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Fighters are more technical, he says, and try to pick their opponents apart round by round. Thus, the good old-fashioned KO, in which a fighter fails to beat the 10-count, happens with less frequency these days. That's why Saturday's heavyweight rematch in Frankfurt , Germany, between Steward's fighter, Wladimir Klitschko , and Samuel Peter , "The Nigerian Nightmare," could harken back to the old days.  

Seven-division titlist and WBO welterweight (147 pounds) champion Manny Pacquiao has vowed that he will be fighting in honor of " John Arum and the entire Arum family" when he faces ex-champion Antonio Margarito on Nov. 13 at Dallas Cowboys Stadium for the WBC's vacant junior middleweight (154 pounds) title. The statement was first run by BoxingScene.com. The 31-year-old Pacqauiao (51-3-2, 38 knockouts), who will be after his eighth crown in as many different weight classes, is dedicating the HBO pay-  

A five–day search for the missing son of top boxing promoter Bob Arum ended when a helicopter located John Arum's body on a rugged Washington state mountain in North Cascades National Park, authorities say. The body of the younger Arum, an experienced mountain climber, was spotted Friday afternoon from a National Park Service helicopter at about the 7,700–foot level on the north face of 8,500–foot Storm King Mountain, park spokeswoman Kerry Olson said. Previous flights had been made in this area, but  

A search helicopter spotted the body of the son of boxing promoter Bob Arum on a Washington state mountainside Friday afternoon, five days after searchers began looking for him in North Cascades National Park, authorities said. The body belonging to John Arum, an experienced mountain climber, was seen at about the 7,700–foot level of the 8,500–foot Storm King mountain, park spokeswoman Kerry Olson said. It wasn't possible Friday afternoon to either reach or retrieve the body, but Olson said it was cle  

Saul Alvarez (33-0-1, 25 KOs) is one of the rising prospects in the junior middleweight division. The unbeaten Golden Boy Promotions fighter is a 20-year-old Mexican native and will be featured on the "Celebrate and Dominate: Mosley vs. Mora" pay-per-view against former welterweight champion Carlos Baldomir (45-12-6, 14 KOs). The event will occur on Saturday, September 18, from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and will be distributed on HBO Pay-Per-View at a suggested retail of $44.95.  

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Members of the boxing world are embracing the family of Top Rank Promotions' CEO, Bob Arum, in the wake of the recent loss of his son, John Arum, to a hiking accident in the Storm King Mountains of Seattle, Wash. In this video, FanHouse heard from trainer Naazim Richardson , IBF light heavyweight (175 pounds) champion Steve Cunningham , ex-titlist Shane Mosley and others.  

The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward Mike Comrie to a $500,000, one-year contract. INTERNATIONAL: Two groups of scientists have developed tests for gene doping in what the World Anti-Doping Agency hailed as a major breakthrough. Scientists in Germany said they have come up with a blood test that can provide "conclusive proof" of gene doping, even going back as far as 56 days from when the doping took place.  

The NHL has signed off on left wing Ilya Kovalchuk's latest contract with the New Jersey Devils. Five weeks after rejecting the Russian's landmark 17-year, $102 million contract with the Devils, the league approved a revised 15-year, $100 million deal Friday after reaching an agreement with the NHL Players Association on an amendment covering long-term contracts. The NHL had rejected the Devils' initial offer because it violated the salary cap.  

The International Cricket Council head called the fixing allegations against three suspended Pakistan players the most serious case of corruption to hit the sport since South Africa captain Hansie Cronje was banned for life 10 years ago. Todd Dodge is no longer the hot shot high school coach hired to energize the North Texas football program. Gio Gonzalez pitched six innings to win a season-best third straight start, Kevin Kouzmanoff hit a two-run homer and the Oakland Athletics snapped a four-game lo