Boxing News magazine 5.6.1998 Download pdf

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IT'S hard to know what to believe
about the state of Roberto
Duran's finances or fighting
condition on the eve of another
'world' title fight, his 22nd not
including two contests for the IBC
crown (lOlbs apart in the Panamanian's
weight) in 1995 and 1996
(see pages 22-23).
One American newspaper columnist
claims Duran will fight William
Joppy for $250,000 when they meet at
Madison Square Garden, New York
tomorrow (June 6) and that the veteran,
reportedly 301bs over the middleweight
limit several weeks ago, is
down to l i s t 81bs.

BIRMINGHAM'S ANTHONY
MAYNARD (9st l l l b s ) catapulted
himself into title contention
with a shock victory over former
British champion MICHAEL AYERS
(9st 1 l i b s ) , wrecking the Londone
r ' s dreams of a 'world' title shot
with a fully-merited points win in
a lightweight eight-rounder.

LIVERPOOL light-heavyweight
KENNY liAINFORD makes his
English debut on the bill against
Welshman ROBERT PEEL in a lightheavyweight
six-rounder with legendary
heavyweight puncher
Earnie Shavers, who stopped Ken
Norton and Jimmy Young and lost
to Muhammad All and L ^ ry
Holmes in world heavyweight title
fights, in his corner.
Kenny hits campaigned in the
States, where has won eight of 10
contests, but is now basing himself
over here and can register a comfortable
victory.