Boxing: Don King Brings Star-Studded Fight Card to China On Nov. 7
Sentinel; Los Angeles, Calif. › August 29, 2009
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A WBC heavyweight elimination bout will also be showcased, pitting established contender [Jameel McCline] "Big Time" McCline (38-9-1, 23 KOs), from New York, against one of Chicago's best young punchers, "Merciless" [Mike Mollo] (19-2, 12 KOs).
The Chinese crowd will also be treated to two of the best professional prizefighters in the sport appearing in separate bouts against opponents to be named. Former five-time world champion "The Baby Faced Assassin" [Marco Antonio Barrera] (63-6, 42 KOs), from Mexico City, will appear at lightweight and undefeated WBC No. 1-ranked super lightweight [Devon Alexander] "The Great" (15-0, 8 KOs), from St. Louis, Mo., will compete at the 140-pound limitHe beat Michael Grant and Lance "Mount" Whitaker in 2001, and the following year he defeated Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs and faced Wladimir Klitschko in his first worldchampionship match. He fought gamely against Klitschko but suffered a lOth-round loss by technical knockout.Former Five-Time World Champion Marco Antonio Barrera and Undefeated WBC No. 1-Ranked Super Lightweight Phenom Devon Alexander CHENGDU, CHINA- Fresh from the great success of the recent Olympic Games in Beijing, boxing promoter Don King has announced two heavyweight fights, a WBC Strawweight world championship and two additional matches featuring a former five-time world champion and a top-ranked undefeated challenger will all be part of his international fight card that he is presenting with Chengdu Sports Industry at Sichuan Gymnasium in Chengdu, China, on Friday, Nov. 7.See the full content of this document
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Boxing: Don King Brings Star-Studded Fight Card to China On Nov. 7
World Championship Boxing at Sichuan Gymnasium fa Chengdu; HEAVYWEIGHTS: Andrew Golota vs. Ray Austin, Jameel McCline vs. Mike Mollo; WBC STRAWWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: Juan 'Ek Exterminador' Palacios vs. Teruo Misawa; ALSO APPEARING: Former Five-Time World Champion Marco Antonio Barrera and Undefeated WBC No. 1-Ranked Super Lightweight Phenom Devon Alexander
CHENGDU, CHINA- Fresh from the great success of the recent Olympic Games in Beijing, boxing promoter Don King has announced two heav...See the full content of this document
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