Muhammad Faces Martin In WBC Light Heavy Title Bout
Atlantic City hosts a 15 round WBC light heavy clash as Muhammad fights Jerry Martin for the title. Muhammad, 26, is recently married and sidelined by surgery with trainer Solomon gone, while Martin, 27, from Philadelphia, stands 22-2 and promises to press the pace in the first title bout at Golden Nugget.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Matthew Saad Muhammad
Jerry Martin
World Boxing Council
Muhammad
Martin
Sam Solomon
Solomon
Leon Spinks
Murray Sutherland
Sutherland
Venzell Johnson
Trinidad
Philadelphia
James Scott
New Jersey
Rahway State Prison
Scott
World Boxing Association
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
Golden Nugget Casino Hotel
Curtis Parker
Dwight Davison
Mustafa Hamsho
Wilford Scypion
Parker
Lancelot Innes
Peanut shortage hits Chicago ballparks selling peanuts
At Comiskey Park and Wrigley Field concessions face higher costs and tighter peanut supplies. Managers cite a drop in crop yields from heat and a shift to more expensive imports. Bears and Kiwanis Peanut Day organizers report smaller portions as vendors seek new suppliers and hope for fresh harvests.
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White Sox
Patrick Redden
China
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Soldier Field
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Cubs
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Soldiefield
Chicago Bears
Florida
Bears
Los Angeles Rams
Kiwanis
Russell Creel
Georgia
Rose summons after disturbance at Phillies Cardinals game
Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies received a summons for disturbing the peace after an altercation with two heckling fans in St Louis. The incident followed fans throwing beer as players returned in the ninth. Two fans, Arthur Seeger and Benjamin Warner, were charged with assault and disturbing the peace.
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Pete Rose
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Cardinals
Phillies
Rose
Arthur Seeger
Benjamin Warner
Webster Groves
Philadelphia
Duran Faces Minchillo in Comeback Test at Caesars Palace
Roberto Duran seeks to resume his career with a comeback bout against Luigi Minchillo in Las Vegas. The Panamanian legend, 73-2 with 55 knockouts, must win to keep Leonard rematch ambitions alive as Minchillo carries a 33-1 record into the 154 pound bout televised by CBS at Caesars Palace in extreme heat.
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Duran
Luigi Minchillo
Sugar Ray Leonard
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Leonard
Panama
Nino Gonzales
Cleveland
Europe
CBS
Caesars Palace
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