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We don't have much good quality data about how commonly boxers suffer brain injury and later impairment. The few studies available don't separate amateur and professional boxing. Professional boxing matches can last 12 rounds, while amateur matches …

ASHEBORO ? Lewis Baldwin strapped on a pair of boxing gloves for the first time when he was 14 years old. Nearly half a century later, he does not don the gloves much anymore. But that's not to say he never does. Ever since he stopped competitive…

There stands a very strong chance that Juan Manuel Lopez will see his 30th birthday (later this year, on June 30) well before he sees another major belt around his waist. Even Lopez himself can come to grips with that fact. Just don't try to tell him…

By Robert Morales Staff Writer Abraham Lopez first laced up the boxing gloves at the age of six. Two years later, he started his amateur career. "I had about 130 bouts, only lost 15," said Lopez, 24, of La Puente. "I remember those because I don't like…