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Unlike the stereotypical guy, I don’t actively follow any sports, and there are very few that I’ll actually sit and watch. One of those few is boxing. And for the next couple of weeks, hundreds of the world’s best amateur boxers will be right here in Chicago for the largest-ever world boxing championships.
The AIBA (Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur) World Boxing Championships, taking place today through November 3, qualifies top finishers for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Over 600 fighters from 120 countries will be competing in the two rings at UIC Pavilion on the University of Illinois-Chicago campus. …read more