Boxing News magazine 29.11.2002 Download pdf

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Jones deadline
ROY JONES has been given until Monday
(December 2) to decide whether to keep his
IBF light-heavyweight championship. Reports
he had vacated were premature.
Having been denied permission by the IBF to
challenge John Ruiz for the WBA heavyweight
crown, Jones faces a dilemma of sorts.
It was thought he had vacated when Fred
Levin, his lawyer, sent a letter to the IBF
informing them Jones was giving up the crown.
But then Jones hastily did a U-turn and said
Levin was not authorised to issue such a
statement.
Rapidly losing patience, the IBF have now
given Jones a final opportunity to hold on to the
belt by calling for purse bids for his mandatory
against Antonio Tarver.
"It's very confusing who represents Roy,"
said Marian W. Muhammad, IBF president.
"Let's just see what happens with Roy. I am
waiting just like everybody else to hear from
him."

Stone comeback
ADRIAN STONE, former world welterweight
title challenger, is coming back.
The Bristolian who hasn't fought since
Shane Mosley knocked him out in three in Las
Vegas in July 2001, has signed a three-year
management deal with Chris Sanigar.
Stone started training in Bristol this week
and Sanigar said his next fight could be on the
undercard when Audley Harrison boxes in the
New Year.
"I noticed in last week's Boxing News both
Richie Woodhall and Dean Powell rated Stone
as the best light-middleweight in the country.
"I concur with that opinion. A fight against
Wayne Alexander would be a massive domestic
battle, so too would be a match against British
welterweight champion Neil Sinclair. Adrian
can make both weights.
"Hopefully, the route will be British,
European and then on."

Wayne on the up
EXCITED by Wayne Elcock's first-round win
over Jason Collins in Derby on Saturday,
manager and trainer Frank Maloney believes
the Birmingham puncher will be contesting
titles 12 months from now.
"I see him boxing for championships within
his next four or five fights," said Maloney. "I'd
put him in with any middleweight in the
country."
Elcock has given up his job as a British
Telecom engineer to concentrate full-time on
boxing.
"What I like most is that when out of training
Wayne walks around at about 11st 10lbs. He's
going all the way."
Frank said he'd like to match Elcock against
South African Ruben Groenewald, the former
WBU champion who, interestingly, is managed
by his brother Eugene.
"It's a fight we can make, but it will still
come down to money," said Frank.

Simon tragedy THE career of WBO middleweight
champion Harry Simon could be
over after he was seriously injured in a
head-on car collision in Namibia last
weekend.
Simon and his passenger were
taken to hospital in Namibia then
flown to South Africa, where he is
being treated for leg and arm injuries.
Three Belgian tourists, including a
22-month infant, were killed in the car
hit by Simon's ML500 Mercedes. There
are several survivors, including a
three and five-year-old, both said to be
severely traumatised.
Police confirmed Simon was driving
the Mercedes and, as is the procedure,
they are investigating a culpable
homicide case against the boxer and
the driver of the other vehicle in the
collision.