Boxing News magazine Download 11.4.1980.pdf

Boxing News magazine Download 11.4.1980.pdf

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

Feeney makes McKenzie work

Weaver sensationas Tate crumbles

McAllister seems all set for glory

ABA CHAMPIONSHIPS—WELSH FINALS

NIGERIA already has a strong ,::oup of professionals
headed by Eddie Ndukwu. H gan Jimoh, Obisia
Nwankpa, Ray Amoo and Hunter Clay. But it could be a
case of the best is yet to come
Davidson Andeh, who won the world amateur title in
1978 at lightweight, has now turned professional. He had
his first fight in Benin City and knocked out Ganiyu
Giwa in four rounds. However, the promoter had failed
to clear the bout with the Nigerian Board of Control so it
was an unsanctioned debut

PLANS for Big John Tate to face a returning Muhammad Ali for
the World Boxing Association heavyweight title in June lay in
ruins as Tate lost his championship and undefeated record in a
stunning final round knockout defeat against Mike Weaver at
the University of Tennessee athletic centre.

 FOUR reighing ABA title-holders crashed out of
 the championships and two more were fortunate
 to survive on a night of upsets at Gloucester
 Leisure Centre.
 OUT went Joe Dawson, light-flyweight cham-
 pion in 1978 and last year; OUT went Renard
 Ashton the current b a n t a m w e i g h t titleholder;
 OUT went Peter H a n l o n the r e i g n i n g feather-
 weight champion and OUT went Joey Frost the
 welterweight champion.
 Nick Wilshire, the current middleweight cham-
 pion now campaigning for the light-middleweight
 title, j ust scraped t h r o u g h as d id A n d r ew Straughn
 at light-heavyweight.
 Sporting numbers on their backs in order to
 further the sponsorship of George Wimpey, the
 giant construction firm, the boys set a precedent
 to begin with.

MEXICO'S Pipino Cuevas set the stage for a welterweight
superfight with Sugar Ray Leonard by crushing
white South African Harold Volbrecht in the fifth round
to retain his WBA crown.