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Boxing Briefs Aug. 10 - Ioka Retains WBC Strawweight Title

Fight Network Staff / August 10, 2011 - 4:16pm

What's happening in the sweet science?

-Unbeaten WBC strawweight champ Kazuto Ioka retains belt against Juan Hernandez in Tokyo (Credit: FightNews.com)

-Manny Pacquiao cracks top 10 with "Sometimes When We Touch" (Credit: FightNetwork.com)

-Bantamweight Nonito Donaire's return set for Nov. 5, opponent TBA (Credit: ESPN.com)

-Troy Ross vs. Garrett Wilson IBF final eliminator ordered (Credit: BoxingScene.com)

-Odlanier Solis ready to return to ring after knee surgery (Credit: ESPN.com)

-Glen Tapia ill, withdraws from Top Rank live card (Credit: BoxingScene.com)

-IBF jr. flyweight champ Ulises Solis now faces Jenther Oliva on Aug. 27 in Mexico (Credit: FightNews.com)

-Jose Gonzalez to face Eddie Soto on Sept. 2 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico (Credit: FightNews.com)

-Billy Joe Saunders to captain TKO Boxers football team (Credit: FightNetwork.com)

-Anselmo Moreno vs. Eric Morel moved back to Bernard Hopkins vs. Chad Dawson PPV card on Oct. 15 (Credit: FightNews.com)

-Jose Sulaiman demands fair pay for women boxers (Credit: BoxingScene.com)

-The Association of Boxing Commissions condemns bare-knuckle fighting (Credit: FightNews.com)

-Fights set for Aug. 19 Banner Promotions card in Hammond (Credit: FightNetwork.com)

-Ricky Hatton could be training fighters by September (Credit: BoxingScene.com)

-Rudy Markussen, Patrick Nielsen headline on Sept. 3 (Credit: FightNews.com)