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Cacace Vacates IBF Title, Eyes Big Fights, Possibly Wood

Anthony Cacace has announced that he plans to vacate his IBF super featherweight title to seek out “the biggest fights possible” and secure his family’s future. Wood Awaits? This move wasn’t unexpected, as there’s been talk of Cacace (23-1, 8 KOs) facing former two-time WBA featherweight champion Leigh Wood next. That fight would go over…

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Trump tariffs and China: Businesses brace for impact

Laura Bicker China correspondent Reporting fromJiangsu, China, and Phnom Penh, Cambodia Inside the factories that could be hit by Trump’s China tariffs A hiss and puff of compressed air shapes the smooth leather, bringing to life an all-American cowboy boot in a factory on China’s eastern coast. Then comes another one as the assembly line…

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Morrell Confident, Benavidez Strained At Weigh-in

David Benavidez looked skinny-fat with a Fury-like physique, weighing in at 174.2 lbs on Friday for his fight against David Morrell this Saturday. Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) flexed for the photographers, and you could see a lot of excess weight around his midsection. Both fighters came in at 174.2 for their match at the T-Mobile…

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At least 700 killed since Sunday, says UN

The UN says at least 700 people have been killed in intense fighting in Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, since Sunday. UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said 2,800 people have been injured, as M23 rebels – backed by Rwanda – captured the capital of North Kivu province. The rebels are now…

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