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Chetwynd Fans Pack Inn for Night of Boxing Battles
A capacity crowd of 400 at the George Dawson Inn watched six bouts featuring three local youths from Chetwynd Robin Paquette Richard Walker and Elvis Paquette. Main event saw Billy Hitman Ranahan of Dawson Creek defeat Paul Magowen of Edmonton by standing TKO in the second round. Robin Paquette defeated The Bear Monahan by unanimous 40 35 40 35 40 36. Elvis Paquette fell to Leroy Shoop in 2 08 of the first round. Richard Walker narrowly lost to Paul Ranahan by unanimous decision 27 30 with Walker showing grit after a late entry. Other results Wade Pierce KO Loyld Shoop 253 into second round Ross Lebreux defeated Joey Costa by unanimous decision 27-30.
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George Dawson Inn
Chetwynd
Robin Paquette
Richard Walker
Elvis Paquette
Billy Hitman Ranahan
Dawson Creek
Paul Magowen
Edmonton
Ranahan
Magowen
Magowens
the Bear
Monahan
Bear
Robins
Robin
Leroy Shoop
Elvis
LeRoy
Paul Ranahan
Walker
Wade Pierce
K.O. Loyld Shoop
Ross Lebreux
Joey Costa