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June 20, 2004

By Rick Scharmberg

WBA #14-ranked heavyweight Faruq 'The Dream' Saleem improved his outstanding record to 33-0, with 29 KOs with a first round KO over 'Rockin' Shawn Robinson, of Strafford, MO last night at the Adams Mark Hotel in Philadelphia, PA. Saleem floored Robinson twice to register the stoppage at the 1:52 mark. Robinson drops to 16-12, with 13 KOs. Saleem was represented by former light heavyweight and heavyweight champion Michael Spinks, and Butch Lewis.

In the main event, NJ-based Dominican Julio Aquino stopped Mike Dobbs, of Oklahoma City, OK at 1:50 of he opening round of a junior welterweight bout. Aquino scored two knockdowns to improve to 14-2, with 13 KOs, and Dobbs falls to 7-9, with 6 KOs. Oscar Suarez, trainer of WBO lightweight champion Acelino Freitas, worked Aquino's corner. Freitas, who is training in the Poconos for his upcoming bout with Diego Corrales, was also in attendance.

Other results:

Temple University graduate Saeed Hawkins, of Philadelphia, made a successful pro debut with a 4 round unanimous decision over Vance Garvey, of Indianapolis, Indiana in a middleweight bout. Garver drops to 3-7-1.

Tyrone Tate, of Philadelphia took a 4 round split decision over New York-based Jamaican Andrew Hutchinson in a cruiserweight bout. Tate improves to 7-2, with 3 KOs, while Hutchinson falls to 2-5-1.

Rohan Nanton, of Brooklyn, NY, and Larry Brothers fought to a draw in a 4 round middleweight bout. Brothers is now 4-11-1, with 3 KOs, and Nanton goes to 2-12-1, with 2 KOs.

The promoter was Philip 'PJ' Augustine and 5 for Life Entertainment.



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See Rest of Article Here: "Poplar Bluff boxing club brings fighter and trainer
together"
By JEFF McNIELL ~ Assistant
Sports Editor

Marquis Adams and James Moore believe in destiny. That's the only
logical explanation they have for their paths crossing.

Adams, an inspiring professional boxer, established a boxing facility
in the middle of seemingly nowhere. He couldn't pry a coach to come to
Southeast Missouri. Coincidentally, it was the same place a nationally
renowned trainer had supplanted himself years earlier to get way from the
sport.

'I distinctly remember praying one weekend, 'Lord if this is your will,
bring someone. Let me find some coach or something,'' Adams said. 'It was
the very next Monday I got a call from a guy telling me how he used to
coach and the past tournaments he'd been in.

'How he got my number, I don't know. He told me who he was affiliated
with, the organizations, and he started naming off the people who had been
calling me, telling me I needed to be sanctioned. That's what impressed
me. He knew these people on a first-name basis.'

Boxing was the furthest thing from Moore's mind until he saw a boxing
logo on the window of a downtown building. He left the sport heartbroken
nearly a decade earlier and had no intentions of returning. But memories
of all the teenagers he had saved from the streets and the fighters he had
molded into national champs returned. He saw the opportunity to touch
lives again and couldn't pass it up."

The International Boxing Association and the International Boxing Council
each will stage title fights during a six-match card beginning at 7:30
tonight at Municipal Auditorium.

The IBA bout will have a local flair, as Kansas City's Rico Lane puts his
16-0-1 record on the line against Donovan Castaneda, 4-1. Lane was supposed
to fight Ryan Maraldo for the title. But Maraldo broke his hand in a bar
fight last week.

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