Boxing News magazine 17.8.2001 Download pdf

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LOTTIE MWALE, the lanky Zambian lightheavy
with the big right hand who
knocked out a young, undefeated Tony
Sibson and challenged Matthew Saad
Muhammad for the WBC title, has died at 49.
The exact date and details of his passing are sketchy, but
the boxer managed during his prime by Mickey Duff lived out
his final days in poverty. His health had been declining for
some time.
Circumstances for Lottie had become so bad, various
sporting bodies in Zambia attempted to raise money to help
him and his family escape the conditions in which they were
living - a terribly sad demise for an African sporting hero.

PERNELL WHITAKER, one of the modern greats and a former four-weight
world champion, faces more jail time as his life continues to go off the
rails.
The American southpaw was allegedly caught sneaking cocaine into
prison at the beginning of a four-day sentence for two traffic violations.
It was reported the former Olympic champion (lightweight 1984) was
found in possession of a small bag of the drug following a routine search.

FOLLOWING on from King Ipitan's move came the best of the lot, the 6ft 2in, 17st
IKE "THE PRESIDENT" IBEABUCHI (Ikefula Ibeabuchic), who began his amateur
career in Lagos before settling in Texas in 1992.
He laboured in obscurity until pulling off one of the major upsets of 1997 by narrowly
outpointing David Tua, throwing 1,000 punches in 12 rounds.

THE North East Counties of the
ABAE held their Annual General
Meeting last Saturday (August
11) and unanimously passed a motion
that club coaches should be allowed
to go into the corner with their boxer
during a home international.

SPORTING a twirling, wide-armed style, JORGE LACIERVA boxed
like an East European amateur and dropped a split 10-round
decision to Mexican countryman HERIBERTO RUIZ on the same bill as
Julio Diaz-Dairo Esalas.
However, a bizarre call in round eight by referee Bill Page would have
confused the Marquis of Queensberry.