Boxing News magazine 21.3.1986 Download pdf

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STEVE WATT, the Scottish welterweight champion,
died on Monday at mid-day. He never recovered
consciousness after collapsing following his 10th round
defeat by Rocky Kelly on Friday night. 

THE battle to unify the world heavyweight title starts
at Las Vegas tomorrow (Saturday, March 22) when
Pinklon Thomas d e f e n d s his World Boxing Council
version of t h e championship against Trevor Berbick,
former Commonwealth and Canadian champion.
It will be followed by six more title fights involving
WBC, World Boxing Association and International
Boxing Federation championships. There will be a
box-off f o r t h e undisputed title around the summer of
next year.

ITALY'S unbeaten Patrizio Oliva used an accurate
left jab and clever boxing to win the WBA
light-welterweight title with a split but wellearned
15-round decision over Argentina's Ubaldo
Sacco.
Oliva, the 1980 Olympic gold medallist and
undefeated European champion, was roared on
by the crowd as he held off an increasingly
desperate Sacco in the closing
rounds.

BARRY McGUIGAN is
poised to defend his WBA
featherweight title outside
Ireland for the first time.
Manager Barney Eastwood
was reported to be in New
York this week meeting
promoter Bob Arum to
hammer out a deal for Barry
to defend against Fernando
Sosa of the Argentine on
the' big June 23 show at
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.

CAMBERWELL welterweight
Steve Ellwood looks
to continue his recent good
form when he meets Phil
Duckworth of Leeds in the
eight-round maip event at
the Latchmere Leisure Centre,
Wandsworth, on
Tuesday.