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Olympic boxer dead at 44
Former junior welterweight contender Hector Lopez, once voted one of the top-25 Glendale athletes of all time by the News-Press, died Monday, according to Fightnews.com, at the age of 44.
Lopez, who lived in Glendale for 12 years and attended Hoover High...Tags: Heart Failure, Mexico, Welterweight, 2016 Olympic Games, Bantamweight
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Hovhannesyan settles for split draw
GLENDALE — Art "Lionheart" Hovhannesyan ventured north to Santa Ynez looking to further his unbeaten boxing career and take another step up. Instead, the Glendale fighter came away with a dissatisfying split draw after an incidental head butt by...Tags: International Boxing Federation, Featherweight Boxing, Boxing
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Martirosyan ready to meet Roman
LOS ANGELES — With a packed luncheon and press conference Wednesday at the Wilshire Grand Los Angeles and a weigh-in to follow Friday at Staples Center's Star Plaza, the countdown has begun for Vanes "Nightmare" Martirosyan's much-anticipated...Tags: Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Arts and Culture, World Boxing Council, Middleweight Boxing, Joe Greene
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Glendale feel to tonight's Woodland Hills War
GLENDALE — Anatoliy Dudcehnko, who's had some of his best fights in Glendale, and Gapo Tolmajyan, who trains in the Jewel City, will add some local flavor to tonight's "War at Woodland Hills 4," which is co-promoted by Glendale's own resident...Tags: Manny Pacquiao, Surgery, Welterweight, Wrestling, Human Interest
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'Ghost' must settle for draw
WOODLAND HILLS — Avoiding a loss was of little solace to Gabriel Tolmajyan. Putting on the most action-packed fight to grace the Woodland Hills War 4 card at the Warner Center Marriott, the Armenian-born fighter — who trains at the Glendale...Tags: Welterweight, Bantamweight, Featherweight Boxing, Cruiserweight Boxing, Heavyweight
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'Lionheart' roars to sixth-round KO
SANTA YNEZ — With brilliant boxing and devastating power, Art "Lionheart" Hovhannesyan announced his presence to the fighting world live on Showtime Friday night. Behind a ferocious straight right-left hook combination, Hovhannesyan knocked out the...Tags: Human Interest, New Mexico, Boxing
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Full slate of fights lined up for local athletes in ring, cage
GLENDALE — The following are odds and ends from the local sports scene. GLENDALE FIGHT SCENE HEATS UP The coming week will see the bell rung on an exciting span of local fights in both boxing and mixed martial arts. Perhaps the biggest bout will...Tags: College Football, Television, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Arts and Culture, Satellite and Cable Service
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'Lionheart,' Gasparyan prevail at Nokia
LOS ANGELES — During one bout, there was utter exhilaration.
In another, there was absolute frustration.
In the final battle, there was just boredom.
For the three Glendale-based boxers who took part in Saturday's Showtime boxing event at the...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Arts, Arts and Culture, Glendale (Los Angeles, California)
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Crane, Rousey victorious in King of the Cage
TARZANA — An hour after his victory in the cage, Alberto Crane took a break from an intense night of action at King of the Cage's Turning Point card and realized something. "We're creating something special here," said the mixed-martial-arts...Tags: Judo, Crime, Law and Justice, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Gomez (music group), Assault
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A coach and combatant
GLENDALE — For Alberto Crane, a veteran of 18 mixed-martial-arts bouts and countless grappling tournaments, his next fight — a three-round welterweight tilt against veteran Gabe Rivas at King of the Cage's Turning Point card today —...Tags: Judo, Heavyweight Judo, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Wrestling, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Glendale Fighting Club boxers ready to rumble
GLENDALE — The following are odds and ends from the local sports scene. GFC COMES OUT SWINGING IN 2011 The year that has passed was quite a successful one for the Glendale Fighting Club in the boxing ring. Head trainer Edmond Tarverdyan and...Tags: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Sports, High School Sports, Middleweight Boxing, Minor League Baseball
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Darabedyan on road back
GLENDALE — When 2009 ended, Karen Darabedyan's stock was rising as a burgeoning lightweight in the world of mixed martial arts. But since his World Extreme Cagefighting debut saw him defeat former company kingpin Rob McCullough in November of last...Tags: Ohio, Texas, Boxing
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