Boxing News magazine 28.10.1988 Download pdf

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BRIAN MITCHELL is by far South Africa's most
successful world champion, but the jury is still out on
whether he is the best.
The WBA junior lightweight champion, who defends
his world title against Jim McDonnell in Southwark on
Wednesday has already made it known that he will hang
up his gloves before the end of next year.

IN FORM Bradford middleweight Frank Grant came from
behind to snap the unbeaten record of Leicester's Shaun
Cummins at the Jack Solomons Sporting Club.
Cummins (11st 51bs) boxed his way into a clear lead over the
first four rounds but gradually faded until by the seventh he
had nothing left.

JUBILANT Kostas Petrou proclaimed: "The Tank is
rolling on again right back to the British welterweight
championship," after a sensational seventh round victory
over Manchester's Ensley Bingham, writes PETER
KEELING.
Former British champion Petrou was reckoned to be a
stepping stone to title recognition for 25-year-old Bingham
who has been beaten just once by another former British
titleholder Clinton McKenzie.

THOMAS HEARNS lost the chance to make history last
week when Fulgencio Obelmajias, of Venezuela, pulled out
of their fight at the Las Vegas Hilton scheduled for next
Friday (November 4).
It means Sugar Ray Leonard could now be the first five-time
champion in history because he tackles Donny Lalonde on
November 7.JOEY OLIVO, former World Boxing

FORMKR British light-middleweight champion
GARY COOPER takes the hard road
back after losing his title to Gary Stretch at
Reading last month, when he travels to Italy
on November 12 to meet former WBC champion
GIANFRANCO ROSI.
FORMER Midlands Area lightweight champion
RAY NEWBY is matched against local
fighter, LES REMIKE on Johnny Griffin and
Jimmy Gill's Leicester Grand Sporting Club.
Association light-fly champ, seemed t o give
up mentally when he was knocked out in the
first round by Mexico's Javier Lucas at
Tijuana on October 3, referee Marty Denkin
tells me.