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LAS VEGAS (AP) Four-time world champion Joel Casamayor of Cuba has earned a unanimous decision victory over American Jason Davis.

All three judges scored the super-lightweight bout 79-73 in favor of Casamayor on Friday. (MORE)

NEW YORK (AP) The most powerful man in boxing is a Harvard-educated tax lawyer and a street-savvy businessman, a Talmudic scholar with a penchant for four-letter expletives.

He's been called generous and charming, ruthless and conniving, yet he's universally respected for spending the better part of five decades atop a pitiless sport. (MORE)

NUREMBERG, Germany (AP) David Haye doesn't care that he's nearly a foot shorter and 100 pounds lighter than Nikolai Valuev. He's convinced he will become the first fighter to floor the giant Russian.

"I've dreamt of the moment Valuev falls to the canvas, and I truly believe it will be one of the most jaw-dropping knockouts of all-time," Haye said before Saturday's bout against the WBC heavyweight champion in Nuremberg. (MORE)

NUREMBERG, Germany (AP) David Haye doesn't care that he's nearly a foot (30 cms) shorter and 100 pounds (45 kgs) lighter than Nikolai Valuev. He's convinced he will become the first fighter to floor the giant Russian.

"I've dreamt of the moment Valuev falls to the canvas and I truly believe it will be one of the most jaw-dropping knockouts of all-time," Haye said ahead of Saturday's bout against the WBC heavyweight champion in Nuremberg. (MORE)

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey (AP) Paul Williams chose Sergio Martinez to replace injured Kelly Pavlik for his next bout.

Heavyweight Chris Arreola also will fight on the card at the Boardwalk Hall Ballroom in Atlantic City on Dec. 5. (MORE)

MONTREAL (AP) The widow of boxing champion Arturo Gatti lost her bid for $140,000 she was seeking from the boxer's estate, but was awarded $37,500 to cover legal fees and child care costs on Thursday.

Superior Court Justice Paul Chaput also allowed Amanda Rodrigues to enter their condominium in Montreal to collect her belongings. (MORE)

LOS ANGELES (AP) Lou Filippo, who judged 85 world champion fights and had small roles in the "Rocky" movies, has died. He was 83.

Officials say Filippo suffered a stroke and died Monday at a hospital in the Los Angeles suburb of Downey, where he lived. He had judged a fight only two weeks ago. (MORE)

LAS VEGAS (AP) Yohnny Perez floored Joseph Agbeko in the 10th round and won a unanimous decision Saturday night to take the International Boxing Federation bantamweight title in the first boxing match at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino.

Perez, a Colombian who lives in California, had winning scores of 117-110 on two judges' scorecards and 116-111 on the other to take Agbeko's championship in the Ghana fighter's third defense. (MORE)

LOS ANGELES (AP) Manny Pacquiao believes the biggest potential fight in boxing will never happen because Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants no part of him.

Pacquiao is training in Hollywood for his meeting with Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14 in Las Vegas, but the pound-for-pound champion spared a moment on Thursday to evaluate his chances of fighting Mayweather, the unbeaten pay-per-view king. Although the matchup almost certainly would be a financial bonanza for both fighters, Pacquiao thinks fans shouldn't hold their breath. (MORE)