Oakey produced an impressive performance in his win over Spartacus, who had never been stopped previously.
Unfortunately, the hit Starz TV series, Spartacus, is coming to an end this season.
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Oakey won the title by stopping Steve Spartacus in 12 rounds last month.
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By the seventh round, a desperate-looking Spartacus appeared totally devoid of ideas as Oakey kept up the relentless pressure.
That list included Dalton Trumbo, who wrote the Oscar-winning Stanley Kubrick film Spartacus.
It is tucked away off Via Appia Antica, the ancient road where 6, 000 of Spartacus' slave army were crucified in 71 BC.
The board quickly sanctioned the fight between Oakey and Spartacus, who was already booked to appear on the ExCel bill.
More than six million weekly viewers watched last season, Spartacus: Vengeance, which has amassed more than 2.5 million Facebook fans.
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For this final season, Spartacus: War of the Damned has partnered with Ubisoft for a downloadable console fighting game, Spartacus Legends.
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Among the roles that followed were Spartacus in the ballet of the same name (2009) and Jose in Carmen Suite (2010).
It was the first time Spartacus, from Ipswich, had ever been stopped.
Oakey, the 31-year-old former Commonwealth and WBU champion, had established a clear lead by the halfway stage and Spartacus was battling to survive.
But the Portsmouth fighter decided to step up his efforts in the final round and forced referee Richie Davies to rescue Spartacus after 34 seconds.
The group, We Are Spartacus, said tougher rules to assess how far people can walk mean many claimants will lose help with transport from April.
His paternal grandparents were revolutionaries who in 1910, to avoid arrest, fled from Russia into temporary exile in Germany, where they joined the Spartacus Society.
The free to play Xbox Live and PlayStation Network Spartacus Legends game puts players in the role of the Lanista with a stable of elite gladiators.
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Starting January 20, the first episode of the new season of Spartacus will be available for viewers, a week before it actually airs on the network.
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Starz is saying goodbye to its fan favorite Spartacus franchise, which has spawned numerous video games across platforms and created online virtual worlds for fans to explore.
Kirk Douglas won the lifetime achievement award in 1968 for a career that included roles in films such as Spartacus, Paths of Glory and The Heroes of Telemark.
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She was an Oscar-nominated actress in the 1940s and 50s (Executive Suite, Spartacus) and she turned out to be an incredible teacher who inspired both abject fear and cult-like devotion in her students.
Since HBO blazed this trail, other networks like Showtime, AMC and Starz have followed, defining themselves not through the post-theatrical movies they offer but through original shows like Weeds, Mad Men and Spartacus.
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In the seventh century BC, when the slave revolt led by Spartacus was defeated, 6, 000 slaves were crucified and left dangling on crosses that lined the road from here to Capua, 132 miles away.
"He didn't exactly seem like 'Spartacus' back there, but maybe it was good because we had so many diverse personalities and a coach who was highly underrated, " said Mr. Christensen, referring to John Madden.
Accompanied by a full string orchestra, he plays "Midnight Sun" with gravitas and then, a few tracks later, engages in a harmonica-and-bass duet (with Marc Johnson) on the "Spartacus Love Theme" that's more about intimacy than grandeur.
Oakey and Spartacus had been matched for the vacant title by the British Boxing Board of Control after they stripped former champion Peter Oboh of his belt for failing to defend against Oakey at Wembley Arena last month.
They can also buy or rent individual episodes or full seasons of hit TV shows like The Walking Dead, Glee, Modern Family and Spartacus as well as choose from a deep catalogue of hidden gems and classic favorites.
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