Macho Camacho Knocks Out Bazooka Simon For WBC Title
Hector Macho Camacho, 21, of New York stopped Rafael Bazooka Simon in the fifth round to win the vacant WBC super featherweight title in San Juan Puerto Rico. Camacho unleashed speed and put Simon down three times, two in the fifth, before referee Richard Steele stopped the bout at 2:52 of the fifth. Simon, who had 47 wins, 2 draws, and now 13 losses, said he would consider lightweight fighting in the future. Camacho earned 250000 to Simon's 50000 in the payoff split.
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Hector “Macho
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New York
Rafael
Bazooka
Simon
Mexico
World Boxing Council
Limon
Richard Steele
Las Vegas
Nev
Don King
Bobby Chacon
Oroville
Calif
Sacramento
Chacon
WBC
Jose Sulaiman
Rampaging Chisox roll as Luzinski and Hoyt lead win
Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 4 3 as Greg Luzinski hit his 23rd homer in three games and LaMarr Hoyt earned his fourth straight win. Tom Paciorek added a two run single, and Dennis Lamp finished with his eighth save. The victory kept Chicago five games atop the AL West.
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Associated Press
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Greg Luzinski
LaMarr Hoyt
Chicago White Sox
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Hoyt
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Mike Schmidt
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Tom Paciorek
Rick Honeycutt
Texas
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Orioles
Juan Agosto
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Cleveland
Milwaukee
Charlie Moore
RBI
Ted Simmons
Jim Gantner
Toronto
Mike Caldwell
Tom Tellmann
Jerry Augustine
Peter Ladd
Ladd
Simmons
ST. Louis
Ivan DeJesus
Joe Lefebvre
Mike Schimdt
Philadelphia
Phillies
Cardinals
Marty Bystrom
Ron Reed
All-Star Shrine Bowl Highlights Futures Of Iowa Players
North tops South 39 14 as Cedar Rapids Regis QB John Lawrence throws five TD passes to Todd Twachtmann. Players inspect college futures, friendships formed, and Shrine hospital visits shaping paths to Drake Yale Dartmouth New Hampshire Iowa Hawkeyes.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids Regis
John Lawrence
Marion
Todd Twachtmann
Lawrence
Twachtmann
Drake University
Shriner
Minneapolis
Gehlen-LeMars
Chuck Dull
Yale
Taylor Pine
University of New Hampshire
Des Moines Lincoln
Tom Ramsey
Dartmouth
New England
Shriners Bowl Expands Reach With Night Telecast
The Shrine Bowl moved to Northern Iowa's MNI-Dome for the first time and aired at night to a prime time live audience. No TV revenues were earned this year yet attendance and publicity drew broader support, including donations to Shrine hospitals. John McCormick, president, emphasized publicity over gate receipts and noted many supporters contributed without attending.
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Mni-Dome
Cedar Falls
John McCormick
Cedar Rapids Red Captures District II Legion Title
Cedar Rapids Ameri can Legion Red routed Western Dubuque 19 to 1 to win the District II championship. The Red piled up 20 hits led by Norway state champions with Brian Butz slugging a three run homer and John Kuester three hits. Tully pitched five innings for the win as Cedar Rapids advances to the Aug. 19 21 state tournament in Council Bluffs.
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Cascade
Cedar Rapids
American Legion Red
Western Dubuque
Legion Red
Norway
Brian Butz
Greg Brecht
Doug Brecht
John Kuester
Vance Schulte
al Becker
Tully
Duke
Council Bluffs
East wins all star baseball title in Iowa series
Randy Halverson and Mike Flagg fueled a 6-3 victory for the Class 4A-3A East over the 2A-1A East in the Iowa HS Baseball Coaches Assn all star championship. Halverson and Flagg sparked a five run fifth inning, Rich Smith earned the win in relief, and Flagg was named MVP after a 6-for-13 series.
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AMES
Randy Halverson
Mike Flagg
Halverson
Decorah
Flagg
Cedar Falls
Maquoketa
Rich Smith
Barry Huber
Maquoketa Valley
Smith
Ter
John Knapp
Des Moines Hoover
University of Iowa
Iowa
Alan Olson
Calamus
Trace Petersen
Elk Horn
Kimballton
Kevin Coburn
Council Bluffs Lincoln
Greg Wagner
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Lee Smith
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Steve Rogers
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