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YET ANOTHER Anglo-Argentinian WBC International title
confrontation will be settled on Tuesday (March 6) when
unbeaten middleweight Chris Eubank challenges Hugo
Corti on a Matchroom Promotion at York Hall.
But this match threatens to be more evenly balanced
than Gary Stretch's win over Ramon Alegre for the
light-middleweight crown a few weeks ago.

PROUD KILIMANJARO'S decision to withhold the results of
his Aids test forced the cancellation of his scheduled eight
threes top of the bill bout against Olympic superheavyweight
champion Lennox Lewis at the National
Sports Centre.

STREATHAM'S Lou Gent retained his Southern Area
cruiserweight title to stay on course for a shot at British
champion Johnny Nelson, but challenger Gipsy Carman
looked desperately unlucky to drop the verdict after an
absorbing 10-rounder at Latchmere Leisure Centre.

ADRIAN CAREW is nineteen years of age, a former schoolboy champion, an Olympic Games
veteran (for Guyana) and the new South East London Divisional welterweight champion. He
has already won the New York Golden Gloves, and if his one round win over Kevin Lueshing
at the Crook Log Sports Centre can be used as a guideline he may add the ABA title to a
growing list of honours. If things go as Adrian expects, he will be a major amateur star very
shortly.

ELLESMERE PORT-February 19; Liverpool prospect
MICHAEL JONES, a National Schools champion two years
ago and beaten finalist last season, is through to this
season's quarter finals at Birdwell, near Barnsley tonight
(Friday). Jones made sure of his place by outpointing
Altringham's KEVIN DAVIE in the North West Counties finals
at the Epic Centre.

VIRGIL HILL may have won eleven rounds of his WBA
light-heavyweight title defence against USBA champion
David Vedder, but he looked below form in taking a
unanimous decision in front of a crowd of 8,100 at the
Civic Centre.

JOE ERSKINE who died a s u d d e n and lonely d e a t h in his hometown of Cardiff last
week, was without doubt one of the most skilful British heavyweight champions
of all time.
Unquestionably, Erskine ranked with other Welsh legends like Peerless Jim
Driscoll, Jimmy Wilde a n d in recent times Howard Winstone, as a boxing master.
The only thing Joe didn't have was a knockout punch - the one asset that a
heavyweight really needs to be a great champion. Had he possessed hitting
power, Erskine might well have won a world title, such was his amazing ring
craft.