Boxing News magazine 13.6.1997 Download pdf

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JONATHAN I t . «TON'S
opponent in Norwich on
June 28 will be GAGIK
CHACHATRIAN, a light-punching
Hamburg-based Armenian. He
will be challenging for the Brit's
WBO and IBF Inter-continental
light-welterweight atles.
The 27-year-oId visitor doesn't
appear particularly threatening
at a glance, though he won the
German International title at
welterweight in only his fourth
fight, going 10 rounds to do so.
^ ^ M a i n event at Norwich is
W H E R B I E HIDE'S vacant
WBO heavyweight title bout
against TONY TUCKER, and two
unbeaten prospects at the same
weight - southpaw WAYNE
LLEWELLYN and PELE REID -
each of whom claims the other
has been ducking him, get the
chance to settle their rivalry.

FORMER Liverpool heavyweight
BILLY AIRD proudly
watched his son, Billy Jnr, score
a win on his amateur debut last
week.
Billy Jnr, 18, a light-middleweight
with Fitzroy Lodge, won
in the second round. "It's early
days," said Dad. "But he's got
the ability."

WITis a recurring trend for
fighters to tlireaten to defect
from Don King and then return to
the roost WBC middleweight champion
KEITH HOLMES is the latest
He was reported to be dose to signing
with Top Rank, but now defends
his crown against former IBF lightmiddleweight
champion PAUL
VADEN on the Holyfield-Tyson II
card in Las Vegas on June 28. Also
on the bill is King's latest signing,
WHO middleweight champion
LONNIE BRADLEY.
• DANISH promoter Mogens
Palle switched his promotion
tonif^t (June 13) from Copenhagen
to Slagelse, with European flyweight
champion JESPER JENSEN
defending against French titleholder
DAVID GUERAULT.
JOHNNY BREDAHL is scheduled
to defend his IBO bantamweight
title on the same show.