Boxing News magazine Download 8.8.1980.pdf

Boxing News magazine Download 8.8.1980.pdf

Boxing News Magazine 1980  Memorabilia
Boxing News Magazine 1980  History
Boxing Results 1980

End of the road for weary Shavers

Cervantes battered by Pryor

OLYMPIC QUARTER-FINALS

Wilshire stunned!

Mexico finds a new star

TURNING in an awesome display of two-handed
punching, Thomas Hearns blasted his way to the
WBA welterweight title by overwhelming
Mexican Pipino Cuevas in two totally one-sided
rounds before a wildly-excited home crowd of
around 14,000 at the Riverside Joe Louis Arena.

Aaron Pryor battered his way to the WBA lightwelterweight
title with a thrilling fourth round kayo,
victory over veteran Antonio Cervantes of Colombia
after one min 47 sees of the round.

CORNELIUS BOZA-EDWARDS attempts to establish himself among the top
lightweights in the world when he meets Alexis Arguello — holder of the WBC
junior-lightweight title — in Atlantic City tomorrow (Saturday).
It's a huge step-up in class for the Harrow-based Ugandan who has enjoyed such a
careful build-up.
Manager Mickey Duff said: "I've been trying for 18 months to get Boza matched
with a ranked opponent, but none of the top men want to know him. That's why we
decided to take the fight

 THE British and Irish challenge for Olympic
 Smedals ended in disappointment at the Sports
 Complex when the survivors of the two teams,
 southpaws Tony Willis and Hugh Russell, were
 both unanimously outpointed in the semi-finals.
 But the pair of 20-year-olds gained some conso-
 lation two days later when their victors were both
 crowned Olympic champions.

RAW action looks guaranteed when
Colin Jones defends his British welterweight title
against crow : vuser Peter Neal at the National Eisteddfod
Pavilion. Gowerton, on Tuesday.
Jones will be eager to impress in his first voluntary
defence of 'he crown he captured from Kirkland Laing
last April.