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NEW YORK (AP) _ NBA referee Joey Crawford was reinstated by commissioner David Stern on Monday, five months after he was suspended indefinitely for improper on- |
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Paul Spadafora wins in comeback fight against Jesus Francisco Zepeda News
Paul Spadafora won in his first fight since being released from prison, stopping Jesus Francisco Zepeda in the fifth round Wednesday night in the 22nd Erie Boxing Classic.
Spadafora (39-0-1), the former IBF lightweight champion, served a sentence split between Camp Hill Penitentiary and a prison-style boot camp for the October 2003 shooting of his girlfriend outside a gas station in McKees Rocks.
His last fight was in April 2004.
Spadafora, known as the ``Pittsburgh Kid,'' entered the ring in white trunks with blue trim with the nickname ``Comeback Kid.'' He has traditionally worn black and gold trunks.
Spadafora opened a cut above Zepeda's right eye in the first round of the scheduled 10-round bout and used a sharp right jab to bloody his opponent. Instead of his customary defensive strategy, Spadafora stood at the centre of the ring and used his jab to keep Zepeda at bay.
The fight was stopped shortly after Zepeda (16-4), of Shelbyville, Ind., was examined by a ringside doctor for excessive bleeding. Spadafora then caught Zepeda with a straight right to the jaw, momentarily stunning him before referee Rick Steigerwald stopped the contest.
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Canadian Steve Molitor will make the second defence of his IBFsuper-bantamweight title on Oct. 27 against veteran Fashung 3KBattery. The 33-year-old Thai boxer, |
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HAVANA (AP) _ Cuba won't send a boxing team to the worldchampionships in Chicago, heeding Fidel Castro's fears about futuredefections after two fighters abandon |
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) _ Two Cuban boxers who disappearedduring last month's Pan American Games were found at a resort nearRio, where police say they parti |
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MUNICH, Germany (AP) _ Former WBC heavyweight champion VitaliKlitschko will fight Jameel McCline on Sept. 22 in Munich inKlitschko's first bout in nearly three |
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NEW YORK (AP) _ Miguel Cotto sat onstage at Madison Square Gardenwearing a sharp brown suit. Zab Judah went for the hooded sweatshirt and shorts. That hardly wa |
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BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) _ Thailand's first female boxing worldchampion was released from jail Wednesday as reward for winning theworld light-flyweight title. Sir |
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LAS VEGAS (AP) _ A memorial service for boxer Diego (Chico) Corrales will be held Tuesday in Las Vegas. Corrales, a former lightweight and super featherweight c |
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