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Morales stripped
ERIK MORALES was stripped of the IBF superfeatherweight
belt he won from Carlos Hernandez in
July because he failed to ask for an exception to defend
against Marco Antonio Barrera on November 27.
IBF rules request that boxers asking for an exception
must pay quite a significant fee, though this still
doesn't guarantee the IBF will say yes.
So Morales opted to let go of the crown and his
rubber match with Barrera will be for the WBC belt only.
The IBF's mandatory contender, Aussie Robbie
Peden, will now probably meet Nate Campbell in
a rematch for the vacant championship.
Peden knocked Campbell out the last time they met
- when Nate was winning and got cocky.

Tapia joins Kostya
EVER-POPULAR but faded Johnny Tapia has been
added to the Kostya Tszyu-Sharmba Mitchell card in
Phoenix on November 6, when he will appear in a
televised bout on Showtime in America as chief
support to the world light-welterweight title rematch.
Also on the bill is another veteran, Mexico's former
IBF light-middleweight champion Yory Boy Campas.
Opponents for both have yet to be announced.

Hughes: he's beautiful
• BRIAN HUGHES MBE has encountered all sorts during 50
love-hate years in boxing. However, the man he dubs "the
Lurcher" commands his highest regard.
"Michael's a beautiful person," says Hughes, who has co-managed
and coached Jennings for almost five years. "The world would be a
lovelier place if everyone was like him. He's a trainer's dream.
"He's developed into a young craftsman, one for the connoisseurs. And
he's done it the hard way, in the background, without much recognition.
He sells loads of tickets and deserves to be a much bigger star.
"Initially his style didn't gel with the TV people but they're discovering
others, for all their hype, aren't what they were made out to be.
"He'll never fight David Barnes while they're both with me. But there's
no need with so many other titles around."

FORT WORTH used the occasion of the Bob Arum show above to salute
recently retired former 'world' champ Paulie Ayala, one of their own.
The whole week was dubbed "Paulie Ayala week" leading up to the
boxing at Will Rogers Coliseum - the site of Paulie's first-ever bout.
Ayala, who does a lot of work for the church and youth, was honoured
just before the main event watched by Erik Morales, Jesus Chavez and
Jesse James Leija, who paid tributes. Also there were fellow ex-champs
from Fort Worth, Steve Cruz and Gene "Mad Dog" Hatcher.
British fans will well remember Cruz for dethroning Barry McGuigan.
Telefutura were televising in the US and showed clips of Ayala's big wins.
Privately, Paulie told a reporter he felt Morales would beat Marco Antonio
Barrera next month. "He's too big," said a man who has fought both.

Ali's got a domestic
HISTORY will be created when Ali Nuumbembe
and Bethual Ushona fight for the vacant Namibian
welterweight title at the Windhoek Country Club in
Namibia next Saturday (October 9).
Remarkably, it is the country's first-ever national title
fight.
Both are unbeaten and Nuumbembe has impressed
since winning bronze at the Manchester
Commonwealth Games of 2002 and basing himself in
the city.
He trains out of Bob Shannon's Gym and has won
his nine paid outings (all in Britain).
They have been screened by the NBC (Namibia
Broadcasting Corporation) back home and this has
irked Ushona. It should be a good fight.