pacquiao, and scored enough points with the judges to win the 147-pound title.
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Boxer Lavarn Harvell, right, connects to the head of Tony Pietrantonio for a knockout during the third round of their light heavyweight boxing fight in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on April 28, 2012.
This stunning photo of boxer Tony Pietrantonio having his face temporarily rearranged is just one of the highlights in the latest edition of The Week in Sports Pictures.
According to the Press of Atlantic City, Pietrantonio was unconscious before he hit the floor following the third-round punch from Lavarn Harvell on Saturday night, but he was able to sit up a few minutes later and was given the all-clear after a precautionary visit to hospital.
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French boxer Salim Larbi cries after a final knock-out at the end of his WBO interim champion match against Czech boxer Lukas Konecny on April 5, 2012, in Brno, Czech Republic. Konecny, the winner, will go on to compete against Russian boxing champion Baysangurov for the championship belt.
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