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CARL FROCH'S long-awaited
showdown with Jermain Taylor is ON
for April 25 at the new MGM Theater at
Foxwoods in Mashantucket,
Connecticut, according to Taylor's
promoter Lou DiBella. The New Yorker
said the undercard will feature some of
his and Mick Hennessy's prospects,
including the US debut of giant
heavyweight Tyson Fury.
Chief support on the Showtime bill
would see super-middleweight puncher
BN In brief
Photo: Paul Hernandez
Allan Green face son-of-a-champion
Carlos De Leon Jnr.
Froch's camp have yet to confirm
the deal but Taylor has already begun
stoking the fire, saying, "Froch has been
running his mouth a lot, now it's time
to shut him up. I know exactly what I
have to do. I have to take the fight right
to him."
Taylor's trainer Ozell Nelson added,
"If things go as planned, we are going to
mess Froch up real, real good."

HACKNEY middleweight WAYNE
ALWAN-ARAB, who last night
(March 5) fought WAYNE DOWNING
in London (report next week), is
donating 10 per cent of his purse
to Aids charities in Africa.
Alwan-Arab is originally from
Zimbabwe and settled in London a
decade ago.
He also runs Righteous Fighters,
which teaches whitecollar boxing in
London and has joined forces with
Kids Company, who help troubled
youngsters.
Alwan-Arab was 16st when he
arrived in England and says a
friend's boasting about their keepfit
regime led him to the gym. After
a spell in Thai boxing, he took up
amateur boxing and then went to
America and trained with Floyd
Mayweather Snr.
Alwan-Arab blames the split with
his most recent trainer, Babatunde
Ajayi, on the demands of running
his business. He trained himself for
the clash with Downing.
MAHHEW BOZEAT

FOLLOWING Graham Earl reversing
his decision to retire, now Barking
featherweight MARC CALLAGHAN
has changed his mind and is
coming back. Caiiaghan quit after
being knocked out in the
second round by Akaash Bhatia in
November.
"Things are running more
smoothly for me now," he said. "I
was a little hasty in calling it a day
from boxing at what was a bad time
in my life. I'm in training and better
prepared mentally and physically
than I was for my last few fights.
"I'm self-managed and will be
willing to box anyone from April. To
contact me for matchmaking, I can

History makers Walcot have three in finals
THE finals of the Royal Navy Schools
Championships happen at Goresbrook
Leisure Centre in Dagenham this weekend
(Saturday/Sunday March 7/8). On
both days the weigh-in is f r om 1 l am to
pm with action starting at 1.30.
Walcot ABC f r om Swindon created
club history with three into the finals.
In the semis Tommy McDonagh beat
Abdul Fazil (Waltham Forest) 19-3 at
Class 2 52 kgs; Ryan Martin won a
pulsating Class 3 66 kgs encounter
with Simon O'Driscoll (West Ham)
by 12-9; and Connor Wells won 18-15
over Mohammed Miah (Northolt) at
Class 3 57 kgs.
Chief Coach Harry Scott, said,
"We've had two in the finals before but
never three. We're only a small club
f r om the Western Counties so this is
brilliant."
Meanwhile, Guildford City managed
only one winner from six in those
Southern semi-fmals at Woolmer Hill
School, Haslemere on February 21.
Thomas Kinden (13) reached the
Class 2 34 kgs final with a welldeserved
11-6 victory over Harvey
Horn (Gator). Kinden stormed to a 6-1
lead at the end of the first before settling
behind his jab and boxing to a
comfortable victory.
Five of City's other six fell to points
defeats with reigning champion Mick
Dunphy withdrawing ill.
RESULTS
Class 1: 38: Mark Smith outpd by Connor
Crosby (March). 42: Ben Brown outpd by
Jordan Flynn'(Berinsfield).
Class 2: 36: David Chalk outpd by Richard
Sharp (Eltham).
Class 3: 54: Frankie Smith outpd by Luke
Saunders (West Ham). 63: Danny Preece
outpd by Andrew Smith (Dale Youth).