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Magee defence
BRIAN MAGEE, Belfast's IBO super-middleweight king, is
to defend his title for the first time next month against
American James Crawford at Everton Park Leisure
Centre on April 13.
The same show features a Commonwealth superfeatherweight
title defence by Liverpool's Alex Moon
against Aussie Mick O'Malley.
Crawford, from Iowa, fought Sven Ottke for the IBF12st
title a year ago in Germany and was stopped with some
ease in eight.

Hill fails drug test
IT gets worse for Virgil Hill, who last month lost his WBA
cruiserweight title to Jean-Marc Mormeck of France in
Marseille.
The former Olympic silver medallist (1984) and longtime
WBA champ at light-heavy then tested positive for
banned drugs, one believed to be a diuretic.
The French Boxing Federation said they would request
Hill attend a hearing, but didn't expect him to. Failure to
would mean the Commission sends the information to the
38-year-old American's national federation as well as to
the WBA.
Hill said he was shocked at the news, though admitted
taking a natural supplement for losing weight, given him
by one of his trainers. He added he would conduct his
own tests.

Ray of opportunity
IHAVE been hearing a lot about a hot young talent from
Ghana called Raymond Narh a super-featherweight who
is on his way to Britain.
The Ghanaian and West African champion is expected to
appear on a Sports Network show alongside his cousin, lightweight
Ben Neequaye, some time in May.
The connection was made possible by Al Hamilton, who
organises the Commonwealth Sports Awards.
Hopefully, we will get the opportunity to put the abilities of
the two Africans into some perspective.
The 23-year-old Narh, who calls himself "The Emperor",
confirmed his potential by stopping southpaw Smith Odoom
in the 10th in a grudge match for the latter's two titles at the
Accra Sports Stadium on February 22.
On the same show Neequaye was crowned national and
West African champion when outpointing Ben Ankrah.
Narh won the Commonwealth Games gold medal at lightweight
in 1998, stopping Andrew McLean in the semi-finals.

Judah returns
ZAB JUDAH, suspended after losing his IBF title to
Kostya Tszyu in Las Vegas last November for attacking
the referee, will return on the Oscar De La Hoya-Fernando
Vargas bill in Las Vegas on May 4.
The same show features top Puerto Rican lightweight
prospect Miguel Cotto taking on former 'world' superfeatherweight
title challenger Justin Juuko.

Southern comfort
AFTER three successive six-round points wins, unbeaten
Scot Dave Stewart, who has not boxed since September,
has relocated to London with Tony Sims of the TBS outfit.
He said the change had made a wodd of difference, though
didn't want to take anything away from previous trainer Peter
Harrison, who coached him in Glasgow when Dave was with
Alex Morrison.
Stewart said he didn't like the lifestyle in Glasgow and his
girlfriend lived in London anyway. So he made the change and
has been training under Sims for several months.
Dave, who used to box for Repton in London's East End,
hoped to be back in action in May on a joint Golden Fists/Lion
Promotions show. Last week he was sparring WBU lightweight
champion Colin Dunne.
"I first came to London in 1995," he said. "I tried to make a
go of it with Peter Harrison in Glasgow, and respect him a lot,
but feel more comfortable in London.
"I know Andrew Lowe and Steve Spartacus well and they
train alongside me. Everything's brilliant at the moment