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Robin ready
• JESS HARDING, promoter of Robin Reid, was
puzzled by Frank Warren's claim in my column
a few weeks ago the Runcorn man had effectively
outpriced himself of a rematch with Joe Calzaghe.
Though Warren wants a big name like Roy Jones
or Bernard Hopkins next for the Welshman, Reid
gave Joe his toughest fight when losing a split
verdict in February 1999.
"No one has been on the phone to me asking
about a Calzaghe fight," said Jess.
"But a Calzaghe-Reid match is good television
anywhere in the world. Robin's a former WBC
champion and known to the Americans."

Takaloo return
• TAKALOO is to return in November following
his honourable points defeat by Daniel Santos
for the WBO light-middleweight title last month.
Trainer Jim McDonnell said he has given the
Margate man a month off and believes Takaloo will
come back a better fighter.
"Twenty per cent went out of Takaloo in that first
round when he got cut," said McDonnell.
"The doctor came to the corner and said it was
a bad cut. Takaloo overheard him and from then on
just went looking for the knockout.
"In the gym, though, Takaloo had looked
brilliant, even when sparring Joe Calzaghe. You
.didn't see the best of him."

RUGELEY'S Midlands Area featherweight champion
STEVE CHINNOCK (9st 4lbs) showed his class and
potential to compete at a higher level with a
comprehensive 60-53 six-round points victory over
Nottingham veteran NIGEL SENIOR (lOst 11b) on Dave
Bradley's latest Sunday afternoon show at the Light Bar.
Chinnock, who at 5ft 10in had massive height and reach
advantages, rarely allowed the game but outgunned Senior
to get past his accurate jab and potent right hand back-up.
They consistently homed in on both head and body.
From the opening bell the remarkable and aptly-named
Senior (40 in two months and the British Masters
lightweight champ) pressed forward vainly trying to slip
Chinnock's stabbing lead to get close enough to use his
weight advantage inside.
On the rare occasions when he did work his way inside,
he was tied up.
This was the pattern until the fourth, when with roughly
a minute remaining Nigel, still pushing forward, was
dropped briefly by a solid right-left double.
On the resumption, the Nottingham man frustrated
"Stumpy's" efforts to repeat the exercise.

WAYNE McCULLOUGH opens his account for
Sports Network when he meets Eugene
Maloney's South African JOHANNES MAISA over
10 rounds in the Lear-Kirkorov chief support.
McCullough's brain-scan battle has been welldocumented
but he hopes to put that in the past in what
is his first fight in the UK for nearly seven years.
The Belfastman scored a quick win over Alvin Brown
in Las Vegas in February and looked as good as ever.
He should have too much skill and, of course, durability
for Maisa, who is trying to relaunch his career in London
after winning and losing the South African bantam title.
Wayne is also the naturally bigger man, being a fullyfledged
feather for a while and a man who went the full
12 rounds with Naseem Hamed at that weight.