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BOXING Headlines
- Andre Ward leaps atop super middleweight division
- Ward claims Kessler's WBA title, fight stopped
- Ward claims Kessler's WBA title in 11th round
- Erdei wins WBC cruiserweight title
- Erdei wins WBC cruiserweight title in slugfest
- Ward welcomes Kessler to US for title bout
- Ward welcomes Kessler to Oakland for title bout
- Pacquiao's PPV numbers add to megafight momentum
- Pacquiao-Cotto does 1.25 million pay-per-view
- Promoter Bob Arum wants Pacquiao-Mayweather fight
Boxing Hall of Famer Lou Filippo dies at 83
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.
Filippo was in more than 250 amateur fights and had a professional record of 28 wins, nine losses and three draws before retiring in 1957.
Filippo later became a referee and judge. In 1987, he favored Marvin Hagler in a controversial championship fight that Sugar Ray Leonard won by split decision.
Filippo played the fight announcer or referee in five "Rocky" films.
Updated November 5, 2009
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