Word: bout
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...pint-sized woman named Siriporn Taweesuk, a.k.a. the Black Rose, did her homeland proud by pummeling her feisty Japanese opponent to capture the World Boxing Council light-flyweight title. The only catch? Siriporn is currently doing 10 years in a Bangkok jail for drug dealing, and her title bout had to be staged in a prison compound. She appears to be the first fighter to win a world title while behind bars...
...Siriporn is not the first Thai to box her way out of jail. Two years ago, fellow inmate Wannee Chaisena faced another Japanese, Nanako Kikuchi, in the 2005 world straw-weight title bout. Like Siriporn, Wannee was in prison for dealing methamphetamine, or "crazy drug" as it's known in Thai. Unlike Siriporn, Wannee suffered a technical knockout. But the beaten fighter still managed an early exit from prison the following year, when Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej pardoned her, along with three other female prison pugilists...
...last five or six years, Hagamen first had to make it through the round-robin play—which he did handily, winning 19 of 22 bouts—and then through two of the top fencers in the country in final-four play. In his final bout, the senior was matched up against Notre Dame fencer Patrick Ghattas, who had finished second two years running. The matchup came down to the slimmest of margins, as Hagamen edged out a 15-14 victory in a back-and-forth battle. The individual title was just the fourth in Harvard history...
...historic season also included a 13-1 record in dual meets and a second-place finish in the EIWA Championships. In the EIWA finals, O’Connor faced top seed Jordan Leen of Cornell and lost a close 2-1 match. In the third-place bout at nationals, he lost, 5-4, to top seed Dustin Schlatter before eventually capturing fifth place in a 6-4 decision. “J. P. lost by one point against the returning national champ, so it just goes to show where he is at this point of his career...
...starters recorded scores in the double digits, while senior Christiana Lackner and sophomore guard Emily Tay both notched double-doubles. Shooting 50.8 percent from the field, Harvard dominated, creating a 63-37 advantage at one point. San Jose State could not keep up as the Crimson ultimately won the bout, 83-62.“Once they gained confidence and learned that there is not a need to panic, we began winning games,” Delaney-Smith said.Their confidence appeared once again against crosstown rival Boston College. At halftime, Harvard actually trailed the Eagles, 31-22, but the second...