Boxing News magazine 18.3.1988 Download pdf

Boxing News magazine 18.3.1988 Download pdf
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IT TOOK just f o u r minutes and 26 seconds for Croydon ' s Duke McKenzie to blow away
 the feeble challenge of Spaniard Agapito Gomez and retain his E u r o p e a n flyweight title
in a near empty Grand Hall.
Official challenger Gomez, despite his r e c o r d of 19 wins in 21 bouts, had never boxed
anyone remotely in t h e same class as t h e champion. He never looked comfortable f r om
t h e first bell as McKenzie just flicked jabs into his face.

BERMONDSEY'S Tim Driscoll (8st 131bs)
won the battle of the undefeated featherweights,
and picked up the vacant Southern
Area title, by edging out Johnny B. Good,
billed from Croydon, in a scintillating 10
rounds main event on the Gary Davidson-
Tony Doodney show at Fairfield Hall.
It was a delightful exhibition from both men,
full of good boxing, endeavour, and sportsmanship,
and the nobbins which showered the
ring at the end were thoroughly deserved.

NIGEL BENN must step up in class if he is to be given
anything, resembling a reasonable fight. That much was
clear as the unbeaten Ilford middleweight completed yet
another predictable one round demolition job — this time
against Leeds' Darren Hobson at the Lads Club.

Kalambay takes in DeWitt
SUMBU KALAMBAY, the Italian-African, defends his World
Boxing Association mdidleweight title against Doug DeWitt of New
York ii> an ABC TV fight in Italy on June 12, venue to be
announced. De Witt was to have fought Michael Nunn on the George
Foreman Dwight Qawi bill at Las Vegas tomorrow (Saturday) but
pulled out, officially due to an ankle injury.

GEORGE FOREMAN, continuing the comeback quest he
hopes will eventually lead to a shot at Mike Tyson's
heavyweight title, seems unlikely to have too much trouble
with substitute Dwight Muhammad Qawi at Caesars Palace
Sports Pavilion, Las Vegas tomorrow (Saturday).

BELFAST bantamweight John Lowey has never accepted
that Roy Nash was his master — despite losing all five of
their previous encounters.
His persistence and unshakeable self-confidence finally
paid off in the final of the Irish senior championships at a
packed National Stadium, when he convincingly outpointed
the Derry southpaw and almost certainly assured
himself of his place on the Irish team for the Olympics in
Seoul next September.