Real 'Fighter' mom hospitalized
BOSTON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Alice Ward, the 80-year-old mother of ex-boxer Micky Ward and a character in the film "The Fighter," is in a Boston hospital after going into cardiac arrest.

Tyson parries suit by rival 'Iron Mike'
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Boxer Mike Tyson is hitting back at a retired fighter who claims in Los Angeles to be the real "Iron Mike."

Ammo found in Don King's luggage
CLEVELAND, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Security officials found ammunition in boxing promoter Don King's carry-on luggage as he tried to board a flight in Cleveland, an airport spokeswoman said.

Knockout in boxing same as concussion
MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A knockout in boxing that conforms to the rules of the sport corresponds in neuropsychiatric terms to cerebral concussion, researchers in Germany say.

Boxing's Barkley loses champ's belt, home
NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A former boxer's championship belt was stolen from his niece's New York apartment shortly before he was thrown out by the family, investigators say.

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