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EUROSPORT about Chessboxing

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EUROSPORT about Chessboxing

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  1. MENU BOXING BOXING WORLD NEWS CHECKMATE MEETS KO: NE... By Sean Waisglass: There itwas in the weekend paper: a Reuters news agencyphoto of two boxers in the ring si?ing on theirstools. Both men were stripped to the waist and wearing standard-issue trunks,their hairwetwith sweat. All the trappings of a typical bout were presentplus one glaring and notable addition - a chess board placed between the two combatants. BY SECONDS OUT 26/10/2005 AT 22:00 SHARE THIS ARTICLE Create PDF in your applications with the Pdfcrowd HTML to PDF API PDFCROWD

  2. MENU BOXING BOXING 2006 GLOVE IMAGE CREDIT: IMAGO By Sean Waisglass: There itwas in the weekend paper: a Reuters news agencyphoto of two boxers in the ring si?ing on theirstools. Both men were stripped to the waist and wearing standard-issue trunks,their hairwetwith sweat. All the trappings of a typical boutwere presentplus one glaring and notable addition - a chess board placed between the two combatants. Bishopto knight d5, le? hook to chin... Move over WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO,there's a newsanctioning body in town - Create PDF in your applications with the Pdfcrowd HTML to PDF API PDFCROWD

  3. the WCBO: World Chess Boxing Organization. MENU The sportwas devised by31-year old Berlin-based Dutch Artist Iepe Rubingh, and featuresupto 11 alternating rounds BOXING of boxing and chess contested in the ring and on the checkered board. There are six four-minute rounds of fast-paced "bullet" chess and five two-minute rounds of boxing,with one-minute breaks between rounds. A bout can be won by checkmate or knockout, or byreferee decision if the chess game ends in stalemate. The fledgling organization crowned it'sfirst European Heavyweight Champion on October1st in front of 500spectators in the sport's hometown of Berlin, Germanywhen Bulgarian Tihomir Titschko defeated Germany's Andreas Schneider. According to the WCBO website,with seconds le? in the ninth - a chessround - Schneiderwas faced with certain defeat and resigned. More chessboxing events are planned for2006 in Europe, and the WCBO ispresentlyseeking new competitorsto join itsranks. No word yetwhether former heavyweight champ and avid chessplayer Lennox Lewis might be more interested in coming out of retirementto challenge for Titschko's WCBO title ratherthan Klitschko's WBC version. For more information peruse the organization'swebsite at: h?p://www.wcbo.org/ WORLD NEWS DE LA HOYA, MAYWEATHER READY 17/04/2007 AT 11:56 WORLD NEWS Create PDF in your applications with the Pdfcrowd HTML to PDF API PDFCROWD

  4. PETER MOAN-FREDO BITCHES AFTER LOSS MENU BOXING 09/04/2007 AT 14:29 WORLD NEWS NO MASKAEV V KLITSCHKO FIGHT 08/04/2007 AT 22:00 RELATED TOPICS BOXING WORLD NEWS SHARE THIS ARTICLE Create PDF in your applications with the Pdfcrowd HTML to PDF API PDFCROWD

  5. MENU BOXING Create PDF in your applications with the Pdfcrowd HTML to PDF API PDFCROWD

  6. MENU BOXING International (English) HELP CENTER CHANGE VERSION: MORE ABOUT US LEGAL INFORMATION LE BUZZ ABOUT EUROSPORT TERMS OF USE MOBILE APPS PRIVACY POLICY LEGAL INFORMATION COOKIE POLICY Create PDF in your applications with the Pdfcrowd HTML to PDF API PDFCROWD

  7. EUROSPORT PASS INFORMATION MENU MODERN SLAVERY STATEMENT BOXING © Eurosport, a Discovery Company2020– All rightsreserved Create PDF in your applications with the Pdfcrowd HTML to PDF API PDFCROWD

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